WO2018227616A1

WO2018227616A1 - Channel state information report transmission

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Publication number: WO2018227616A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/088779
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hao Wu; Yu Ngok Li; Zhaohua Lu; Yijian Chen; Chuangxin JIANG
Original assignee: Zte Corporation
Priority date: 2017-06-16
Filing date: 2017-06-16
Publication date: 2018-12-20
Also published as: CN110637428B; CN110637428A

Abstract

One or more devices, systems, and/or methods for facilitating transmission of a channel state information (CSI) report are provided. For example, a parameter for a CSI report may be determined based upon a rank indicator. The CSI report may be generated based upon the parameter and the rank indicator. The CSI report may be transmitted to a node.

Description

CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION REPORT TRANSMISSION

BACKGROUND

A communication link between wireless nodes, such as between a user equipment (UE) and a base station (BS) , may be facilitated using channel state information (CSI) . For example, the BS (and/or one or more other BSs) may provide the UE with one or more signals requesting CSI, and the UE may provide one or more CSIs to the BS (and/or one or more other BSs) . One signal requesting CSI from the BS may be associated with one type, while another signal requesting CSI from the BS may be associated with another type. To maintain one or more communication links, the UE may need to calculate and/or generate CSI in accordance with the type associated with the corresponding signal. However, the UE may have limited resources and/or limited capabilities.

SUMMARY

In accordance with the present disclosure, one or more devices and/or methods for facilitating transmission of a channel state information (CSI) report are provided. In an example, a rank indicator may be determined. A parameter may be determined for a CSI report based upon the rank indicator. The CSI report may be generated based upon the parameter and the rank indicator. The CSI report may be transmitted to a node.

In an example, a signal may be received from a node. A number of repetitions of information for a CSI report may be determined based upon the signal. The CSI report may be generated based upon the number of repetitions of information. The CSI report may be transmitted to the node.

In an example, a rank indicator may be determined. A parameter may be determined for a CSI report based upon the rank indicator. A first portion of the CSI report may be generated and may comprise the rank indicator. A second portion of the CSI report may be generated based upon the parameter. The first portion of the CSI report may be transmitted, in a first slot, to a node. The second portion of the CSI report may be transmitted, in a second slot, to the node.

In an example, a CSI report may be received. A rank indicator may be determined based upon the CSI report. A parameter of the CSI report may be determined based upon the rank indicator.

In an example, a number of repetitions of information may be determined for a CSI report. The number of repetitions of information may be transmitted to a node. The CSI report may be received.

In an example, a first portion of a CSI report comprising a rank indicator may be received in a first slot. A parameter of the CSI report may be determined based upon the rank indicator. A second portion of the CSI report may be received in a second slot.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

While the techniques presented herein may be embodied in alternative forms, the particular embodiments illustrated in the drawings are only a few examples that are supplemental of the description provided herein. These embodiments are not to be interpreted in a limiting manner, such as limiting the claims appended hereto.

Fig. 1A is a flow chart illustrating an example method of facilitating transmission of a channel state information (CSI) report.

Fig. 1B is a flow chart illustrating an example method of facilitating transmission of a CSI report.

Fig. 1C is a flow chart illustrating an example method of facilitating transmission of a CSI report.

Fig. 1D is a flow chart illustrating an example method of facilitating reception of a CSI report.

Fig. 1E is a flow chart illustrating an example method of facilitating reception of a CSI report.

Fig. 1F is a flow chart illustrating an example method of facilitating reception of a CSI report.

Fig. 2 is a component block diagram illustrating an example system for facilitating transmission and/or reception of a CSI report.

Fig. 3 is a component block diagram illustrating an example system for facilitating transmission and/or reception of a CSI report.

Fig. 4 is a component block diagram illustrating an example system for facilitating transmission and/or reception of a CSI report.

Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of CSI report.

Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of CSI report.

Fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of CSI report.

Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of CSI report.

Fig. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of CSI report.

Fig. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of CSI report.

