CN103004160B - Select wave beam group and the device of beam subset, method and computer program product in a communications system - Google Patents

Select wave beam group and the device of beam subset, method and computer program product in a communications system Download PDF

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CN103004160B
CN103004160B CN201080068111.6A CN201080068111A CN103004160B CN 103004160 B CN103004160 B CN 103004160B CN 201080068111 A CN201080068111 A CN 201080068111A CN 103004160 B CN103004160 B CN 103004160B
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Disclose a kind of apparatus and method for selecting wave beam group and beam subset in a communications system.The method includes: measure the channel condition information (CSI) (920) about the downlink from base station;Broadband properties according to CSI identifies the selected wave beam group (930) from wave beam group set;In selected wave beam group, selected beam subset (940) is identified according at least one subband.Wherein, the characteristic of wave beam group set depends on that the number of the wave beam in transmission rank, and selected beam subset is equal to transmission rank.The method farther includes: generates with this form of dicode and identifies selected wave beam group and the encoder feedback information (950) of the selected beam subset for each subband, transmits encoder feedback information to base station.Also disclose a kind of computer program, including being configured so that device realizes the program code of above operation.

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在通信系统中选择波束组和波束子集的装置、方法和计算机程序产品Apparatus, method and computer program product for selecting beam sets and beam subsets in a communication system

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本发明要求2010年6月1日向SIPO提交的标题为“ApparatusandMethodforSelectionofBeamGroupsandSubsetofBeamsinaCommunicationSystem”的PCT申请PCT/CN2010/073411(代理人案号EIE100124PCT)的优先权,其全部内容通过引用合并于此。The present application claims the priority of PCT application PCT/CN2010/073411 (Attorney Docket No. EIE100124PCT) entitled "Apparatus and Method for Selection of Beam Groups and Subset of Beamsina Communication System" filed with SIPO on June 1, 2010, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

技术领域technical field

本发明一般地涉及通信系统,并且具体地,涉及用于在通信系统中选择波束组和波束子集的装置、方法和系统。The present invention relates generally to communication systems, and in particular, to apparatus, methods and systems for selecting beam sets and beam subsets in a communication system.

背景技术Background technique

第三代合作伙伴计划(“3GPP”)的长期演进(“LTE”)(还被称为3GPPLTE)指涉及3GPPLTE版本8及其以后版本的研究和开发,这是通常在行业中用于描述旨在标识可以改善诸如通用移动电信系统(“UMTS”)这样的系统的技术和能力的、正在进行的努力的名称。标记“LTE-A”通常在行业中用于指LTE的进一步发展。该基础广泛的计划的目标包括改善通信效率、降低成本、改善服务、使用新的频谱资源以及实现与其他开放标准的更好整合。3rd Generation Partnership Project ("3GPP") Long Term Evolution ("LTE") (also referred to as 3GPP LTE) refers to research and development involving 3GPP LTE Release 8 and beyond, which is commonly used in the industry to describe the The name of an ongoing effort to identify the technologies and capabilities of systems such as the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System ("UMTS"). The designation "LTE-A" is commonly used in the industry to refer to a further development of LTE. The goals of this broad-based initiative include improving communication efficiency, reducing costs, improving services, using new spectrum resources, and achieving better integration with other open standards.

3GPP中的演进的通用陆地无线电接入网络(“E-UTRAN”)包括朝向诸如蜂窝电话这样的无线通信设备提供用户平面(包括分组数据聚合协议/无线电链路控制/媒体接入控制/物理(“PDCP/RLC/MAC/PHY”)子层)和控制平面(包括无线电资源控制(“RRC”)子层)协议终止的基站。无线通信设备或终端通常被称为用户设备(还称为“UE”)。基站是通常被称为NodeB或NB的通信网络的实体。具体地,在E-UTRAN中,“演进的”基站被称为eNodeB或eNB。关于E-UTRAN总体架构的细节,参见通过引用合并于此的3GPP技术规范(“TS”)36.300v8.7.0(2008-12)。对于无线电资源控制管理的细节,参见通过引用合并于此的3GPPTS25.331v.9.1.0(2009-12)以及3GPPTS36.331v.9.1.0(2009-12)。The Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network ("E-UTRAN") in 3GPP includes the provision of a user plane (including Packet Data Convergence Protocol/Radio Link Control/Media Access Control/Physical ( "PDCP/RLC/MAC/PHY") sublayer) and control plane (including radio resource control ("RRC") sublayer) protocol termination base stations. A wireless communication device or terminal is commonly referred to as User Equipment (also "UE"). A base station is an entity of a communication network commonly referred to as a NodeB or NB. Specifically, in E-UTRAN, an "evolved" base station is called an eNodeB or eNB. See 3GPP Technical Specification ("TS") 36.300 v8.7.0 (2008-12), which is hereby incorporated by reference, for details on the overall architecture of E-UTRAN. For details of radio resource control management, see 3GPP TS 25.331 v.9.1.0 (2009-12) and 3GPP TS 36.331 v.9.1.0 (2009-12), which are hereby incorporated by reference.

随着诸如蜂窝电话、卫星和微波通信系统这样的无线通信系统变得被广泛部署并且继续吸引持续增长的数目的用户,迫切需要适应在固定的频谱分配和有线的传送功率内传送越来越大的数据量的、大的和可变数目的通信设备。增加的数据量是无线通信设备传送视频信息并且冲浪因特网以及执行普通语音通信的结果。为了解决这些持续的需要,在3GPP中当前一般感兴趣的主题是空间复用的蜂窝传输的有效使用。空间复用的传输的有效使用可以支持以有限的传送功率水平在每带宽赫兹(“Hz”)下传送更高的数据速率,从而使得无线通信设备能够在较短的时间段中传送更大量的数据,或者等同地,适应更大量无线通信设备的基本上同时的操作。As wireless communication systems such as cellular telephony, satellite, and microwave communication systems become widely deployed and continue to attract an ever-increasing number of users, there is an urgent need to accommodate the transmission of increasingly large Data volume, large and variable number of communication devices. The increased data volume is a result of wireless communication devices communicating video information and surfing the Internet as well as performing ordinary voice communications. To address these continuing needs, a topic of current general interest in 3GPP is the efficient use of spatially multiplexed cellular transmissions. Efficient use of spatially multiplexed transmissions can support higher data rates per Hertz ("Hz") of bandwidth at limited transmit power levels, thereby enabling a wireless communication device to transmit a greater amount of data in a shorter period of time. The data, or equivalently, accommodates substantially simultaneous operation of a larger number of wireless communication devices.

为了满足峰值频谱效率要求(高达30比特/Hz),在下行链路(“DL”)中对多达8个发射(“Tx”)天线的支持将在3GPPLTE版本10中得到标准化,使得能够利用多达8个空间层来进行下行链路空间复用传输。现在同意8-发射下行链路多输入/多输出(“MIMO”)和增强的多用户多输入/多输出(“MU-MIMO”)二者作为与增强的下行链路MIMO传输有关的版本10工作项目的一部分。这样的过程将使得能够在每带宽赫兹下以有限的发射机功率水平来传送较高的数据速率。To meet peak spectral efficiency requirements (up to 30 bits/Hz), support for up to 8 transmit ("Tx") antennas in the downlink ("DL") will be standardized in 3GPP LTE Release 10, enabling the use of Up to 8 spatial layers for downlink spatial multiplexing transmission. Both 8-transmit downlink multiple-input/multiple-output ("MIMO") and enhanced multi-user multiple-input/multiple-output ("MU-MIMO") are now agreed as Release 10 in relation to enhanced downlink MIMO transmission part of a work item. Such a procedure would enable the transmission of higher data rates at limited transmitter power levels per Hertz of bandwidth.

然而,使得无线通信设备能够向基站传送回信道状态和其他相关信息而使得基站可以有效地执行在下行链路中的空间复用传输的过程引入了很多挑战。多个问题中的一个在于如何在没有信道状态信息报告的情况下解决与下行链路天线波束成形(还被称为发射预编码)相关联的增加的自由度和通信信道维度,该信道状态信息报告加重了用于无线通信设备的上行链路通信信道的负担。另一个问题是在发射天线阵列处在无线通信信道中具有大的方位角扩展的情况下,实现改善的单用户多输入/多输出(“SU-MIMO”)性能。通常认为,在当前的配置下,用于位于天线波束空间中的波束交叉处的无线通信设备的覆盖可能是较差的。However, the process of enabling a wireless communication device to communicate channel status and other relevant information back to a base station so that the base station can efficiently perform spatially multiplexed transmissions in the downlink introduces many challenges. One of the many problems is how to address the increased degrees of freedom and communication channel dimensions associated with downlink antenna beamforming (also known as transmit precoding) without the reporting of channel state information, which Reporting places a burden on the uplink communication channel for the wireless communication device. Another problem is achieving improved Single User Multiple Input/Multiple Output ("SU-MIMO") performance where the transmit antenna array has a large azimuth spread in the wireless communication channel. It is generally believed that under current configurations, coverage for wireless communication devices located at beam intersections in the antenna beam space may be poor.

鉴于诸如蜂窝通信系统这样的通信系统的持续增长的部署以及这些未解决的问题,有益的是,采用改进的码本格式来使得无线通信设备能够有效地确定信道状态和天线波束特性,并且将该信道状态和天线波束特性传递到基站,这避免了当前通信系统的缺陷。In view of the continued increasing deployment of communication systems such as cellular communication systems and these unresolved issues, it would be beneficial to employ an improved codebook format to enable wireless communication devices to efficiently determine channel conditions and antenna beam characteristics, and to The channel state and antenna beam characteristics are communicated to the base station, which avoids the drawbacks of current communication systems.

发明内容Contents of the invention

这些和其他问题通常由本发明的实施例来解决或避免,并且通常由本发明的实施例来实现技术优点,本发明的实施例包括用于在通信系统中选择波束组和波束子集的装置、方法和系统。在一个实施例中,一种装置包括处理器和包括计算机程序代码的存储器。存储器和计算机程序代码被配置为,通过处理器来使得装置测量关于来自基站的下行链路的信道状态信息,并且根据信道状态信息的宽带属性来识别来自波束组集合的被选择的波束组。波束组集合的特性取决于传输秩。存储器和计算机程序代码进一步被配置成,通过处理器来使得装置根据至少一个子带在所选择的波束组中识别被选择的波束子集。所述被选择的波束子集中的波束的数目等于传输秩。These and other problems are generally solved or avoided, and technical advantages are generally realized, by embodiments of the present invention, including apparatus, methods for selecting beam sets and beam subsets in a communication system and system. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor and a memory including computer program code. The memory and computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to measure channel state information on a downlink from the base station and identify a selected beam set from the set of beam sets based on a wideband property of the channel state information. The characteristics of the set of beam groups depend on the transmission rank. The memory and computer program code are further configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to identify a selected subset of beams in the selected beam set based on at least one subband. The number of beams in the selected beam subset is equal to the transmission rank.

为了可以更好地理解下面的本发明的详细描述,前述内容已经相当广泛地概述了本发明的特征和技术优点。在下文中将描述形成本发明的权利要求的主题的本发明的其他特征和优点。本领域的技术人员应当认识到,所公开的概念和特定实施例可以容易地用作用于修改或设计用于执行本发明的相同目的的其他结构或过程的基础。本领域的技术人员还应当认识到,这样的等价结构并不背离如所附权利要求中阐述的本发明的精神和范围。The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the invention in order that the following detailed description of the invention may be better understood. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims of the invention. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures or processes for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. It should also be realized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

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为了更全面地理解本发明及其优点,现在结合附图来参考下面的详细描述,在附图中:For a fuller understanding of the present invention and its advantages, reference is now made to the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

图1和图2图示了提供用于本发明原理的应用环境的通信系统的实施例的系统级示图,该通信系统包括基站和无线通信设备;Figures 1 and 2 illustrate system level diagrams of an embodiment of a communication system including a base station and a wireless communication device providing an application environment for the principles of the present invention;

图3和图4图示了提供用于本发明原理的应用环境的通信系统的实施例的系统级示图,该通信系统包括无线通信系统;3 and 4 illustrate system-level diagrams of embodiments of communication systems, including wireless communication systems, that provide an environment for application of the principles of the invention;

图5图示了用于本发明原理的应用的通信系统的通信单元的实施例的系统级示图;Figure 5 illustrates a system level diagram of an embodiment of a communication unit of a communication system for application of the principles of the invention;

图6A、图6B、图7A和图7B图示了根据本发明原理来形成波束组的实施例的图形表示;Figures 6A, 6B, 7A and 7B illustrate graphical representations of embodiments of forming beamgroups in accordance with the principles of the present invention;

图8图示了根据本发明原理的波束组的实施例的图形表示;以及Figure 8 illustrates a graphical representation of an embodiment of a beamset in accordance with the principles of the present invention; and

图9图示了根据本发明原理对通信系统进行操作的方法的实施例的流程图。Figure 9 illustrates a flowchart of an embodiment of a method of operating a communication system in accordance with the principles of the present invention.