Fig. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of CSI report.

Fig. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of CSI report.

Fig. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of CSI report.

Fig. 14 is an illustration of a scenario involving an example configuration of a base station (BS) that may utilize and/or implement at least a portion of the techniques presented herein.

Fig. 15 is an illustration of a scenario involving an example configuration of a user equipment (UE) that may utilize and/or implement at least a portion of the techniques presented herein.

Fig. 16 is an illustration of a scenario featuring an example non-transitory computer readable medium in accordance with one or more of the provisions set forth herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Subject matter will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and which show, by way of illustration, specific example embodiments. This description is not intended as an extensive or detailed discussion of known concepts. Details that are known generally to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may have been omitted, or may be handled in summary fashion.

The following subject matter may be embodied in a variety of different forms, such as methods, devices, components, and/or systems. Accordingly, this subject matter is not intended to be construed as limited to any example embodiments set forth herein. Rather, example embodiments are provided merely to be illustrative. Such embodiments may, for example, take the form of hardware, software, firmware or any combination thereof.

One or more computing devices and/or techniques for facilitating transmission of a channel state information (CSI) report are provided. For example, a user equipment (UE) may connect to a (e.g., wireless communication) network via a base station (BS) of the network. The BS may request one or more CSI reports from the UE. The one or more CSI reports may be used, for example, to enable the BS to communicate with the UE reliably and/or with high data rates (e.g., by enhancing signals sent from the BS to the UE based upon information in the CSI reports, etc. ) . A connection between the UE and BS may involve the transmittal of a (e.g., large) number of requests from the BS to the UE and/or a large (e.g., large) number of CSI reports from the UE to the BS. Some methods of facilitating transmission of CSI reports with low overhead which may result in the transmission of time-invalid data and/or inaccuracy (e.g., and thus provide for communication between the BS and the UE that is less reliable and/or associate with a lower data rate than is possible) . Thus, in accordance with one or more of the techniques presented herein, the transmission of CSI reports may be facilitated in a manner that balances the risk of using an excessive amount of overhead (e.g., relative to resources available) with the desire to have time-valid and/or accurate CSI reports in order to provide for optimal communication between the BS (e.g., and/or one or more other BSs) and the UE (e.g., and/or one or more other UEs) .

An example method 100A of facilitating the transmission of a CSI report from a first node to a second node is illustrated in Fig. 1A. The first node may be a UE and the second node may be a network and/or BS. The first node may receive one or more reference signals from the second node. The first node may (e.g., be required to) send one or more CSI reports, based upon the one or more reference signals, to the second node in order to maintain a connection (e.g., between the first node and the second node) . The first node may (e.g., be required to) determine and/or generate CSI content for a CSI report, such as a rank indicator, a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) , a channel quality indicator (CQI) and/or other content. Accordingly, at 105A, the first node determines a rank indicator. The rank indicator may be indicative of one or more parameters of the CSI report.

At 110A, the first node may then determine a parameter for the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. For example, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to the CSI report. The resources may be assigned (e.g., allocated) by the first node and/or the second node for use in generation of the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the (e.g., total) number of resources for use in generation of the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. The number of resources may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the number of resources may be configured (e.g., and/or adjusted) by the first node and/or the second node.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) first number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to a first portion of the CSI report. The (e.g., one or more) resources corresponding to the first portion may be assigned by the first node and/or the second node for use in generating the first portion. Accordingly, the first node may determine the first number of resources based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the first portion comprises the rank indicator.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) second number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to a second portion of the CSI report. The (e.g., one or more) resources corresponding to the second portion may be assigned by the first node and/or the second node for use in generating the second portion. Accordingly, the first node may determine the second number of resources based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the second portion comprises the PMI, the CQI and/or other content. Accordingly, a combination (e.g., sum, product, etc. ) of the first number of resources and the second number of resources may correspond to a payload size of the CSI report.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) third number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to a third portion of the CSI report. The (e.g., one or more) resources corresponding to the third portion may be assigned by the first node and/or the second node for use in generating the third portion. Accordingly, the first node may determine the third number of resources based upon the rank indicator. The resources assigned to the third portion may be outside of (e.g., and/or not assigned to) the resources assigned to the first portion and/or the resources assigned to the second portion.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of at least one of the first number of resources, the second number of resources, the third number of resources, the number of resources to be used in generation of the CSI report and/or a combination of the first number of resources, the second number of resources, the third number of resources and/or the number of resources to be used in generation of the CSI report.

For example, the rank indicator may be indicative of a combination (e.g., sum, product, etc. ) of the first number of resources and the second number of resources. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator may be indicative of the number of resources to be used in generation of the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the third number of resources (e.g., in order to generate the third portion) by determining a difference between the (e.g., total) number of resources to be used in generation of the CSI report and the combination of the first number of resources and the second number of resources.

In another example, the rank indicator may be indicative of a combination (e.g., sum, product, etc. ) of the second number of resources and the third number of resources. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator may be indicative of the second number of resources. Accordingly, the first node may determine the third number of resources (e.g., in order to generate the third portion) by determining a difference between the second number of resources and the combination of the second number of resources and the third number of resources.

In another example, the rank indicator may be indicative of a combination (e.g., sum, product, etc. ) of the second number of resources and the third number of resources. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator may be indicative of the third number of resources. Accordingly, the first node may determine the second number of resources (e.g., in order to generate the second portion) by determining a difference between the third number of resources and the combination of the second number of resources and the third number of resources.

In another example, the rank indicator may be indicative of the (e.g., total) number of resources to be used in generation of the CSI report. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator may be indicative of the first number of resources. Accordingly, the first node may determine a combination (e.g., sum, product, etc. ) of the second number of resources and the third number of resources (e.g., in order to generate the second portion and/or the third portion) by determining a difference between the number of resources to be used in generation of the CSI report and the first number of resources.

In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the time domain. Accordingly, the resources of the CSI report (e.g., the resources assigned to the first portion, the resources assigned to the second portion and/or the resources assigned to the third portion) may comprise symbols. The symbols may comprise orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the frequency domain. Accordingly, the resources of the CSI report (e.g., the resources assigned to the first portion, the resources assigned to the second portion and/or the resources assigned to the third portion) may comprise resource blocks and/or sub-carriers.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) number of repetitions of information for the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the number of repetitions of information based upon the rank indicator. The number of repetitions of information may correspond to a number of times information is to be repeated within (e.g., one or more portions of) the CSI report. For example, the number of repetitions of information may correspond to a number of times that information of one portion (e.g., the second portion) of the CSI report is to be repeated within another portion (e.g., the third portion) of the CSI report.

The first node may determine the number of repetitions of information based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second node (e.g., based upon instructions received from the second node) . In some examples, a first value of the rank indicator may correspond to one transmission of information of a portion of the CSI report (e.g., the second portion) and/or zero repetitions of information of the portion. Alternatively and/or additionally, a second value of the rank indicator may correspond to two transmissions of information of the portion and/or one repetition of information of the portion. Alternatively and/or additionally, a third value may correspond to three transmissions of information of the portion and/or two repetitions of information of the portion.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) code rate for the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the code rate based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the CSI report does not comprise the third portion. The code rate may correspond to (e.g., be used to process) the second portion (e.g., of the CSI report) .

The first node may determine the code rate based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second node (e.g., based upon instructions received from the second node) . In some examples, a first value may correspond to a first code rate. Alternatively and/or additionally, a second value may correspond to a second code rate. Alternatively and/or additionally, a third value may correspond to a third code rate.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) modulation scheme (e.g., quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) , binary phase shift keying (BPSK) , M-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (M-QAM) , etc. ) for the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the modulation scheme based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the CSI report does not comprise the third portion. The modulation scheme may correspond to (e.g., be used to process) the second portion (e.g., of the CSI report) .