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以下详细讨论当前优选的实施例的形成和使用。然而,应当认识到,本发明提供了可以在大范围的特定背景中实现的很多可应用的发明概念。所讨论的特定实施例仅说明了用于做出和使用本发明的特定方式,并且不限制本发明的范围。根据前述内容,将参照在通信系统中用于确定信道状态和天线波束特性并且将信道状态和天线波束特性从诸如用户设备的无线通信设备传递到基站的装置、方法和系统的特定背景中的示例性实施例来描述本发明。装置、方法和系统适用于但不限于包括现有和未来3GPP技术的任何通信系统(即,UMTS、LTE及其未来变化,诸如第四代(“4G”)通信系统)。The making and using of the presently preferred embodiments are discussed in detail below. It should be appreciated, however, that the present invention provides many applicable inventive concepts that can be embodied in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments discussed are merely illustrative of specific ways to make and use the invention, and do not limit the scope of the invention. In light of the foregoing, reference will be made to examples in the specific context of apparatuses, methods, and systems for determining and communicating channel states and antenna beam characteristics from a wireless communication device, such as a user equipment, to a base station in a communication system The present invention will be described by way of example. The apparatus, methods and systems are applicable to, but not limited to, any communication system including existing and future 3GPP technologies (ie, UMTS, LTE and future variations thereof, such as fourth generation ("4G") communication systems).

现在转到图1,图示了提供用于本发明原理的应用环境的、包括基站115和无线通信设备(例如,用户设备)135、140、145的通信系统的实施例的系统级示图。基站115耦合到公共交换电话网络(未示出)。基站115配置有多个天线,用于在多个扇区中发射和接收信号,所述多个扇区包括第一扇区120、第二扇区125以及第三扇区130,其中的每一个扇区通常跨越120度。虽然图1在每个扇区(例如,第一扇区120)中图示了一个无线通信设备(例如,无线通信设备140),但扇区(例如,第一扇区120)通常可以包含多个无线通信设备。在替代实施例中,基站115可以仅由一个扇区(例如,第一扇区120)形成,并且多个基站可以被构建为根据协作(co-operative)多输入/多输出(“C-MIMO”)操作等来进行传送。Turning now to FIG. 1 , illustrated is a system level diagram of an embodiment of a communication system including a base station 115 and wireless communication devices (eg, user equipment) 135 , 140 , 145 providing an environment for application of the principles of the present invention. Base station 115 is coupled to a public switched telephone network (not shown). Base station 115 is configured with multiple antennas for transmitting and receiving signals in multiple sectors, including first sector 120, second sector 125, and third sector 130, each of which Sectors typically span 120 degrees. Although FIG. 1 illustrates one wireless communication device (e.g., wireless communication device 140) in each sector (e.g., first sector 120), a sector (e.g., first sector 120) may typically contain multiple a wireless communication device. In an alternative embodiment, base station 115 may be formed of only one sector (eg, first sector 120), and multiple base stations may be configured to operate according to the cooperative (co-operative) multiple-input/multiple-output ("C-MIMO ”) operation etc. to transmit.

通过对来自基站天线的辐射信号进行聚焦和相位调整来形成扇区(例如,第一扇区120),并且每扇区(例如,第一扇区120)可以采用分立的天线。多个扇区120、125、130可以通过减少对基站天线进行聚焦和相位调整而得到的干扰来增加能够与基站115同时进行通信的订户站(例如,无线通信设备135、140、145)的数目,而不需要增加所利用的带宽。虽然无线通信设备135、140、145是主通信系统的一部分,但无线通信设备135、140、145和诸如机器(未示出)的其他设备可以是辅通信系统的一部分以参与,但不限于,设备对设备以及机器对机器的通信或其他通信。Sectors (eg, first sector 120 ) are formed by focusing and phase-adjusting radiated signals from base station antennas, and each sector (eg, first sector 120 ) may employ separate antennas. Multiple sectors 120, 125, 130 can increase the number of subscriber stations (e.g., wireless communication devices 135, 140, 145) that can communicate with base station 115 simultaneously by reducing interference resulting from focusing and phase adjustment of the base station antenna , without increasing the utilized bandwidth. While the wireless communication devices 135, 140, 145 are part of the primary communication system, the wireless communication devices 135, 140, 145 and other devices such as machines (not shown) may be part of a secondary communication system to participate in, without limitation, Device-to-device and machine-to-machine or other communications.

现在转到图2,图示了提供用于本发明原理的应用环境的、包括基站210和无线通信设备(例如,用户设备)260、270的通信系统的实施例的系统级示图。通信系统包括通过通信路径或链路220(例如,通过光纤通信路径)耦合到诸如公共交换电话网络(“PSTN”)230这样的核心电信网络的基站210。基站210通过无线通信路径或链路240、250分别耦合到处于其蜂窝区域290内的无线通信设备260、270。Turning now to FIG. 2 , illustrated is a system level diagram of an embodiment of a communication system comprising a base station 210 and wireless communication devices (eg, user equipment) 260 , 270 providing an environment for application of the principles of the present invention. The communication system includes a base station 210 coupled to a core telecommunications network, such as a public switched telephone network ("PSTN") 230, by a communication path or link 220 (eg, by a fiber optic communication path). The base station 210 is coupled to wireless communication devices 260, 270 within its cellular area 290 by wireless communication paths or links 240, 250, respectively.

在图2中图示的通信系统的操作中,基站210分别在通信路径240、250上通过基站210分配的控制和数据通信资源来与每个无线通信设备260、270进行通信。在频分双工(“FDD”)和/或时分双工(“TDD”)通信模式下,控制和数据通信资源可以包括频率和时隙通信资源。虽然无线通信设备260、270是主通信系统的一部分,但无线通信设备260、270和诸如机器(未示出)的其他设备可以是辅通信系统的一部分以参与,但不限于,设备对设备以及机器对机器的通信或其他通信。In operation of the communication system illustrated in FIG. 2, the base station 210 communicates with each wireless communication device 260, 270 over communication paths 240, 250, respectively, through control and data communication resources allocated by the base station 210. In frequency division duplex ("FDD") and/or time division duplex ("TDD") communication modes, the control and data communication resources may include frequency and time slot communication resources. While the wireless communication devices 260, 270 are part of the primary communication system, the wireless communication devices 260, 270 and other devices such as machines (not shown) may be part of a secondary communication system to participate in, but not limited to, device-to-device and Machine-to-Machine or Other Communications.

现在转到图3,图示了提供用于本发明原理的应用环境的、包括无线通信系统的通信系统的实施例的系统级示图。无线通信系统可以被配置为提供演进的UMTS陆地无线电接入网络(“E-UTRAN”)通用移动电信服务。移动管理实体/系统架构演进网关(“MME/SAEGW”,其中的一个用310指示)经由S1通信链路(其中一些用“S1链路”指示)来提供用于E-UTRAN节点B(被指示为“eNB”、“演进的节点B”,还被称为“基站”,其中的一个用320指示)的控制功能。基站320经由X2通信链路(其中的一些用“X2链路”指示)来进行通信。各种通信链路通常是光纤、微波或其他高频金属通信路径,诸如同轴链路、或其组合。Turning now to FIG. 3 , illustrated is a system level diagram of an embodiment of a communication system, including a wireless communication system, providing an environment for application of the principles of the present invention. The wireless communication system may be configured to provide an Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network ("E-UTRAN") Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service. Mobility Management Entity/System Architecture Evolution Gateway (“MME/SAEGW”, one of which is indicated with 310) provides for E-UTRAN Node Bs (indicated is the control function of an "eNB", "evolved Node B", also known as a "base station", one of which is indicated with 320). Base stations 320 communicate via X2 communication links (some of which are indicated with "X2 links"). The various communication links are typically fiber optic, microwave or other high frequency metallic communication paths, such as coaxial links, or combinations thereof.

基站320与诸如用户设备(“UE”,其中的一些用330指示)的无线通信设备进行通信,用户设备通常是用户携带的移动收发器。因此,将基站320耦合到用户设备330的通信链路(用“Uu”通信链路指示,其中的一些用“Uu链路”指示)是采用诸如,例如正交频分复用(“OFDM”)信号这样的无线通信信号的空中链路。虽然无线通信设备330是主通信系统的一部分,但用户设备330和诸如机器(未示出)的其他设备可以是辅通信系统的一部分以参与,但不限于设备对设备以及机器对机器的通信或其他通信。Base station 320 communicates with wireless communication devices such as user equipment ("UE", some of which are indicated with 330), which is typically a mobile transceiver carried by a user. Accordingly, the communication links (indicated by "Uu" communication links, some of which are indicated by "Uu links") coupling the base station 320 to the user equipment 330 are implemented using methods such as, for example, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing ("OFDM") ) signal such as the air link for wireless communication signals. While wireless communication device 330 is part of a primary communication system, user equipment 330 and other devices such as machines (not shown) may be part of a secondary communication system to participate in, but not limited to, device-to-device and machine-to-machine communications or other communications.

现在转到图4,图示了提供用于本发明原理的应用环境的、包括无线通信系统的通信系统的实施例的系统级示图。无线通信系统提供E-UTRAN架构,包括向诸如用户设备420这样的无线通信设备和诸如机器425(例如,电器、电视、仪表等)这样的其他设备提供E-UTRAN用户平面(分组数据聚合协议/无线电链路控制/媒体接入控制/物理)和控制平面(无线电资源控制)协议终止的基站(其中的一个用410指示)。基站410与X2接口或通信链路(用“X2”指示)互连。基站410还通过S1接口或通信链路(用“S1”指示)连接到包括移动管理实体/系统架构演进网关(“MME/SAEGW”,其中的一个用430指示)的演进分组核心(“EPC”)。S1接口支持在移动管理实体/系统架构演进网关430和基站410之间的多实体关系。对于支持公共地面移动装置间切换的应用,由经由S1接口的移动管理实体/系统架构演进网关430重定位来支持eNB间活动模式移动性。Turning now to FIG. 4 , illustrated is a system level diagram of an embodiment of a communication system, including a wireless communication system, providing an environment for application of the principles of the present invention. The wireless communication system provides an E-UTRAN architecture, including providing an E-UTRAN user plane (Packet Data Convergence Protocol/ The base stations (one of which is indicated with 410) where the Radio Link Control/Medium Access Control/Physical) and Control Plane (Radio Resource Control) protocols terminate. Base stations 410 are interconnected with X2 interfaces or communication links (indicated with "X2"). The base station 410 is also connected to an Evolved Packet Core ("EPC") comprising a Mobility Management Entity/System Architecture Evolved Gateway ("MME/SAEGW", one of which is indicated at 430) through an S1 interface or communication link (indicated by "S1") ). The S1 interface supports a multi-entity relationship between the MME/SEG 430 and the base station 410 . For applications supporting public terrestrial inter-mobile handover, inter-eNB active mode mobility is supported by the MME/SIA Evolution Gateway 430 relocation via the S1 interface.

基站410可以主控诸如无线电资源管理这样的功能。例如,基站410可以执行各种功能,诸如因特网协议(“IP”)报头压缩和用户数据流的加密、用户数据流的译码、无线电承载控制、无线电准入控制、连接移动性控制、在上行链路和下行链路中对用户设备的通信资源的动态分配、在用户设备附着时对移动性管理实体的选择、对朝向用户平面实体的用户平面数据的路由、(从移动性管理实体源发的)寻呼消息的调度和传输、(从移动性管理实体或操作和维护源发的)广播信息的调度和传输、以及对于移动性和调度的测量和报告配置。移动管理实体/系统架构演进网关430可以主控各种功能,诸如对基站410的寻呼消息的分发、安全控制、用于寻呼原因的U平面分组的终止、用于对用户设备移动性的支持的U平面的切换、空闲状态移动性控制、以及系统架构演进承载控制。用户设备420和机器425从基站410接收信息块组的分配。Base station 410 may host functions such as radio resource management. For example, base station 410 may perform various functions such as Internet Protocol ("IP") header compression and encryption of user data streams, decoding of user data streams, radio bearer control, radio admission control, connection mobility control, Dynamic allocation of communication resources to user equipment in link and downlink, selection of mobility management entity at user equipment attachment, routing of user plane data towards user plane entity, (from mobility management entity source Scheduling and transmission of paging messages, scheduling and transmission of broadcast information (from mobility management entities or operations and maintenance sources), and measurement and reporting configuration for mobility and scheduling. The mobility management entity/system architecture evolution gateway 430 can host various functions, such as distribution of paging messages to the base station 410, security control, termination of U-plane packets for paging reasons, for user equipment mobility Supported U-plane handover, idle state mobility control, and system architecture evolution bearer control. The user equipment 420 and the machine 425 receive from the base station 410 an assignment of information block groups.

此外,基站410中的一些是耦合的归属基站440(设备),其耦合到用于辅通信系统的诸如用户设备450和/或机器(未示出)的设备。基站410可以直接向用户设备420和机器425或者向归属基站440分配辅通信系统资源,以在辅通信系统内进行通信(例如,本地通信)。为了更好地理解归属基站(用“HeNB”指示),参见通过引用合并于此的3GPPTS32.871v.9.1.0(2010-03)。虽然用户设备420、机器425是主通信系统的一部分,但用户设备420、机器425和归属基站440(与其他用户设备450和机器(未示出)进行通信)可以是辅通信系统的一部分以参与,但不限于设备对设备以及机器对机器的通信或其他通信。Furthermore, some of the base stations 410 are coupled home base stations 440 (devices) that are coupled to devices such as user equipment 450 and/or machines (not shown) for the secondary communication system. Base station 410 may allocate secondary communication system resources directly to user equipment 420 and machine 425 or to home base station 440 for communication (eg, local communication) within the secondary communication system. For a better understanding of the home base station (indicated with "HeNB"), see 3GPP TS 32.871 v.9.1.0 (2010-03), which is hereby incorporated by reference. Although user equipment 420, machine 425 is part of the primary communication system, user equipment 420, machine 425 and home base station 440 (communicating with other user equipment 450 and machines (not shown)) may be part of a secondary communication system to participate in , but not limited to device-to-device and machine-to-machine communications or other communications.