The first node may determine the modulation scheme based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second node (e.g., based upon instructions received from the second node) . In some examples, a first value may correspond to a first modulation scheme (e.g., QPSK, BPSK, M-QAM, etc. ) . Alternatively and/or additionally, a second value may correspond to a second modulation scheme. Alternatively and/or additionally, a third value may correspond to a third modulation scheme.

At 115A, the first node may generate the CSI report based upon the parameter and/or the rank indicator. For example, the first node may generate the first portion (e.g., of the CSI report) comprising the rank indicator. Accordingly, the first node may map the first portion (e.g., comprising the rank indicator) to the resources assigned to the first portion. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may generate the first portion comprising the rank indicator and/or a relative power indicator (RPI) . For example, the rank indicator and/or the RPI may be jointly encoded. Accordingly, the first portion (e.g., comprising the rank indicator and/or the RPI) is mapped to the resources assigned to the first portion. In some examples, the RPI may be indicative of at least one of the (e.g., total) number of resources, the first number of resources, the second number of resources and/or the third number of resources, and/or a combination of the first number of resources, the second number of resources, the third number of resources and/or the (e.g., total) number of resources. In some examples, the first node may map (e.g., at least a part of) the PMI (e.g., other than the RPI) to the resources corresponding to the second portion.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may generate the second portion (e.g., of the CSI report) based upon the second number of resources (e.g., corresponding to the second portion) . The first node may map (e.g., at least some of) the CSI content (e.g., PMI, CQI, etc. ) to the resources assigned to the second portion (e.g., based upon the second number of resources) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may generate a first sub-portion, comprising a RPI, in the second portion. Accordingly, the first sub-portion (e.g., comprising the RPI) of the second portion may be mapped to the resources assigned to the first sub-portion of the second portion. In some examples, the RPI may be indicative of at least one of the parameters including the number of resources of a second sub-portion of the second portion, code rate of the second sub-portion of the second portion, and/or modulation scheme of the second sub-portion of the second portion. In some examples, the first node may map (e.g., at least a part of) the PMI (e.g., other than the RPI) to the resources corresponding to the second sub-portion of the second portion.

In some examples, the first node may generate the third portion based upon the number of repetitions. For example, the first node may generate the third portion comprising one or more repetitions of information of the second portion. Accordingly, the first node may map repetitions of (e.g., at least some of) the CSI content (e.g., PMI, CQI, etc. ) to the resources assigned to the third portion (e.g., based upon the number of repetitions) .

In some examples, the first node may generate the second portion based upon the code rate (e.g., corresponding to the second portion) (e.g., indicated by the rank indicator) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may generate the second portion based upon the modulation scheme (e.g., corresponding to the second portion) (e.g., indicated by the rank indicator) . For example, the first node may generate the second portion using a first code rate and/or using a QPSK modulation scheme. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may generate the second portion using a second code rate and/or using a BPSK modulation scheme.

In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the time domain. Accordingly, the resources in the CSI report may correspond to symbols. In some examples, the first node may map the first portion to a fixed (e.g., defined) location of symbols configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second node (e.g., based upon instructions received from the second node) . For example, the first node may map the first portion to one or more symbols corresponding to a first (e.g., beginning, middle, end, etc. ) part of a slot. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may map the first portion to one or more symbols adjacent to (e.g., following and/or next to) one or more symbols assigned to (e.g., and/or comprising) a reference signal (e.g., transmitted by and/or received from the second node) .

In some examples, the first node may map the second portion to one or more symbols before (e.g., and/or in front of, preceding, etc. ) one or more symbols of the third portion. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may map the second portion to the one or more symbols after (e.g., and/or following) the one or more symbols of the third portion.