现在转到图5,图示了用于本发明原理的应用的通信系统的通信单元510的实施例的系统级示图。通信单元或设备510可以表示但不限于基站、无线通信设备(例如,订户站、终端、移动站、用户设备、机器)、网络控制单元、通信节点等。通信单元510至少包括处理器520、存储临时或更持久属性的程序和数据的存储器550、天线560以及耦合到天线560和处理器520的射频收发器570以进行双向无线通信。通信单元510可以提供点对点和/或点对多点通信服务。Turning now to FIG. 5 , illustrated is a system level diagram of an embodiment of a communication unit 510 of a communication system for application of the principles of the present invention. Communication unit or device 510 may represent, but is not limited to, a base station, a wireless communication device (eg, subscriber station, terminal, mobile station, user equipment, machine), network control unit, communication node, and the like. The communication unit 510 includes at least a processor 520, a memory 550 storing programs and data of a temporary or more permanent nature, an antenna 560, and a radio frequency transceiver 570 coupled to the antenna 560 and the processor 520 for two-way wireless communication. The communication unit 510 may provide point-to-point and/or point-to-multipoint communication services.

诸如蜂窝网络中的基站这样的通信单元510可以耦合到通信网络单元,诸如公共交换电信网络(“PSTN”)的网络控制单元580。网络控制单元580可以进而由处理器、存储器和其他电子元件(未示出)形成。网络控制单元580通常提供对诸如PSTN这样的电信网络的接入。可以使用光纤、同轴、双绞线、微波通信或者耦合到适当链路终止单元的类似链路来提供接入。形成为无线通信设备的通信单元510通常是将由最终用户携带的自包含设备。A communication unit 510, such as a base station in a cellular network, may be coupled to a communication network unit, such as a network control unit 580 of a public switched telecommunications network ("PSTN"). The network control unit 580 may in turn be formed by a processor, memory and other electronic components (not shown). Network control unit 580 typically provides access to a telecommunications network such as the PSTN. Access may be provided using fiber optic, coaxial, twisted pair, microwave communication, or similar links coupled to appropriate link terminating units. The communication unit 510 formed as a wireless communication device is typically a self-contained device to be carried by the end user.

可以利用一个或多个处理设备实现的通信单元510中的处理器520执行与其操作相关联的功能,包括但不限于天线增益/相位参数的预编码(预编码器521)、形成通信消息的各个比特的编码和解码(编码器/解码器523)、信息的格式化以及通信单元的整体控制(控制器525),包括与通信资源的管理相关的过程(资源管理器528)。与通信资源的管理相关的示例性功能包括但不限于硬件安装、业务管理、性能数据分析、最终用户和设备的跟踪、配置管理、最终用户管理、无线通信设备的管理、收费管理、订阅、安全、计费等。例如,根据存储器550,资源管理器528被配置成分配主和辅通信资源(例如,时间和频率通信资源),以向/从通信单元510传送语音通信和数据,并且因此在主和辅通信系统中对包括通信资源的消息进行格式化。The processor 520 in the communication unit 510, which may be implemented with one or more processing devices, performs functions associated with its operation, including but not limited to precoding of antenna gain/phase parameters (precoder 521), forming individual components of the communication message. Encoding and decoding of bits (encoder/decoder 523), formatting of information, and overall control of the communication unit (controller 525), including processes related to management of communication resources (resource manager 528). Exemplary functions related to management of communication resources include, but are not limited to, hardware installation, traffic management, performance data analysis, end user and device tracking, configuration management, end user management, management of wireless communication devices, billing management, subscriptions, security , billing, etc. For example, in accordance with memory 550, resource manager 528 is configured to allocate primary and secondary communication resources (e.g., time and frequency communication resources) to communicate voice communications and data to/from communication unit 510, and thus communicate between primary and secondary communication systems Format messages that include communication resources in .

可以在与通信单元510分离和/或耦合的设备中进行与通信资源的管理相关的具体功能或过程的全部或部分的执行,并且关于该执行向通信单元510传送这样的功能或过程的结果。通信单元510的处理器520可以是适用于本地应用环境的任何类型,并且作为非限制性示例,可以包括通用计算机、专用计算机、微处理器、数字信号处理器(“DSP”)、现场可编程门阵列(“FPGA”)、专用集成电路(“ASIC”)以及基于多核处理器架构的处理器中的一个或多个。Execution of all or part of specific functions or processes related to management of communication resources may be performed in a device separate from and/or coupled to the communication unit 510 , and results of such functions or processes are communicated to the communication unit 510 regarding the execution. The processor 520 of the communication unit 510 may be of any type suitable for the local application environment, and may include, by way of non-limiting examples, a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a microprocessor, a digital signal processor ("DSP"), a field programmable One or more of gate arrays ("FPGAs"), application specific integrated circuits ("ASICs"), and processors based on multi-core processor architectures.

通信单元510的收发器570将信息调制到载波波形上,以由通信单元510经由天线560传送到另一通信单元。收发器570对经由天线560接收到的信息进行解调以进一步由其他通信单元进行处理。收发器570能够支持通信单元510的双工操作。Transceiver 570 of communication unit 510 modulates information onto a carrier waveform for transmission by communication unit 510 to another communication unit via antenna 560 . Transceiver 570 demodulates information received via antenna 560 for further processing by other communication units. The transceiver 570 is capable of supporting duplex operation of the communication unit 510 .

如上所述,通信单元510的存储器550可以是一个或多个存储器,并且具有适用于本地应用环境的任何类型,并且可以使用任何适当的易失性或非易失性数据存储技术来实现,诸如基于半导体的存储器设备、磁存储器设备和系统、光学存储器设备和系统、固定存储器和可移除存储器。存储在存储器550中的程序可以包括程序指令或计算机程序代码,当其由关联处理器执行时,使得通信单元510能够执行这里所描述的任务。当然,存储器550可以形成用于传送到通信单元510或从通信单元510传送的数据的数据缓存器。这里所描述的系统、子系统和模块的示例性实施例可以至少部分地通过可由例如无线通信设备和基站的处理器或者由硬件或其组合执行的计算机软件来实现。如将变得更明显的,如这里图示和描述的,系统、子系统和模块可以在通信单元510中实现。As noted above, the memory 550 of the communication unit 510 may be one or more memories, and be of any type suitable for the local application environment, and may be implemented using any suitable volatile or non-volatile data storage technology, such as Semiconductor-based memory devices, magnetic memory devices and systems, optical memory devices and systems, fixed memory and removable memory. Programs stored in memory 550 may include program instructions or computer program code that, when executed by an associated processor, enable communications unit 510 to perform the tasks described herein. Of course, the memory 550 may form a data buffer for data communicated to or from the communication unit 510 . Exemplary embodiments of the systems, subsystems and modules described herein may be implemented at least in part by computer software executable by processors such as wireless communication devices and base stations, or by hardware or combinations thereof. As will become more apparent, systems, subsystems and modules may be implemented in communications unit 510 as illustrated and described herein.

3GPP中的讨论最近集中于对于8个基站发射天线和相关发射预编码的码本设计,这是新的LTE版本10标准中所没有的。在RAN1No.59会议中,已经同意将版本8隐式反馈框架扩展到LTE版本10。这是基于模块化(或多粒度)的设计,组合了来自表示信道状态信息的不同特性的独立码本的两个反馈分量。一个反馈分量针对宽带通信信道属性(还被称为宽带属性)和/或长期通信信道属性(还被称为长期属性),而另一个针对频率选择性通信信道属性(还被称为频率选择性属性)和/或短期通信信道属性(还被称为短期属性)。长期属性的示例是最优发射波束的方向结构。例如,用户设备的位置不会迅速改变,并且因此,其方位角方向可能基本上是固定的。因此,可以用恰巧具有宽带性质的长期属性来表示发射波束的方向结构,特别是在发射天线阵列处存在强空间相关性时,这非常可能在紧密间隔的天线单元(例如,间隔了半个波长)的假设下被观察到。短期属性的示例是通过空中的通信路径中的快速幅度和相位波动。可以用通常具有频率选择性质(即,根据频率子带而变化)的短期属性来表示这种快速波动。Discussions in 3GPP have recently focused on codebook design for 8 base station transmit antennas and associated transmit precoding, which is not present in the new LTE Release 10 standard. In the RAN1No.59 meeting, it has been agreed to extend the Release 8 implicit feedback framework to LTE Release 10. This is based on a modular (or multi-granularity) design combining two feedback components from separate codebooks representing different properties of the channel state information. One feedback component is for wideband communication channel properties (also referred to as broadband properties) and/or long-term communication channel properties (also referred to as long-term properties), while the other is for frequency-selective communication channel properties (also referred to as frequency-selective attributes) and/or short-term communication channel attributes (also referred to as short-term attributes). An example of a long-term property is the directional structure of an optimal transmit beam. For example, the location of a user equipment does not change rapidly, and thus, its azimuth direction may be substantially fixed. Thus, the directional structure of the transmit beam can be represented by long-term properties that happen to be broadband in nature, especially in the presence of strong spatial correlation at the transmit antenna array, which is very likely in closely spaced antenna elements (e.g., separated by half a wavelength ) was observed under the assumption. Examples of short-term properties are fast amplitude and phase fluctuations in communication paths over the air. Such rapid fluctuations can be represented by short-term properties that are generally frequency selective in nature (ie, vary according to frequency subbands).

该通信信道反馈结构在这里还被称为双码本结构。尽管缺失的LTE版本10标准规范与具有8个发射天线配置的基站中的8层传输中的一个相关,双码本结构的原理仍可以被推广到任意数目的发射天线。如这里所述,针对不限于LTE版本10及其以后版本中的应用来描述支持下行链路SU-/MU-MIMO操作的、用于基于双码本的信道状态信息(“CSI”)反馈的新码本设计和结构。This communication channel feedback structure is also referred to herein as a dual codebook structure. Although the missing LTE Release 10 standard specification is related to one of the 8-layer transmissions in a base station with 8 transmit antenna configurations, the principle of the dual codebook structure can still be generalized to any number of transmit antennas. As described herein, support for downlink SU-/MU-MIMO operation for dual codebook based channel state information (“CSI”) feedback is described for applications not limited to LTE Release 10 and later. New codebook design and structure.

3GPPLTE下行链路MIMO操作是在LTE版本10的考虑下的若干工作项目中的一个。对下行链路MIMO的LTE版本8/9的两个新改进正被考虑。一个改进在于MU-MIMO操作的优化,其受益于采用预编码的用户设备特定的参考符号(在3GPP组织中被称为UE-RS,或者“专用参考符号“DM-RS””)和周期信道状态信息参考符号(“CSI-RS”)的新的参考符号(“RS”)设计包。第二改进是将下行链路传送操作扩展至8层下行链路SU-MIMO。3GPP LTE downlink MIMO operation is one of several work items under LTE Release-10 consideration. Two new improvements to LTE Release 8/9 for downlink MIMO are being considered. One improvement lies in the optimization of MU-MIMO operation, which benefits from the use of precoded user equipment-specific reference symbols (called UE-RS in the 3GPP organization, or "Dedicated Reference Symbol "DM-RS") and periodic channel New Reference Signature ("RS") design package for Status Information Reference Signature ("CSI-RS"). The second improvement is to extend the downlink transmission operation to 8-layer downlink SU-MIMO.

这些改进用作对于遵循来自LTE版本8的隐式反馈原理的增强的用户设备反馈模式的支持。准确的信道状态信息反馈对于可靠的、无干扰(或基本上无干扰)通信、特别是对于MU-MIMO起着重要的作用。此外,由于其中增加的自由度和通信信道维度而使得当考虑针对8发射SU/MU-MIMO操作的扩展时,信令方面和码本大小是很重要的。These improvements serve as support for an enhanced user equipment feedback mode following the implicit feedback principle from LTE Release-8. Accurate channel state information feedback plays an important role for reliable, interference-free (or substantially interference-free) communication, especially for MU-MIMO. Furthermore, signaling aspects and codebook sizes are important when considering extensions to 8-transmit SU/MU-MIMO operation due to the increased degrees of freedom and communication channel dimension therein.

与LTE版本8类似,LTE版本10的用户设备反馈设计建立在隐式反馈原理(信道质量指示符/预编码矩阵指示符/秩指示符)之上,但具有以下不同:即,使用了双码本格式而不是单个码本格式。然而,单个码本反馈仍然可以被视作将码本条目中的一个设置为单位矩阵的特殊情况。关于版本10设计的决定追溯到3GPP工作组RAN1No.59,其中在通过引用被合并于此的标题为“WayForwardforRel-10FeedbackFramework”的3GPP文献R1-101683中表示的幻灯片展示中描述了由属于不同码本的两个矩阵组成用于子带的预编码器。一个码本针对宽带通信信道属性和/或长期属性,因此这里矩阵被表示为“W1”。另一个码本针对频率选择性和/或短期属性,因此这里矩阵被表示为“W2”。所得到的用于每个子带的预编码器可以例如被构造为两个矩阵的矩阵相乘。Similar to LTE Release 8, LTE Release 10 UE feedback design is built on the implicit feedback principle (Channel Quality Indicator/Precoding Matrix Indicator/Rank Indicator) with the following differences: namely, dual-code This format rather than a single codebook format. However, single codebook feedback can still be viewed as a special case of setting one of the codebook entries as the identity matrix. Decisions on the Release 10 design date back to 3GPP Working Group RAN1 No. 59, where the slide presentation presented in 3GPP document R1-101683 titled "WayForwardforRel-10 FeedbackFramework", which is hereby incorporated by reference, describes The two matrices of this form the precoder for the subbands. One codebook addresses wideband communication channel properties and/or long-term properties, so the matrix is here denoted "W 1 ". Another codebook addresses frequency selectivity and/or short-term properties, so here the matrix is denoted "W2". The resulting precoder for each subband may eg be structured as a matrix multiplication of two matrices.