In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the frequency domain. Accordingly, the resources in the CSI report may comprise resource blocks and/or sub-carriers. In some examples, the first node may map the first portion to a fixed location of resource blocks (e.g., and/or sub-carriers) configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second node (e.g., based upon instructions received from the second node) . For example, the first node may map the first portion to one or more resource blocks and/or sub-carriers having a lowest frequency of the resource blocks and/or sub- carriers of the resources assigned (e.g., allocated) for use in generation of the CSI report. Resource blocks and/or sub-carriers may be determined to have a lowest frequency based upon having a frequency below a frequency threshold and/or having a frequency that, when ranked against the frequencies of the resource blocks and/or sub-carriers, is below a rank threshold.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may map the first portion to one or more resource blocks and/or sub-carriers having a highest frequency of the resource blocks and/or sub-carriers of the resources assigned (e.g., allocated) for use in generation of the CSI report. Resource blocks and/or sub-carriers may be determined to have a highest frequency based upon having a frequency above a frequency threshold and/or having a frequency that, when ranked against the frequencies of the resource blocks and/or sub-carriers, is above a rank threshold.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may map the first portion to one or more resource blocks and/or sub-carriers having a frequency between the lowest frequency and the highest frequency. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may map the first portion to one or more resource blocks and/or sub-carriers adjacent to (e.g., following and/or next to) one or more resource blocks (e.g., and/or sub-carriers) assigned to (e.g., and/or comprising) a reference signal.

In some examples, the first node may map the second portion to one or more resource blocks and/or sub-carriers having a lower frequency than a frequency of one or more resource blocks (e.g., and/or sub-carriers) of the third portion. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may map the second portion to the one or more resource blocks (e.g., and/or sub-carriers) having a higher frequency than the frequency of the one or more symbols of the third portion.

At 120A, the first node transmits the CSI report to the second node. In some examples, the first node transmits one or more CSI reports to the second node in one or more slots (e.g., and/or time-slots) . In some examples, there may be a time gap (e.g., of 5 ms) between a first slot and a second (e.g., next) slot. In some examples, the first node transmits the CSI report in a (e.g., single) slot.

In some examples, the first node is configured to transmit one or more CSI reports in a multiple transceiver point (TRP) transmission configuration (e.g., in one or more slots) . For example, a first plurality of resources may be assigned to (e.g., and/or comprise) a first portion of a first CSI report and/or a first portion of a second CSI report. In some examples, a second plurality of resources may be assigned to (e.g., and/or comprise) a second portion of the first CSI report and/or a second portion of the second CSI report. In some examples, a third plurality of resources may be assigned to (e.g., and/or comprise) a third portion of the first CSI report and/or a third portion of the second CSI report.

In some examples, the first portion of the first CSI report comprises a rank indicator, indicative of one or more parameters of the second portion of the first CSI report and/or the second portion of the first CSI report. In some examples, the first portion of the second CSI report comprises a rank indicator, indicative of one or more parameters of the second portion of the second CSI report and/or the third portion of the second CSI report. In some examples, the first portion of the first CSI report and/or or the first portion of the second CSI report are jointly encoded within the first plurality of resources. In some examples, the second portion of the first CSI report and/or or the second portion of the second CSI report are jointly encoded within the second plurality of resources. In some examples, the third portion of the first CSI report and/or or the third portion of the second CSI report are jointly encoded within the third plurality of resources. In some examples, the first node may transmit the first plurality of resources, in a first slot, and the second plurality of resources, in a second slot, to a primary TRP or to a plurality of TRPs.

An example method 100B of facilitating the transmission of a CSI report from a first node to a second node is illustrated in Fig. 1 B. The first node may be a UE and the second node may be a network and/or BS. The first node may receive one or more reference signals from the second node. The first node may (e.g., be required to) send one or more CSI reports, based upon the one or more reference signals, to the second node in order to maintain a connection (e.g., between the first node and the second node) . Accordingly, at 105B, the first node may receive a (e.g., reference) signal from the second node. In some examples, the signal may comprise (e.g., an indication of) a number of repetitions of information (e.g., configured by the second node) .