在最近的3GPPRAN1会议中,提出了利用长期/短期属性的方式和若干码本设计提议。在这些提议中包括了若干关键的设计方面:反馈概念被设想为通过交叉极化(“XP”)和均匀线性阵列(“ULA”)的阵列类型的基站天线设置来进行操作,并且因此,必须相应地设计和优化码本。可以以相同或不同的时间周期对长期和短期属性进行采样并且相应地进行报告(在相同或不同时刻)。在考虑到相对固定的总反馈速率预算(即,在给定时间间隔中固定的总比特数目)的同时,可以尝试找到在以长期属性和短期属性为特征的码本之间投入反馈比特的最佳平衡。最终的预编码器是长期预编码器和短期预编码器之间的运算(例如,矩阵乘法)的输出。In the recent 3GPP RAN1 meeting, a way of utilizing long-term/short-term properties and several codebook design proposals were proposed. Several key design aspects are included in these proposals: the feedback concept is conceived to operate with array-type base station antenna setups of cross-polarized (“XP”) and uniform linear array (“ULA”), and as such, must Design and optimize the codebook accordingly. Long-term and short-term attributes can be sampled at the same or different time periods and reported accordingly (at the same or different times). While taking into account a relatively fixed total feedback rate budget (i.e., a fixed total number of bits in a given time interval), one can try to find the best way to invest feedback bits between codebooks characterized by long-term and short-term properties. good balance. The final precoder is the output of an operation (eg, matrix multiplication) between the long-term precoder and the short-term precoder.

在这样的乘积中,宽带/长期预编码器矩阵W1和短期预编码器矩阵W2的阶可以进一步区分该概念。如果宽带/长期属性在通信信道之后进行处理(即,信道矩阵“H”被右乘为H*W1),则可以看作操纵主天线波束朝向用户设备信号空间,而进一步的微调(refinement)可以在子带级别上增强波束/预编码器间的共相位(传输秩-1)或正交性(传输秩>1)。这可以被视作W1*W2矩阵乘法运算。另一方面,可以针对矩阵W1创建较大的波束空间,其可以通过左乘矩阵W2被微调。最终的预编码器矩阵W是W2*W1矩阵乘法的输出。可论证,这两种形成两个码本的乘积的方式几乎是相同的。主要不同在于如何定义矩阵W2和W1的波束和微调。共同特性(denominator)是使用(过采样的)离散傅里叶变换(“DFT”)向量或矩阵对矩阵W1进行构建。In such products, the order of wideband/long - term precoder matrix W1 and short - term precoder matrix W2 can further differentiate this concept. If the broadband/long-term properties are processed after the communication channel (i.e., the channel matrix "H" is right-multiplied as H*W 1 ), it can be seen as steering the main antenna beam towards the user equipment signal space, while further refinement Co-phase (transmission rank -1) or orthogonality (transmission rank > 1) between beams/precoders can be enhanced at the subband level. This can be viewed as a W 1 *W 2 matrix multiplication operation. On the other hand, a larger beam space can be created for matrix W 1 , which can be fine-tuned by left-multiplying matrix W 2 . The final precoder matrix W is the output of the W 2 *W 1 matrix multiplication. It can be argued that these two ways of forming the product of two codebooks are almost the same. The main difference is how to define the beams and fine - tuning of the matrices W2 and W1. A common denominator is that the matrix W 1 is constructed using (oversampled) discrete Fourier transform ("DFT") vectors or matrices.

从复杂度的角度来看,在通信信道的用户设备处选择矩阵W2和W1的方法也是重要的,并且这可能影响方案本身的性能。例如,在宽带/长期和短期预编码器(矩阵W2和W1)的所有可能的组合中的穷尽搜索的假设下,一个反馈提议可以最佳地执行,而在更实际并且不太复杂的预编码器选择下劣化。当考虑达8个空间层(或流)时,主要对于较低的传输秩,即传输秩1-2并且也可能对于传输秩3-4来说,双码本概念是吸引人的,而更高的传输秩可能仅依赖于单个反馈分量(例如,大小为Nt乘以R的矩阵W2,其中Nt和R分别是基站处的发射天线的数目和传输秩)来进行操作,而其他分量在理论上被设置为单位矩阵(例如,大小为Nt乘以Nt的矩阵W1=I)。 The method of choosing the matrices W2 and W1 at the user equipment of the communication channel is also important from a complexity point of view, and this may affect the performance of the scheme itself. For example, under the assumption of an exhaustive search among all possible combinations of wideband/long-term and short-term precoders (matrices W 2 and W 1 ), a feedback proposal can perform optimally, whereas in the more realistic and less complex Degradation under precoder selection. When considering up to 8 spatial layers (or streams), the dual codebook concept is attractive mainly for the lower transmission ranks, i.e. transmission ranks 1-2 and possibly also for transmission ranks 3-4, and more A high transmission rank may rely on only a single feedback component (e.g., a matrix W2 of size Nt times R, where Nt and R are the number of transmit antennas at the base station and the transmission rank, respectively) to operate, while other components in It is theoretically set as an identity matrix (for example, a matrix W 1 =I of size Nt by Nt).

如以上所述的各点,双码本概念可以被降低到对波束和波束选择/组合作为两个码本的部分的向量或预编码器的限定。因为矩阵W1的构建可以采用过采样的离散傅里叶变换矩阵/向量,该设计有效地建立在公知的波束栅格概念的某些形式之上,其中,用户设备有效地选择提供最佳传输性能的一个波束(离散傅里叶变换矩阵的一列)。As noted above, the dual codebook concept can be reduced to a definition of beams and beam selection/combination as vectors or precoders that are part of two codebooks. Since matrix W can be constructed using oversampled DFT matrices/vectors, the design effectively builds on some form of the well-known beam grid concept, where the user equipment effectively chooses to provide the best transmission A beam of performance (a column of the discrete Fourier transform matrix).

版本10反馈概念应当支持SU-MIMO和MU-MIMO,其中,对于具有较高的通信信道方位角(角度)扩展的不太相关的情形,SU-MIMO是典型的并且提供大多数性能增益,而对于具有小方位角扩展的高度相关的情形,MU-MIMO是典型的并且提供大多数性能增益。在较高方位角扩展和SU-MIMO操作的情况下,如在常规波束栅格中的那样,对于整个频带仅选择一个波束(或者在传输秩>1的情况下的多个波束)通常不足以达到良好的通信性能,因为在子带级别的频率选择性预编码和波束选择在该情况下执行得最好是已知的。另一方面,对于非常低的方位角扩展和MU-MIMO操作,已知波束栅格执行得很好,因为在该情况下宽带和频率选择性预编码实现非常接近相同的性能,并且宽带预编码由于低得多的关联信道状态信息反馈开销而更加吸引人。如这里所述,传统的波束栅格概念被改进,使得仍然很好地支持低方位角扩展情形,而在具有高方位角扩展的情形中改善SU-/MU-MIMO操作的性能。The Rel-10 feedback concept should support SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO, where SU-MIMO is typical and provides most of the performance gain for less relevant scenarios with higher communication channel azimuth (angle) spread, whereas For highly correlated scenarios with small azimuth spread, MU-MIMO is typical and provides most performance gains. In the case of higher azimuth spread and SU-MIMO operation, it is usually not sufficient to select only one beam (or multiple beams in case of transmission rank > 1) for the entire frequency band, as in conventional beam grids A good communication performance is achieved since it is known that frequency selective precoding and beam selection at the subband level perform best in this case. On the other hand, for very low azimuth spread and MU-MIMO operation, the beam grid is known to perform well, since wideband and frequency selective precoding achieve very close to the same performance in that case, and wideband precoding It is more attractive due to the much lower associated channel state information feedback overhead. As described here, the conventional beam grid concept is improved such that low azimuth spread cases are still well supported, while improving the performance of SU-/MU-MIMO operation in cases with high azimuth spread.

在2010年5月10-14日在加拿大的蒙特利尔的RAN1No.61会议期间介绍了主要码本结构。然而,部分概念甚至更陈旧。在标题为“RefinementsofFeedbackandCodebookDesign”(蒙特利尔,加拿大,2010年5月10-14)的3GPPTSG-RANWG1#61文献R1-102630中描述了一种码本结构,其通过引用合并于此。The main codebook structure was presented during the RAN1 No. 61 meeting, May 10-14, 2010 in Montreal, Canada. However, some concepts are even older. A codebook structure is described in 3GPP TSG-RANWG1 #61 document R1-102630 entitled "Refinements of Feedback and Codebook Design" (Montreal, Canada, 10-14 May 2010), which is hereby incorporated by reference.

在用于码本结构的第一提议中,主要在宽带意义上处理预编码器矩阵W1,在空间维度中压缩通信信道,使得得到的等价通信信道矩阵H*W1具有比物理传输通信信道矩阵H(例如,具有Nr乘Nt的大小,其中Nt和Nr分别是发射天线和接收天线的数目)更低的维度。通过矩阵W2来处理两个其余维度(或波束)(对于交叉极化的天线)的进一步组合(共相位)或流之间的正交化,这适用于在子带级别的频率选择性方式。预编码器矩阵W1是块对角矩阵,其中,每个块包括过采样的离散傅里叶变换矩阵的列。两个矩阵W2和W1的仔细设计可以允许支持利用相同码本的交叉极化和均匀线性阵列天线配置。这通过对矩阵W1使用4个比特并且对矩阵W2使用两个比特来实现。在四天线发射的情况下(例如,与四个发射均匀线性阵列配置相对应或者在假定交叉极化的8发射天线配置的情况下与四个共极化发射天线单元的每个块相对应),用于矩阵W1的4个比特本质上转换成用于四个离散傅里叶变换矩阵的过采样系数。用于矩阵W2的码本中的条目包括版本8的2个发射天线码本,同时该概念还解决版本10中的传输秩1-2的操作。在W1矩阵结构已经适用于通信信道之后,预编码器矩阵W2的目的在于处理交叉极化组合(共相位和正交化),并且还提供对于均匀线性阵列操作的支持,所有基于W2矩阵的操作在子带级别以频率选择性方式来完成。In the first proposal for the codebook structure, the precoder matrix W 1 is mainly treated in the wideband sense, compressing the communication channel in the spatial dimension such that the resulting equivalent communication channel matrix H*W 1 has a higher ratio than the physical transmission communication The channel matrix H (eg, of size Nr by Nt, where Nt and Nr are the number of transmit and receive antennas, respectively) is of lower dimensionality. Further combination (co-phasing) of the two remaining dimensions (or beams) (for cross-polarized antennas) or orthogonalization between the streams is handled by the matrix W2, which applies in a frequency-selective manner at the subband level . The precoder matrix W 1 is a block diagonal matrix, where each block comprises columns of an oversampled discrete Fourier transform matrix. Careful design of the two matrices W2 and W1 may allow support of cross-polarized and uniform linear array antenna configurations utilizing the same codebook. This is achieved by using 4 bits for matrix W 1 and two bits for matrix W 2 . In the case of four-antenna transmission (e.g. corresponding to four transmit uniform linear array configurations or to each block of four co-polarized transmit antenna elements in the case of an 8 transmit antenna configuration assuming cross-polarization) , the 4 bits for matrix W1 essentially translate into oversampling coefficients for the four discrete Fourier transform matrices. Entries in the codebook for matrix W 2 include the 2 transmit antenna codebook of Release 8, while the concept also addresses the operation of transmission rank 1-2 in Release 10. After the W 1 matrix structure has been adapted to the communication channel, the purpose of the precoder matrix W 2 is to handle cross-polarization combinations (co-phase and orthogonalization), and also provide support for uniform linear array operations, all based on W 2 The operation of the matrix is done in a frequency selective manner at the subband level.

此外/替代地,在非常低的关联反馈开销的约束下,可以设计一些用户设备反馈报告模式(例如,在物理上行链路控制信道(“PUCCH”)上)。在后一种情况下,有意义的是,例如考虑以宽带方式进行W2和W1矩阵选择和报告两者。与常规的波束栅格相比的主要不同之处在于,反馈基于双码本格式或结构,其中,该格式用于利用相同反馈提供用于均匀线性阵列和交叉极化类型的阵列的类似波束栅格的操作。利用该方案的问题恰好是前述内容所提到的那个(即,当方位角扩展较高时,该方案不支持改善的SU-MIMO性能)。Additionally/alternatively, under the constraint of very low associated feedback overhead, some user equipment feedback reporting modes may be devised (eg, on the Physical Uplink Control Channel ("PUCCH")). In the latter case, it makes sense, for example, to consider doing both W2 and W1 matrix selection and reporting in a broadband manner. The main difference compared to conventional beam grids is that the feedback is based on a dual codebook format or structure, where this format is used to provide similar beam grids for uniform linear arrays and arrays of cross-polarization type with the same feedback grid operation. The problem with this scheme is exactly the one mentioned in the foregoing (ie, it does not support improved SU-MIMO performance when the azimuth spread is high).

在第二提议中,预编码器矩阵W1从过采样的离散傅里叶变换矩阵中选择列向量的集合。对于交叉极化天线的情况,根据极性创建四个天线波束,而对于均匀线性阵列使用8个波束。对于矩阵W1信令使用1个比特,码本将码字(波束)空间分成两个不重叠的部分,并且选择其中的一个来进一步用于经由预编码器矩阵W2在子带级别上的微调或适当的波束调整。注意,在一个比特选择空间中,预定义波束以用于进一步处理;因此,在8个发射天线的情况下,因为存在由一个W1矩阵限定的8个波束,矩阵W1的大小是8×16的矩阵。在标题为“8TxCodebookDesign”(蒙特利尔,加拿大,2010年5月10-14)的3GPPTSG-RANWG1#61文献R1-102823中描述了码本结构,其通过引用合并于此。In a second proposal, the precoder matrix W 1 selects a set of column vectors from the oversampled discrete Fourier transform matrix. For the case of cross-polarized antennas, four antenna beams are created according to polarity, while 8 beams are used for uniform linear arrays. Using 1 bit for matrix W 1 signaling, the codebook divides the codeword (beam) space into two non-overlapping parts and selects one of them for further Fine tuning or proper beam adjustment. Note that in a bit selection space, beams are predefined for further processing; thus, in the case of 8 transmit antennas, since there are 8 beams defined by a W matrix, the size of the matrix W is 8 × A matrix of 16. The codebook structure is described in 3GPP TSG-RANWG1 #61 document R1-102823 entitled "8TxCodebookDesign" (Montreal, Canada, May 10-14, 2010), which is hereby incorporated by reference.

还注意,与先前的提议的主要不同之处在于,利用矩阵W1在空间维度中压缩通信信道。允许利用矩阵W2在子带级别上进一步处理较大的空间(即,具有全通信信道维度)可以被视作概念中的一个的优点,特别是在具有较大方位角扩展和较高传输秩的SU-MIMO传输的情形中。通过四个比特用信号发送预编码器矩阵W2,并且关联的码本包括组合器和波束选择器。Note also that the main difference from previous proposals is that the communication channel is compressed in the spatial dimension with the matrix W1 . Allowing further processing of larger spaces (i.e., with full communication channel dimensions ) at the subband level using the matrix W2 can be seen as one of the advantages of the concept, especially in cases with larger azimuth spread and higher transmission rank In the case of SU-MIMO transmission. The precoder matrix W2 is signaled by four bits, and the associated codebook includes combiners and beam selectors.

特别是在上述SU-MIMO情况下,由于由矩阵W1操作的主要分割而导致每子带中选择多个波束的自由可以被视作优点。然而,因为由一个矩阵W1所限定的波束空间非常大而导致矩阵W1无法很好地单独使用,所以该灵活性带来了其自身的缺点。此外,由于利用矩阵W1创建的两个空间而导致对于位于空间的交叉处的用户设备存在较差的覆盖范围。Especially in the SU-MIMO case described above, the freedom to choose multiple beams in each subband due to the primary partitioning operated by the matrix W 1 can be seen as an advantage. However, this flexibility brings its own disadvantages because the beam space defined by one matrix W 1 is so large that matrix W 1 does not work well on its own. Furthermore, due to the two spaces created with the matrix W 1 there is poor coverage for user equipments located at the intersection of the spaces.

在第三提议中,通过矩阵W1,对于每子带支持多个波束。第二预编码器矩阵W2通过左乘来重新限定W1(即,W2*W1),从而执行初始波束的旋转。第一码本(即,与矩阵W1相关联的码本)还包含沿主要波束的组合器,并且具有总共32个波束的较大大小,而第二码本(即,与W2相关联的码本)可以仅具有2-3个比特,包括若干旋转矩阵。实际上,仅存在两个极间组合器可用于交叉极化的操作,这可以被视作缺点。用于矩阵W1的码本子集限制也是可能的。在标题为“ViewsontheFeedbackFrameworkforRel.10”(蒙特利尔,加拿大,2010年5月10-14)的3GPPTSG-RANWG1#61文献R1-103026中描述了码本结构,其通过引用合并于此。In a third proposal, multiple beams are supported per subband by matrix W 1 . The second precoder matrix W 2 redefines W 1 by left multiplication (ie, W 2 *W 1 ), thereby performing the rotation of the initial beam. The first codebook (i.e., the codebook associated with matrix W 1 ) also contains combiners along the main beams and has a larger size of 32 beams in total, while the second codebook (i.e., associated with W 2 codebook) may only have 2-3 bits, including several rotation matrices. In fact, there are only two interpole combiners available for cross-polarized operation, which can be seen as a disadvantage. A codebook subset restriction for matrix W 1 is also possible. The codebook structure is described in 3GPP TSG-RANWG1 #61 document R1-103026 entitled "Viewson the Feedback Framework for Rel. 10" (Montreal, Canada, May 10-14, 2010), which is hereby incorporated by reference.

以下在表1中说明了主要提出的概念的概述:An overview of the main proposed concepts is illustrated in Table 1 below:

表ITable I

考虑对于矩阵W1和W2的相同时间的报告(这影响物理上行链路共享信道(“PUSCH”)的利用)以及具有矩阵W2的6个PRB粒度和10毫秒(“ms”)周期用于报告的50个物理资源块(“PRB”),以下的表2说明了主要提出的概念的反馈速率。Consider reporting at the same time for matrices W 1 and W 2 (which affects Physical Uplink Shared Channel (“PUSCH”) utilization) and 6 PRB granularity and 10 millisecond (“ms”) periodicity with matrix W 2 Based on the reported 50 physical resource blocks ("PRBs"), Table 2 below illustrates the feedback rates of the main proposed concepts.

表IITable II

如这里所述,描述了提供对于具有低空间相关性/高方位角扩展的情形的改进的支持的码本结构,其中,对于良好性能需要改进的频率选择性反馈。码本格式或结构还对于较高传输秩提供改进的支持,特别是对于均匀线性阵列的情况。As described herein, a codebook structure is described that provides improved support for situations with low spatial correlation/high azimuth spread, where improved frequency selective feedback is required for good performance. The codebook format or structure also provides improved support for higher transmission ranks, especially for the case of uniform linear arrays.

如前所述,码本结构基于与在第二提议中类似的波束成组(即,反馈信号的第一部分执行波束组选择,并且反馈信号的第二部分执行来自所选择的波束组的波束选择)。反馈的第一部分适用于整个频带或宽带属性,而反馈的第二部分是特定于子带的。作为特殊情况,反馈的第二部分也可以以宽带方式来应用。在该特殊情况下,应当理解,对于信道状态信息反馈存在单个子带,其中宽度等于宽带系统带宽。为了支持利用双码本格式或结构的波束组选择和来自所选择的波束组的波束选择,存在包含例如基于离散傅里叶变换的子矩阵的预编码器矩阵W1以及包含列选择向量和相位移动的预编码器矩阵W2,使得通过下述形式的矩阵乘法来确定波束组中的实际波束:As mentioned before, the codebook structure is based on similar beam grouping as in the second proposal (i.e., the first part of the feedback signal performs beam group selection and the second part of the feedback signal performs beam selection from the selected beam group ). The first part of the feedback applies to the entire frequency band or broadband properties, while the second part of the feedback is subband-specific. As a special case, the second part of the feedback can also be applied in a broadband manner. In this particular case, it should be understood that there is a single subband for channel state information feedback, where the width is equal to the wideband system bandwidth. To support beam group selection with a dual codebook format or structure and beam selection from the selected beam group, there is a precoder matrix W containing e.g. a discrete Fourier transform based sub-matrix and a column selection vector and phase The shifted precoder matrix W 2 is such that the actual beams in the beamset are determined by matrix multiplication of the form:

W=W1*W2W=W 1 *W 2 .

如这里所述,波束组可以重叠。重叠波束组意在覆盖具有较高方位角扩展的情况,其中,增强的宽带/长期传送方向处于“边缘”或者换言之在两个波束组的边界处。在这样的情况下不存在波束组重叠,利用预编码可能不能捕捉到方位角扩展的一部分,因为其落入相邻波束组中。重叠通常指波束组所跨的总的角度域(或角度域)是重叠的。角度域可以指从波束组中的第一波束的最大阵列增益的方向到最后一个波束的最大阵列增益的方向的角度范围,或者等同地,在波束组内的任何两个波束之间的最大阵列增益的方向方面的最大可能角度范围。这样的波束组重叠的一个特殊情况是波束组部分地包含相同的波束。在该情况下,可以根据相同的列向量部分地构建不同的矩阵W1As described herein, beamsets can overlap. The overlapping beamsets are intended to cover situations with higher azimuth spread where the enhanced broadband/long-term transmission direction is at the "edge" or in other words at the border of two beamsets. In such cases where there is no beamset overlap, a portion of the azimuth spread may not be captured with precoding because it falls into adjacent beamsets. Overlap generally means that the total angular domain (or angular domains) spanned by the beamsets is overlapping. The angular domain may refer to the angular range from the direction of maximum array gain of the first beam in a beam group to the direction of maximum array gain of the last beam, or equivalently, the maximum array gain between any two beams within a beam group Maximum possible angular range in terms of direction of the gain. A special case of such beamset overlap is when beamsets partially contain the same beam. In this case, different matrices W 1 can be partially constructed from the same column vectors.

其次,波束组的数目和/或波束组大小(该组中的波束的数目)和/或波束组总角度域(波束组所跨的角度范围)取决于传输秩。通常8发射天线阵列具有在物理上间隔非常近的天线。因为较高的传输秩采用相当不相关的通信信道,所以通信信道方位角扩展必须很大以支持较高秩的传输。在双码本格式或结构的情况下,如果波束组大小和总的角度域大得足以使得其覆盖大范围的方位角角度,则可以适当地捕捉这样的高方位角扩展。因此,对于较高传输秩,应当使得波束组大小和总的角度域较大。因此,所介绍的两个方面可以被组合。构建重叠的波束组,其中重叠的波束组的大小、数目和角度域可以根据传输秩而变化。Second, the number of beamsets and/or beamset size (number of beams in the set) and/or beamset total angular domain (angular range spanned by a beamset) depends on the transmission rank. Typically an 8 transmit antenna array has antennas that are physically very closely spaced. Because higher transmission ranks employ relatively uncorrelated communication channels, the communication channel azimuth spread must be large to support higher rank transmissions. In the case of a dual codebook format or structure, such a high azimuth spread can be properly captured if the beamset size and overall angular domain is large enough that it covers a large range of azimuth angles. Therefore, for higher transmission ranks, the beamset size and overall angular domain should be made larger. Therefore, the two aspects presented can be combined. Overlapping beamsets are constructed, where the size, number and angular domain of the overlapping beamsets can vary according to the transmission rank.

如这里在示例性实施例中所介绍的,在从波束组集合中选择的波束组和来自所选择的波束组的波束子集选择以及可能的重叠波束组方面提供该说明。这在矩阵/向量描述和码本格式或结构方面可以等同地转换。特定于传输秩的波束组集合转换成特定于以码本为目标的宽带和/或长期属性下的传输秩或与以码本为目标的宽带和/或长期属性下的传输秩相关联的W1矩阵的集合。波束组集合内的波束组的数目取决于传输秩指与给定秩相关联的矩阵集合中的W1矩阵的数目取决于秩本身。给定波束组内的波束转换成与波束组相关联的W1矩阵内的特定列向量或者等同地,所得到的预编码器矩阵W=W1*W2的特定列。因此,波束组内的波束的数目转换成关联预编码器内的列的数目。波束组集合内的波束组的重叠可以被描述为与具有与波束组集合内的其他波束组相关联的其他预编码器(例如,其他W1矩阵或多个矩阵)中找到的列向量的子集的波束组相关联的预编码器(例如,W1矩阵)。从所选择的波束组选择波束子集例如转换成从与所选择的波束组相关联的矩阵(例如,W1矩阵)中选择列子集的列选择向量/矩阵(例如,W2矩阵)。此外,可以利用其他向量或矩阵预编码器分量来处理子带级别上的波束共相位或正交化(例如,除了列选择元素之外,W2包括移相器)。As introduced herein in the exemplary embodiments, this description is provided in terms of beamsets selected from a set of beamsets and beam subset selection from the selected beamsets and possibly overlapping beamsets. This is equivalently convertible in terms of matrix/vector description and codebook format or structure. The set of beamsets specific to the transmission rank is transformed into W A collection of 1 matrices. The number of beamgroups within a beamgroup set depends on the transmission rank means that the number of W 1 matrices in the matrix set associated with a given rank depends on the rank itself. The beams within a given beam group are transformed into specific column vectors within the W 1 matrix associated with the beam group or equivalently, specific columns of the resulting precoder matrix W=W 1 *W 2 . Thus, the number of beams within a beam group translates into the number of columns within an associated precoder. The overlap of beamsets within a set of beamsets can be described as a subset of the column vectors with column vectors found in other precoders (e.g., other W1 matrix or matrices) associated with other beamsets within the set of beamsets. The precoder (eg, W 1 matrix) associated with the beamgroup of the set. Selecting a subset of beams from a selected beam set eg translates to a column selection vector/matrix (eg W2 matrix) that selects a subset of columns from a matrix (eg W1 matrix ) associated with the selected beam set. Furthermore, other vector or matrix precoder components can be utilized to handle beam co-phasing or orthogonalization at the subband level (eg, W 2 includes a phase shifter in addition to column selection elements).