The first node may (e.g., be required to) determine and/or generate CSI content for a CSI report, such as a rank indicator, a PMI, a CQI and/or other content, based upon the signal. Accordingly, at 110B, the first node may determine the number of repetitions of information for the CSI report based upon the signal. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may determine a rank indicator, indicative of one or more parameters of the CSI report.

In some examples, the number of repetitions of information may correspond to a number of times information is to be repeated within (e.g., one or more portions of) the CSI report. For example, the number of repetitions of information may correspond to a number of times that the rank indicator of the CSI report is to be repeated within a portion (e.g., a first portion, a second portion, a third portion, etc. ) of the CSI report.

Accordingly, at 115B, the first node may generate the CSI report based upon the number of repetitions of information. In some examples, the first node may generate the first portion based upon the number of repetitions. For example, the first node may generate the first portion comprising one or more repetitions of the rank indicator. Accordingly, the first node may map the first portion (e.g., comprising the rank indicator) to resources assigned to the first portion.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may generate the second portion (e.g., of the CSI report) based upon (e.g., at least some of) CSI content for the CSI report, such as the PMI, the CQI and/or other content. The first node may map the CSI content to resources assigned to the second portion. Accordingly, at 120B, the first node may transmit the CSI report to the second node. In some examples, the first node transmits the CSI report in a (e.g., single) slot.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may generate the first portion comprising the rank indicator and/or a RPI. For example, the rank indicator and/or the RPI may be jointly encoded. Accordingly, the first portion (e.g., comprising the rank indicator and/or the RPI) is mapped to the resources assigned to the first portion. In some examples, the RPI may be indicative of at least one of the (e.g., total) number of resources, the first number of resources, the second number of resources and/or the third number of resources, and/or a combination of the first number of resources, the second number of resources, the third number of resources and/or the (e.g., total) number of resources. In some examples, the first node may map (e.g., at least a part of) the PMI (e.g., other than the RPI) to the resources corresponding to the second portion.

An example method 100C of facilitating the transmission of a CSI report from a first node to a second node is illustrated in Fig. 1C. The first node may be a UE and the second node may be a network and/or BS. The first node may receive one or more reference signals from the second node. The first node may (e.g., be required to) send one or more CSI reports, based upon the one or more reference signals, to the second node in order to maintain a connection (e.g., between the first node and the second node) . The first node may (e.g., be required to) determine and/or generate CSI content for a CSI report, such as a rank indicator, a PMI, a CQI and/or other content. Accordingly, at 105C, the first node determines a rank indicator. The rank indicator may be indicative of one or more parameters of the CSI report.

At 110C, the first node may then determine a parameter for the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. For example, the first node may determine a (e.g., total) number of resources for use in generation of the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may determine a first number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to a first portion of the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the first portion comprises the rank indicator. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may determine a second number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to a second portion of the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the second portion comprises the PMI, the CQI and/or other content. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may determine a third number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to a third portion of the CSI report.

In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the time domain. Accordingly, resources of the CSI report (e.g., the resources corresponding to the first portion, the resources corresponding to the second portion and/or the resources corresponding to the third portion) may comprise symbols. The symbols may comprise OFDM symbols.

In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the frequency domain. Accordingly, the resources of the CSI report (e.g., the resources corresponding to the first portion, the resources corresponding to the second portion and/or the resources corresponding to the third portion) may comprise resource blocks and/or sub-carriers.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) number of repetitions of information for the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the number of repetitions of information based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) code rate for the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the code rate based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) modulation scheme for the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the modulation scheme based upon the rank indicator.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) format for the second portion of the CSI report (e.g., and/or the third portion of the CSI report) . Accordingly, the first node may determine the format based upon the rank indicator. The first node may determine the format based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second node (e.g., based upon instructions received from the second node) . In some examples, a first value (e.g., greater than or equal to a threshold value and/or less than or equal to the threshold value) of the rank indicator may correspond to the second portion of the CSI report (e.g., and/or the third portion of the CSI report) using a short-duration format. Alternatively and/or additionally, a second value (e.g., greater than or equal to a threshold value and/or less than or equal to the threshold value) of the rank indicator may correspond to the second portion of the CSI report (e.g., and/or the third portion of the CSI report) using a long-duration format.