因此,采用用户设备反馈,其中,用户设备首先测量信道状态信息,并且然后根据宽带或长期信道状态信息从波束组集合中选择波束组,其中,每个波束组的大小(即,波束组集合的每个波束组中的波束的数目)和/或波束组的数目(即,波束组的集合中的波束组的数目)和/或由每个波束组所跨的总的角度域(即,在波束组集合中的每个波束组中从第一波束的最大阵列增益的方向到最后一个波束的最大阵列增益的方向所跨的总的角度域)取决于传输秩,并且/或者其中不同的波束组重叠。换言之,波束组集合的特性至少包括下述之一:波束组集合的每个波束组中的波束的数目、波束组集合中的波束组的数目以及在波束组集合中的每个波束组中从第一波束的最大阵列增益的方向到最后一个波束的最大阵列增益的方向所跨的总的角度域。对于每个子带,用户设备在所选择的波束组中选择波束子集,其中所述子集的大小等于传输秩。此外,所选择的波束子集可以包括彼此正交的波束。用户设备将反馈信息编码成采用矩阵W1和W2的双码本或预编码器格式,以在上行链路通信信道上进行传输,并且向基站传送双码本格式。Therefore, user equipment feedback is adopted, wherein the user equipment firstly measures the channel state information, and then selects a beamset from the set of beamsets according to the wideband or long-term channel state information, wherein the size of each beamset (i.e., the size of the beamset set The number of beams in each beam group) and/or the number of beam groups (i.e., the number of beam groups in a set of beam groups) and/or the total angular domain spanned by each beam group (i.e., in The total angular domain spanned from the direction of maximum array gain of the first beam to the direction of maximum array gain of the last beam in each beam group in the set of beam groups) depends on the transmission rank, and/or where different beams Groups overlap. In other words, the characteristics of the set of beam sets include at least one of the following: the number of beams in each beam set of the set of beam sets, the number of beam sets in the set of beam sets, and the number of beam sets in each beam set of the set of beam sets. The total angular domain spanned from the direction of maximum array gain of the first beam to the direction of maximum array gain of the last beam. For each subband, the user equipment selects a subset of beams in the selected beam set, where the size of the subset is equal to the transmission rank. Furthermore, the selected subset of beams may include beams that are orthogonal to each other. The user equipment encodes the feedback information into a dual codebook or precoder format using matrices W1 and W2 for transmission on the uplink communication channel and transmits the dual codebook format to the base station.

基站接收在上行链路通信信道上传送的反馈,对反馈信息进行解码,并且将其转换成双码本或预编码器格式或结构(即,转换成矩阵W1和W2)。基站例如通过如下矩阵乘法,基于矩阵W1和W2按频率子带来计算要用于针对用户设备的传输的最终预编码器(即,天线权重):The base station receives the feedback transmitted on the uplink communication channel, decodes the feedback information, and converts it into a dual codebook or precoder format or structure (ie, into matrices W 1 and W 2 ). The base station calculates the final precoders (i.e. antenna weights ) to be used for the transmission to the user equipment by frequency subband based on the matrices W1 and W2, e.g. by matrix multiplication as follows:

W=W1*W2W=W 1 *W 2 .

当向用户设备传送数据时,基站根据矩阵W中的权重对调度的子带进行天线加权。When transmitting data to the user equipment, the base station performs antenna weighting on the scheduled subbands according to the weights in the matrix W.

为了计算对基站的反馈,用户设备首先测量信道状态信息。在基于LTE的通信系统的情况下,可以使用参考信号来进行该测量,参考信号例如8个发射天线情况下的CSI-RS或者4个发射天线(或更少)的情况下的CSI-RS。然后,用户设备获得用于整个系统带宽的信道状态信息。In order to calculate the feedback to the base station, the user equipment first measures channel state information. In case of an LTE based communication system, this measurement may be made using reference signals such as CSI-RS with 8 transmit antennas or CSI-RS with 4 transmit antennas (or less). Then, the user equipment obtains channel state information for the entire system bandwidth.

一旦用户设备已经获得了信道状态信息,就可以计算反馈(即,用户设备确定波束组并且选择用于每个子带的波束)。在双码本格式或结构的情况下,用户设备选择宽带/长期预编码器矩阵W1,并且在所选择的预编码器矩阵W1的条件下,选择用于每个子带的预编码器矩阵W2。在一个方面,利用矩阵W1来选择波束组,而预编码器矩阵W1和W2在每个波束组内一起形成最终波束(预编码器)。然后,采用矩阵乘法来构建最终预编码器:Once the user equipment has obtained the channel state information, the feedback can be calculated (ie, the user equipment determines the beam set and selects the beam for each subband). In the case of a dual codebook format or structure, the user equipment selects the wideband/long-term precoder matrix W 1 and, conditional on the selected precoder matrix W 1 , selects the precoder matrix for each subband W 2 . In one aspect, matrix W 1 is utilized to select beam groups, and precoder matrices W 1 and W 2 together form the final beam (precoder) within each beam group. Then, matrix multiplication is employed to construct the final precoder:

W=W1*W2W=W 1 *W 2 .

现在转到图6A和图6B,图示了根据本发明原理形成波束组的实施例的图形表示。应当理解,特定发射波束的方位角增益特性并不平坦并且精确地限制在如在附图中表示的角度域中。在图6A中,图示了对于传输秩1-2的情况的4个波束组,每个波束组包括例如4个波束。如图6B中对于传输秩3-4所示的,存在两个波束组,但是具有较大的波束组角度(方位角)域,每个组包括例如8个波束。波束组的大小和/或波束组的数目和/或波束组所跨的总的角度域取决于传输秩。以下提出了用于支持该格式或结构的预编码器矩阵W1、W2的示例性码本条目。Turning now to FIGS. 6A and 6B , pictorial representations of embodiments of forming beamgroups in accordance with the principles of the present invention are illustrated. It should be understood that the azimuthal gain characteristic of a particular transmit beam is not flat and is precisely confined in the angular domain as represented in the figure. In Fig. 6A, 4 beam groups are illustrated for the case of transmission rank 1-2, each beam group comprising eg 4 beams. As shown in Figure 6B for transmission ranks 3-4, there are two beam groups, but with a larger beam group angular (azimuth) domain, each group comprising, for example, 8 beams. The size of the beamset and/or the number of beamsets and/or the total angular domain spanned by the beamset depends on the transmission rank. Exemplary codebook entries for precoder matrices W 1 , W 2 supporting this format or structure are presented below.

现在转到图7A和图7B,图示了根据本发明原理形成波束组的实施例的图形表示。在图示的实施例中,波束组重叠。注意,波束组的数目、大小和每个波束组所跨的角度域是取决于传输秩的。以下提出了用于这样的格式或结构的示例性码本条目。Turning now to FIGS. 7A and 7B , there are illustrated graphical representations of embodiments of forming beamgroups in accordance with the principles of the present invention. In the illustrated embodiment, the beam sets overlap. Note that the number, size, and angular domain spanned by each beamset are dependent on the transmission rank. Exemplary codebook entries for such formats or structures are presented below.

基站和用户设备二者知道使用这些原理构建的码本。用户设备可以使用例如下面的示例性矩阵选择方案来选择码本条目。首先,用户设备计算宽带通信信道空间协方差矩阵R:Both base station and user equipment know the codebook constructed using these principles. The user equipment may select codebook entries using, for example, the following exemplary matrix selection scheme. First, the user equipment calculates the wideband communication channel spatial covariance matrix R:

R=E{HHH},R=E{H H H},

其中,E是期望算子,并且上标运算符“H”表示Hermitian运算符(即,对相应矩阵进行共轭和转置)。再一次,(非上标)H表示通信信道矩阵。然后,用户设备利用,例如但不限于,下面的方式中的一个来选择矩阵W1where E is the expectation operator, and the superscript operator "H" denotes the Hermitian operator (ie, conjugate and transpose the corresponding matrix). Again, (non-superscript) H denotes the communication channel matrix. Then, the user equipment uses, for example but not limited to, one of the following ways to select the matrix W 1 .

在示例性方法中,用户设备通过在对于矩阵W1和W2的所有可能的选择中进行扫描(搜索)来形成所有的矩阵组合, In an exemplary method, the user equipment forms all matrix combinations by scanning (searching ) among all possible choices for matrices W1 and W2,

W=W1*W2 W=W 1 *W 2

该搜索可以在用于矩阵W2的宽带(即,在整个系统带宽)上完成,以限制计算复杂度。然后,用户设备找到减少(例如,最小化)相对V的弦、富比尼-施图、或者投影双范数(projectiontwo-norm)距离的预编码器矩阵W,其中矩阵S,This search can be done over a wide bandwidth for matrix W2 (ie, over the entire system bandwidth) to limit computational complexity. Then, the user equipment finds a precoder matrix W that reduces (eg, minimizes) the chord, Fubini-Shi graph, or projection two-norm distance with respect to V, where the matrix S,

R=USVH R = USV H

是矩阵R的奇异值分解。矩阵U和V是与将矩阵R转换成对角矩阵S相关联的定制酉矩阵。预编码器矩阵W1被选择为与增强(例如,最优)W相对应的一个。is the singular value decomposition of the matrix R. Matrices U and V are custom unitary matrices associated with transforming matrix R into diagonal matrix S. The precoder matrix W1 is selected as the one corresponding to the enhanced (eg optimal) W.

在另一示例性方法中,用户设备通过对矩阵W1和W2的所有可能的选择进行扫描(例如,在宽带意义上)来形成矩阵的所有组合。In another exemplary method, the user equipment forms all combinations of matrices by scanning (eg, in a broadband sense) all possible choices of matrices W 1 and W 2 .

W=W1*W2W=W 1 *W 2 .

然后,用户设备找到增强(例如,最大化)能力(例如,最大化下述表达式)的预编码器矩阵W:Then, the user equipment finds the precoder matrix W that enhances (for example, maximizes) the capability (for example, maximizes the following expression):

detdet (( II ++ 11 σσ 22 WW Hh RWRW )) ..

预编码器矩阵W1被选择为与增强的(例如,最优)W相对应的一个。The precoder matrix W1 is selected as the one corresponding to the enhanced (eg optimal) W.

为了减少上述方法的复杂度,组合In order to reduce the complexity of the above method, the combination

W=W1*W2 W=W 1 *W 2

可以被采样,使得例如来自每个波束组的仅一个波束被选择为波束组的代表,并且基于矩阵W的子集来完成选择,选择增强(例如,最大化) det ( I + 1 σ 2 W 1 H RW 1 ) 的矩阵W1can be sampled such that, for example, only one beam from each beam group is selected as representative of the beam group, and the selection is done based on a subset of the matrix W, choosing to enhance (e.g., maximize) det ( I + 1 σ 2 W 1 h RW 1 ) The matrix W 1 .

第二选项在于选择增强(例如,最大化)trace(W1 HRW1)的矩阵W1。一旦选择了宽带/长期预编码器矩阵W1,就在矩阵W1的选择的条件下,例如通过找到在给定子带上增强(例如,最大化)吞吐量的预编码器矩阵W2来按频率子带选择预编码器矩阵W2A second option consists in choosing the matrix W 1 that enhances (eg maximizes) trace(W 1 H RW 1 ). Once the wideband/long-term precoder matrix W 1 is selected, conditional on the choice of matrix W 1 , e.g. Frequency subband selection precoder matrix W 2 .

一旦用户设备确定了波束组并且按子带确定了该波束组内的波束选择,用户设备就对该选择进行编码以在上行链路通信信道上进行传输。矩阵W1和W2二者被编码为基站和用户设备二者已知的码本中的索引。用户设备向基站传送所选择的矩阵W1的索引以及选择的矩阵W2的索引(例如,双码本格式)。在基于LTE的通信系统的情况下,用于反馈传输的上行链路通信信道可以是物理上行链路控制信道(“PUCCH”)或PUSCH。在PUCCH的情况下,考虑至少两个替代信令解决方案。Once the user equipment has determined the beam group and determined the beam selection within the beam group by subband, the user equipment encodes the selection for transmission on the uplink communication channel. Both matrices W 1 and W 2 are encoded as indices into a codebook known to both the base station and the user equipment. The user equipment transmits the selected index of matrix W 1 and the selected index of matrix W 2 to the base station (eg, dual codebook format). In the case of an LTE-based communication system, the uplink communication channel used for feedback transmission may be a Physical Uplink Control Channel ("PUCCH") or PUSCH. In case of PUCCH, at least two alternative signaling solutions are considered.

在一个信令解决方案中,矩阵W1的索引可以与传输秩指示符一起被编码在第一PUCCH报告中,并且矩阵W2的索引可以与信道质量指示符(“CQI”)一起被编码在另一PUCCH报告中。在另一信令解决方案中,在第一PUCCH报告中分立地传送传输秩指示符,并且在另一PUCCH报告中传送矩阵W1的索引和矩阵W2的索引以及CQI。在示例性实施例中,可以用相同的频率报告用于矩阵W1的数据和用于矩阵W2的数据,或者可以用比用于矩阵W1的数据更高的频率来报告用于矩阵W2的数据。在PUSCH的情况下,可以在一个PUSCH报告中传送包括传输秩指示符、两个码本索引(例如,双码本格式)以及CQI的所有信息。与PUCCH相反,通常通过基站来触发PUSCH反馈报告的传输,这根据一些半静态配置而周期性地发生。In one signaling solution, the index of matrix W 1 may be encoded in the first PUCCH report together with the transmission rank indicator, and the index of matrix W 2 may be encoded together with the channel quality indicator (“CQI”) in In another PUCCH report. In another signaling solution, the transmission rank indicator is transmitted separately in the first PUCCH report, and the index of matrix W 1 and the index of matrix W 2 and the CQI are transmitted in another PUCCH report. In an exemplary embodiment, the data for matrix W 1 and the data for matrix W 2 may be reported with the same frequency, or the data for matrix W 1 may be reported with a higher frequency than the data for matrix W 1 2 data. In case of PUSCH, all information including transmission rank indicator, two codebook indexes (eg, dual codebook format) and CQI can be transmitted in one PUSCH report. In contrast to PUCCH, the transmission of PUSCH feedback reports is usually triggered by the base station, which happens periodically according to some semi-static configuration.

基站根据矩阵乘法的结果来获得最终的预编码器矩阵,The base station obtains the final precoder matrix according to the result of matrix multiplication,

W=W1*W2W=W 1 *W 2 .

码本矩阵的任何一个都不是自包含的,在一个报告中接收两个矩阵是有利的。然而,由于矩阵W1利用通信信道的宽带/长期属性时,因此可以利用较低的时间周期性来进行对矩阵W1的报告,而可以用较高的时间周期性来发送矩阵W2微调。假定矩阵W1随着时间相当稳定并且已经执行了无错误传输,可以采用这样的去耦合信令。Neither of the codebook matrices are self-contained, it is advantageous to receive both matrices in one report. However, as matrix W 1 exploits the broadband/long-term properties of the communication channel, reporting to matrix W 1 can be done with a lower temporal periodicity, while matrix W 2 fine-tuning can be sent with a higher temporal periodicity. Such decoupled signaling can be employed assuming that matrix W1 is fairly stable over time and that error-free transmissions have been performed.

现在描述在传输秩1-4操作的情况下对取决于传输秩的波束组的示例性码本设计。在该示例性设计中,在传输秩1和2的情况下存在4个波束组,并且在传输秩3和4的情况下存在跨较大波束空间的两个波束组。用基于离散傅里叶变换的块对角矩阵来如下描述在传输秩1和2的情况下的4个波束组。An exemplary codebook design for transmission rank dependent beamsets with transmission rank 1-4 operation is now described. In this exemplary design, there are 4 beamsets with transmission ranks 1 and 2, and two beamsets across a larger beam space with transmission ranks 3 and 4. The 4 beam groups in the case of transmission ranks 1 and 2 are described with a discrete Fourier transform based block diagonal matrix as follows.

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 00 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 88 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 33 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 44 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii 33 ππ 88 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 99 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 88 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 33 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 44 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii 33 ππ 88 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 99 ππ 88

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 11 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 55 ππ 88 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 77 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 1515 ππ 88 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 55 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 55 ππ 88 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 77 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 1515 ππ 88 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 55 ππ 88

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 22 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 99 ππ 88 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1111 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 44 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 1111 ππ 88 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 99 ππ 88 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1111 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 44 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 1111 ππ 88 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii ππ 88

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 33 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 1313 ππ 88 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii 1515 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 77 ππ 88 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1313 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 1313 ππ 88 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii 1515 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 77 ππ 88 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1313 ππ 88

可以如下描述传输秩3-4的情况下的两个波束组:The two beamsets in the case of transmission rank 3-4 can be described as follows:

WW 11 (( 3,43,4 )) (( nno )) == 11 22 ·&Center Dot; Xx (( nno )) 00 00 Xx (( nno )) ,, nno == 0,10,1

其中,in,

Xx (( nno )) == 11 00 00 00 00 (( -- 11 )) nno 00 00 00 00 11 00 00 00 00 (( -- 11 )) nno 11 11 11 .. .. .. 11 11 ee jj ππ 88 ee jj (( 22 )) ππ 88 .. .. .. ee jj (( 77 )) ππ 88 11 ee jj (( 22 )) ππ 88 ee jj (( 22 )) (( 22 )) ππ 88 .. .. .. ee jj (( 77 )) (( 22 )) ππ 88 11 ee jj (( 33 )) ππ 88 ee jj (( 22 )) (( 33 )) ππ 88 .. .. .. ee jj (( 77 )) (( 33 )) ππ 88

对应的W2向量/矩阵包括波束选择向量,乘以复数以使向量的相位移位。在表3中仅列出了用于传输秩-1的那些,而通过对传输秩2-4波束选择向量进行适当的相移,传输秩2-4的设计类似地遵从。在以下的表III中,ei表示选择第i个波束的4×1向量,例如, The corresponding W2 vector/matrix includes the beam selection vector, multiplied by a complex number to shift the phase of the vector. Only those for transmission rank-1 are listed in Table 3, while the designs for transmission rank 2-4 follow similarly by making appropriate phase shifts to the transmission rank 2-4 beam selection vectors. In Table III below, e i represents a 4×1 vector for selecting the i-th beam, e.g.,

e2=[0100]Te 2 =[0100] T .

表IIITable III

现在描述用于传输秩1-2操作的对于重叠波束组的示例性码本设计。在该示例性设计中,存在部分重叠的8个波束组。通过将两个相邻矩阵中的一些列设置为相同使得该重叠在W1矩阵中可见。An exemplary codebook design for overlapping beamsets for transmission rank 1-2 operation is now described. In this exemplary design, there are 8 beam sets that partially overlap. This overlap is made visible in the W1 matrix by setting some columns in the two adjacent matrices to be the same.

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 00 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 88 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 33 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 44 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii 33 ππ 88 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 99 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 88 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 33 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 44 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii 33 ππ 88 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 99 ππ 88

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 11 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 33 ππ 88 ii ee ii 55 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 99 ππ 88 -- ii ee ii 1515 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 33 ππ 88 ii ee ii 55 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 99 ππ 88 -- ii ee ii 1515 ππ 88

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 22 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 55 ππ 88 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 77 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 1515 ππ 88 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 55 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 55 ππ 88 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 77 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 1515 ππ 88 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 55 ππ 88

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 33 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 77 ππ 88 -- 11 ee ii 99 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 11 ee ii ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 55 ππ 88 -- 11 ee ii 1111 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ee ii 33 ππ 44 ee ii 77 ππ 88 -- 11 ee ii 99 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 11 ee ii ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ee ii ππ 44 ee ii 55 ππ 88 -- 11 ee ii 1111 ππ 88

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 44 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 99 ππ 88 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1111 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 44 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 1111 ππ 88 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 99 ππ 88 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1111 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 11 ee ii ππ 44 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 1111 ππ 88 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii ππ 88

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 55 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1111 ππ 88 -- ii ee ii 1313 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii ππ 88 ii ee ii 77 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1111 ππ 88 -- ii ee ii 1313 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 33 ππ 44 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii ππ 88 ii ee ii 77 ππ 88

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 66 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 1313 ππ 88 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii 1515 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 77 ππ 88 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1313 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 1313 ππ 88 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii 1515 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- 11 ee ii 55 ππ 44 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ii ee ii 77 ππ 88 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1313 ππ 88

WW 11 (( 1,21,2 )) (( 77 )) == 11 22 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii 1515 ππ 88 11 ee ii ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 11 ee ii ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1313 ππ 88 11 ee ii 33 ππ 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 11 11 11 11 00 00 00 00 ee ii 77 ππ 44 ee ii 1515 ππ 88 11 ee ii ππ 88 00 00 00 00 -- ii ee ii 77 ππ 44 11 ee ii ππ 44 00 00 00 00 ee ii 55 ππ 44 ee ii 1313 ππ 88 11 ee ii 33 ππ 88

对应的W2向量/矩阵与在第一示例性码本设计中的类似(即,这些矩阵包括波束选择列向量)。 The corresponding W2 vectors/matrices are similar to those in the first exemplary codebook design (ie, these matrices include beam selection column vectors).

因此,可以在波束型反馈栅格的情况下实现对更高方位角扩展情形的改善的支持。当在通信信道中存在较少的空间相关性时(即,存在较高的方位角扩展时),可以以频率选择性方式更好地捕捉整个信号空间。还保留在高度相关的情况下用于MU-MIMO的波束栅格的益处。Thus, improved support for higher azimuth spread cases can be achieved in the case of beam-type feedback grids. When there is less spatial correlation in the communication channel (ie, when there is a higher azimuth spread), the entire signal space can be better captured in a frequency-selective manner. The benefit of the beam grid for MU-MIMO in highly correlated cases is also preserved.

转到图8,图示了根据本发明原理的用于传输秩1-2的情况的波束组的实施例的图形表示。第一波束组(指示为波束组1)包括4个波束,其中第一波束810在零度的方位角方向上具有最大6个分贝(“dB”)的增益,并且第4波束820在-22度的方位角方向上具有最大6个分贝(“dB”)的增益。第二波束组(指示为波束组2)包括4个波束,其中第一波束830在18度的方位角方向上具有最大6个分贝(“dB”)的增益,并且第4波束在-4度的方位角方向上具有最大6个分贝(“dB”)的增益。从第一波束组中的第一波束810的最大阵列增益的方向到第四波束(最后一个波束)820的最大阵列增益的方向的角度范围850是22度,并且在角度域中与从第二波束组(相邻的波束组)中的第一波束830的最大阵列增益的方向到第四波束(最后一个波束)840的最大阵列增益的方向的角度范围860重叠。Turning to Figure 8, there is illustrated a graphical representation of an embodiment of a beamset for the case of transmission rank 1-2 in accordance with the principles of the present invention. The first beam set (indicated as Beam Set 1) includes 4 beams, where the first beam 810 has a maximum gain of 6 decibels (“dB”) in the azimuth direction of zero degrees, and the fourth beam 820 has a gain of -22 degrees has a maximum gain of 6 decibels (“dB”) in the azimuth direction. The second beam set (indicated as beam set 2) includes 4 beams, where the first beam 830 has a maximum gain of 6 decibels (“dB”) in the azimuth direction of 18 degrees, and the 4th beam has a gain of -4 degrees has a maximum gain of 6 decibels (“dB”) in the azimuth direction. The angular range 850 from the direction of maximum array gain for the first beam 810 in the first beam set to the direction of maximum array gain for the fourth beam (the last beam) 820 is 22 degrees and is identical in the angular domain to that from the second The angle range 860 from the direction of maximum array gain of the first beam 830 to the direction of maximum array gain of the fourth beam (last beam) 840 in the beam groups (adjacent beam groups) overlaps.

现在转到图9,图示了根据本发明原理来操作通信系统的方法的实施例的流程图。在开始步骤或模块910之后,通信系统的单元(例如,其中的用户设备和/或基站)在步骤或模块920中测量关于来自基站的下行链路的信道状态信息。在步骤或模块930中,根据信道状态信息的宽带属性来识别从波束组集合中选择的波束组,其中,波束组集合的特性取决于传输秩。波束组集合的特性可以是波束组集合的每个波束组中的波束的数目、波束组集合中的波束组的数目和/或在波束组集合中的每一个波束组中从第一波束的最大阵列增益的方向到最后一个波束的最大阵列增益的方向所跨的总的角度域。在步骤或模块940中,根据至少一个子带在所选择的波束组中识别所选择的波束子集,其中,所选择的波束子集中的波束的数目等于传输秩。Turning now to FIG. 9 , illustrated is a flowchart of an embodiment of a method of operating a communication system in accordance with the principles of the present invention. After starting step or module 910, elements of the communication system (eg user equipment and/or base stations therein) measure in step or module 920 channel state information on the downlink from the base station. In step or module 930, a beamset selected from a set of beamsets is identified based on the wideband properties of the channel state information, wherein the characteristics of the set of beamsets depend on the transmission rank. The characteristic of the set of beam sets may be the number of beams in each beam set of the set of beam sets, the number of beam sets in the set of beam sets, and/or the maximum The total angular domain spanned from the direction of array gain to the direction of maximum array gain of the last beam. In step or module 940, a selected subset of beams is identified in the selected beam set according to at least one subband, wherein the number of beams in the selected subset of beams is equal to the transmission rank.

在步骤或模块950中,以双码本格式生成编码反馈信息以识别所选择的波束组和用于每个子带的所选择的波束子集。双码本格式被构建为表示所选择的波束组的第一矩阵以及表示用于每个子带的所选择的波束子集的第二矩阵。可以采用从过采样的离散傅里叶变换矩阵中获取的列的集合来形成第一矩阵。因此,从所选择的波束组中的第一波束的最大阵列增益的方向到最后一个波束的最大阵列增益的方向的角度范围可能在角度域中与从相邻波束组中的第一波束的最大阵列增益的方向到最后一个波束的最大阵列增益的方向的角度范围重叠。所选择的波束组可以用于驱动基站的8个发射天线。根据编码反馈信息,在步骤或模块960中使用双码本格式(例如,在基站中)来形成预编码器以在通信系统中传送信号。该方法在步骤或模块970处结束。In step or module 950, encoded feedback information is generated in a dual codebook format to identify the selected set of beams and the selected subset of beams for each subband. The dual codebook format is constructed as a first matrix representing the selected beamset and a second matrix representing the selected subset of beams for each subband. The first matrix may be formed using a set of columns obtained from an oversampled discrete Fourier transform matrix. Therefore, the angular range from the direction of maximum array gain of the first beam in the selected beam group to the direction of maximum array gain of the last beam may be different in the angular domain from the maximum of the first beam in an adjacent beam group. The angular range from the direction of array gain to the direction of maximum array gain of the last beam overlaps. The selected beam set can be used to drive the 8 transmit antennas of the base station. Based on the coding feedback information, a precoder is formed using a dual codebook format (eg, in a base station) in step or module 960 to transmit a signal in a communication system. The method ends at step or module 970 .

因此,这里介绍了用于在通信系统中选择波束组和波束子集的装置、方法和系统。在一个实施例中,(例如,在用户设备中实现的)装置包括处理器和包括计算机程序代码的存储器。存储器和计算机程序代码被配置为,利用处理器来使得装置测量关于来自基站的下行链路的信道状态信息,并且根据信道状态信息的宽带属性来识别从波束组集合中选择的波束组。波束组集合的特性取决于传输秩。存储器和计算机程序代码进一步被配置为,利用处理器来使得装置根据至少一个子带来识别所选择的波束组中的选择的波束子集。所选择的波束子集中的波束的数目等于传输秩。Accordingly, described herein are apparatuses, methods and systems for selecting beam sets and beam subsets in a communication system. In one embodiment, an apparatus (eg implemented in user equipment) comprises a processor and a memory comprising computer program code. The memory and computer program code are configured, with the processor, to cause the apparatus to measure channel state information on a downlink from a base station and identify a beam set selected from the set of beam sets based on a wideband property of the channel state information. The properties of the beamset set depend on the transmission rank. The memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to identify a selected subset of beams in the selected beam set from at least one subband. The number of beams in the selected beam subset is equal to the transmission rank.

此外,存储器和计算机程序代码进一步被配置为,利用处理器来使得装置以双码本格式生成编码反馈信息,该编码反馈信息识别所选择的波束组和用于每个子带的所选择的波束子集,并且向基站传送编码反馈信息。双码本格式包括表示所选择的波束组的第一矩阵和表示用于每个子带的所选择的波束子集的第二矩阵。采用从过采样的离散傅里叶变换矩阵中获取的列集合来形成第一矩阵。而且,波束组集合的特性至少包括下述之一:波束组集合的每个波束组中的波束的数目、波束组集合中的波束组的数目和在波束组集合的每个波束组中从第一波束的最大阵列增益的方向到最后一个波束的最大阵列增益的方向所跨的总的角度域。此外,所选择的波束组可以在总的角度域(或角度域)中与相邻波束组重叠。例如,从所选择的波束组中的第一波束的最大阵列增益的方向到最后一个波束的最大阵列增益的方向的角度范围可以在角度域中与从相邻波束组中的第一波束的最大阵列增益的方向到最后一个波束的最大阵列增益的方向的角度范围重叠。而且,所选择的波束组可以以8个发射天线为特征。Additionally, the memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to generate encoded feedback information in a dual codebook format, the encoded feedback information identifying the selected beam set and the selected beam subbands for each subband set, and transmit coded feedback information to the base station. The dual codebook format includes a first matrix representing the selected set of beams and a second matrix representing the selected subset of beams for each subband. A first matrix is formed using a set of columns obtained from the oversampled discrete Fourier transform matrix. Moreover, the characteristics of the beam group set include at least one of the following: the number of beams in each beam group of the beam group set, the number of beam groups in the beam group set, and the number of beam groups in each beam group of the beam group set. The total angular domain spanned from the direction of maximum array gain of one beam to the direction of maximum array gain of the last beam. Furthermore, the selected beam set may overlap adjacent beam sets in the overall angular domain (or angle domain). For example, the angular range from the direction of maximum array gain of the first beam in the selected beam group to the direction of maximum array gain of the last beam may be different in the angular domain from the maximum of the first beam in the adjacent beam group The angular range from the direction of array gain to the direction of maximum array gain of the last beam overlaps. Also, the selected beam set may feature 8 transmit antennas.

在另一实施例中,(例如,在基站中实现的)装置包括处理器和包括计算机程序代码的存储器。存储器和计算机程序代码被配置为,利用处理器来使得装置从用户设备接收具有双码本格式的编码反馈信息,该编码反馈信息用于识别所选择的波束组和用于至少一个子带的所选择的波束子集。所选择的波束组表示波束组集合中与由用户设备测量的信道状态信息的宽带属性相符的一个,并且波束组集合的特性基于传输秩。而且,根据至少一个子带在所选择的波束组中选择所选择的波束子集,并且所选择的波束子集中的波束的数目等于传输秩。存储器和计算机程序代码进一步被配置为,利用处理器来使得装置使用双码本格式来形成用于向用户设备传送信号的预编码器。虽然已经关于基于蜂窝的通信系统描述了这里描述的装置、方法和系统,但是装置和方法等同地适用于其他类型的通信系统,诸如WiMax通信系统。In another embodiment, an apparatus (eg implemented in a base station) comprises a processor and a memory comprising computer program code. The memory and computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to receive from a user equipment encoded feedback information in a dual codebook format for identifying the selected beam set and the selected beam set for the at least one subband. The selected subset of beams. The selected beam group represents one of the beam group sets that conforms to the broadband property of the channel state information measured by the user equipment, and the characteristics of the beam group set are based on the transmission rank. Also, the selected beam subset is selected in the selected beam group according to at least one subband, and the number of beams in the selected beam subset is equal to the transmission rank. The memory and computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to use a dual codebook format to form a precoder for transmitting a signal to a user equipment. Although the devices, methods and systems described herein have been described with respect to cellular-based communication systems, the devices and methods are equally applicable to other types of communication systems, such as WiMax Communication Systems.

构成本发明的各种实施例的程序或代码段可以被存储在计算机可读介质中或者通过在载波中实现的计算机数据信号、或由载波调制的信号通过传输介质来传送。例如,包括存储在计算机可读介质中的程序代码的计算机程序产品可以形成本发明的各种实施例。“计算机可读介质”可以包括可以存储或传输信息的任何介质。计算机可读介质的示例包括电路、半导体存储器设备、只读存储器(“ROM”)、闪速存储器、可擦除ROM(“EPROM”)、软盘、压缩盘(“CD”)-ROM、光盘、硬盘、光纤介质、射频(“RF”)链路等。计算机数据信号可以包括可以在诸如电子通信网络通信信道、光纤、空中、电磁链路、RF链路等的传输介质上进行传播的任何信号。可以经由诸如因特网、内联网等计算机网络来下载代码段。Programs or code segments constituting various embodiments of the present invention may be stored in a computer-readable medium or transmitted through a transmission medium by a computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave, or a signal modulated by a carrier wave. For example, a computer program product comprising program code stored on a computer readable medium may form various embodiments of the present invention. "Computer-readable medium" may include any medium that can store or transmit information. Examples of computer-readable media include circuits, semiconductor memory devices, read-only memory ("ROM"), flash memory, erasable ROM ("EPROM"), floppy disk, compact disk ("CD")-ROM, optical disk, Hard drives, fiber optic media, radio frequency ("RF") links, etc. A computer data signal may include any signal that can propagate over a transmission medium such as an electronic communication network communication channel, fiber optics, air, electromagnetic links, RF links, or the like. Code segments may be downloaded via computer networks such as the Internet, Intranet, and the like.

如上所述,示例性实施例提供了包括提供用于执行方法步骤的功能的各种模块的方法和对应装置。模块可以被实现为硬件(在一个或多个芯片中实现,其包括诸如专用集成电路的集成电路),或者可以被实现为用于由计算机处理器执行的软件或固件。具体地,在固件或软件的情况下,示例性实施例可以被提供为计算机程序产品,其包括计算机可读存储结构,其上实现计算机程序代码(即,软件或固件)以由计算机处理器来执行。As described above, the exemplary embodiments provide methods and corresponding apparatuses including various modules providing functions for performing method steps. A module may be implemented as hardware (in one or more chips, including integrated circuits such as application specific integrated circuits), or as software or firmware for execution by a computer processor. Specifically, in the case of firmware or software, the exemplary embodiments may be provided as a computer program product comprising a computer readable storage structure on which is implemented computer program code (i.e., software or firmware) to be executed by a computer processor implement.

虽然这里详细描述了本发明及其优点,但是应当理解,可以在不背离由所附权利要求限定的本发明的精神和范围的情况下进行各种改变、替代和变化。例如,上述很多特征和功能可以以软件、硬件或固件或其组合来实现。而且,很多特征、功能和操作其的步骤可以被重新排序、省略、添加等,并且仍然落在本发明的广泛范围内。Although the present invention and its advantages have been described in detail herein, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. For example, many of the features and functions described above can be implemented in software, hardware or firmware, or a combination thereof. Moreover, many features, functions, and steps for operating them may be reordered, omitted, added, etc., and still fall within the broad scope of the present invention.

此外,本发明的范围并不意在限于说明书中所描述的过程、机器、制品、物件的组成、部件、方法或步骤的具体实施例。本领域的普通技术人员将从本发明的公开中容易地理解,可以根据本发明来利用执行基本上相同功能或基本上实现与这里描述的相应实施例相同的结果的当前存在或后面要开发的过程、机器、制品、物件的组成、部件、方法或步骤。因此,所附权利要求意在在其范围内包括这样的过程、机器、制品、物件的组成、部件、方法或步骤。Furthermore, the scope of the present invention is not intended to be limited to the specific embodiments of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, components, methods or steps described in the specification. Those of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate from this disclosure that currently existing or later developed devices that perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same results as the corresponding embodiments described herein can be utilized in accordance with the present invention. A process, machine, manufacture, composition, part, method or step of a thing. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to include within their scope such processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps.

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1. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
an apparatus for measuring channel state information on a downlink from a base station,
means for identifying a selected beam group from a set of beam groups according to a broadband property of the channel state information, wherein a characteristic of the set of beam groups depends on a transmission rank, an
Means for identifying a selected subset of beams in the selected beam group according to at least one subband, wherein the number of beams in the selected subset of beams is equal to the transmission rank.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising means for performing at least the following:
generating coded feedback information in a dual codebook format, the coded feedback information identifying the selected beam group and the selected subset of beams for each subband, an
Transmitting the encoded feedback information to the base station.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the dual codebook format comprises a first matrix representing the selected beam group and a second matrix representing the selected beam subset for each subband.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first matrix is formed using a set of columns obtained from an oversampled Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) matrix.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the characteristics of the set of beam groups comprise at least one of: a number of beams in each beam group of the set of beam groups, a number of beam groups in the set of beam groups, and a total angular domain spanned in each beam group of the set of beam groups from a direction of maximum array gain for a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain for a last beam.
6. The apparatus of any of claims 1-5, wherein an angular range from a direction of maximum array gain for a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain for a last beam in the selected beam group overlaps in an angular domain with an angular range from a direction of maximum array gain for a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain for a last beam in an adjacent beam group.
7. A method for communication, comprising:
measuring channel state information on a downlink from a base station;
identifying a selected beam group from a set of beam groups according to a wideband property of the channel state information, wherein a characteristic of the set of beam groups depends on a transmission rank; and
identifying a selected subset of beams in the selected beam group according to at least one subband, wherein a number of beams in the selected subset of beams is equal to the transmission rank.
8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
generating coded feedback information in a dual codebook format, the coded feedback information identifying the selected beam group and the selected subset of beams for each subband; and
transmitting the encoded feedback information to the base station.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the dual codebook format includes a first matrix representing the selected beam group and a second matrix representing the selected beam subset for each subband.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the characteristics of the set of beam groups include at least one of: a number of beams in each beam group of the set of beam groups, a number of beam groups in the set of beam groups, and a total angular domain spanned in each beam group of the set of beam groups from a direction of maximum array gain for a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain for a last beam.
11. The method according to any of claims 7-10, wherein an angular range from a direction of maximum array gain of a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain of a last beam in the selected beam group overlaps in an angular domain with an angular range from a direction of maximum array gain of a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain of a last beam in an adjacent beam group.
12. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
a device for a user to receive from a user equipment encoded feedback information having a dual codebook format, the encoded feedback information identifying a selected beam group and a selected subset of beams for at least one subband, wherein the selected beam group represents one of a set of beam groups that is consistent with a wideband property of channel state information measured by the user equipment and a characteristic of the set of beam groups is based on a transmission rank, and wherein the selected subset of beams is selected in the selected beam group according to the at least one subband and a number of beams in the selected subset of beams is equal to the transmission rank; and
means for forming a precoder for transmitting a signal to the user equipment using the dual codebook format.
13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the dual codebook format comprises a first matrix representing the selected beam group and a second matrix representing the selected beam subset for each subband.
14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first matrix is formed using a set of columns obtained from an oversampled Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) matrix.
15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the characteristics of the set of beam groups comprise at least one of: a number of beams in each beam group of the set of beam groups, a number of beam groups in the set of beam groups, and a total angular domain spanned in each beam group of the set of beam groups from a direction of maximum array gain for a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain for a last beam.
16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein an angular range from a direction of maximum array gain for a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain for a last beam in the selected beam group overlaps in an angular domain with an angular range from a direction of maximum array gain for a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain for a last beam in an adjacent beam group.
17. The apparatus of any of claims 12-16, wherein the selected beam group is characterized by 8 transmit antennas.
18. A method for communication, comprising:
receiving encoded feedback information from a user equipment having a dual codebook format, the encoded feedback information identifying a selected beam group and a selected subset of beams for at least one subband, wherein the selected beam group represents one of a set of beam groups that is consistent with a wideband property of channel state information measured by the user equipment and a characteristic of the set of beam groups is based on a transmission rank, and wherein the selected subset of beams is selected in the selected beam group according to the at least one subband and a number of beams in the selected subset of beams is equal to the transmission rank; and
forming a precoder for transmitting a signal to the user equipment using the dual codebook format.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the dual codebook format includes a first matrix representing the selected beam group and a second matrix representing the selected beam subset for each subband.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first matrix is formed using a set of columns obtained from an oversampled Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) matrix.
21. The method of claim 18, wherein the characteristics of the set of beam groups include at least one of: a number of beams in each beam group of the set of beam groups, a number of beam groups in the set of beam groups, and a total angular domain spanned in each beam group of the set of beam groups from a direction of maximum array gain for a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain for a last beam.
22. The method of any of claims 18-21, wherein an angular range from a direction of maximum array gain for a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain for a last beam in the selected beam group overlaps in an angular domain with an angular range from a direction of maximum array gain for a first beam to a direction of maximum array gain for a last beam in an adjacent beam group.
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