At 115C, the first node may generate the first portion of the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. For example, the first node may generate the first portion (e.g., of the CSI report) comprising the rank indicator. Accordingly, the first node may map the first portion (e.g., comprising the rank indicator) to the resources assigned to the first portion. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may generate the first portion comprising the rank indicator and/or a RPI. For example, the rank indicator and/or the RPI may be jointly encoded. Accordingly, the first portion (e.g., comprising the rank indicator and/or the RPI) is mapped to the resources corresponding to the first portion.

Alternatively and/or additionally, at 120C, the first node may generate the second portion of the CSI report based upon a parameter (e.g., the second number of resources corresponding to the second portion) . The first node may map (e.g., at least some of) the CSI content (e.g., PMI, CQI, etc. ) to the resources corresponding to the second portion (e.g., based upon the second number of resources) .

In some examples, the first node may generate the third portion based upon the number of repetitions (e.g., determined based upon the rank indicator) . For example, the first node may generate the third portion comprising one or more repetitions of information. Accordingly, the first node may map the one or more repetitions of information to the resources corresponding to the third portion (e.g., based upon the number of repetitions) .

At 120C, the first node transmits the first portion of the CSI report, in a first slot, to the second node. In some examples, the first node transmits one or more CSI reports to the second node in one or more slots (e.g., and/or time-slots) . In some examples, there may be a time gap (e.g., of 5 ms) between the first slot and a second (e.g., next) slot. At 125C, the first node transmits the second portion of the CSI report, in the second slot, to the second node.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node may be configured to transmit the rank indicator and/or a RPI in the first slot. For example, the rank indicator and/or the RPI may be jointly encoded. Accordingly, the rank indicator and/or the RPI are mapped to the resources assigned to the first portion (e.g., corresponding to the first slot) . In some examples, the RPI may be indicative of at least one of the (e.g., total) number of resources, the first number of resources, the second number of resources and/or the third number of resources, and/or a combination of the first number of resources, the second number of resources, the third number of resources and/or the (e.g., total) number of resources. In some examples, the first node may map (e.g., at least a part of) the PMI (e.g., other than the RPI) to the resources corresponding to the second portion (e.g., corresponding to the second slot) .

An example method 100D of facilitating the transmission of a CSI report from a first node to a second node is illustrated in Fig. 1D. The first node may be a UE and the second node may be a network and/or BS. The second node may transmit one or more reference signals to the first node. The second node may receive one or more CSI reports, based upon the one or more reference signals, from the first node. Accordingly, at 105D, the second node may receive a CSI report. The CSI report may comprise CSI content, such as a rank indicator, a PMI, a CQI and/or other content.

Accordingly, at 110D, the second node determines (e.g., identifies, extracts, etc. ) a rank indicator based upon (e.g., from) the CSI report. The rank indicator may be indicative of one or more parameters of the CSI report. Accordingly, at 115D, the second node may determine a parameter for the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. For example, the second node may determine a (e.g., total) number of resources assigned to the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. Alternatively and/or additionally, the second node may determine a first number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to a first portion of the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. Alternatively and/or additionally, the second node may determine a second number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to a second portion of the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the second portion comprises the PMI, the CQI and/or other content. Alternatively and/or additionally, the second node may determine a third number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to a third portion of the CSI report.

In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the time domain. Accordingly, resources of the CSI report (e.g., the resources corresponding to the second portion and/or the resources corresponding to the third portion) may comprise symbols. The symbols may comprise OFDM symbols.

In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the frequency domain. Accordingly, the resources of the CSI report (e.g., the resources corresponding to the second portion and/or the resources corresponding to the third portion) may comprise resource blocks and/or sub-carriers.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) number of repetitions of information for the CSI report. Accordingly, the second node may determine the number of repetitions of information based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) code rate for the CSI report. Accordingly, the second node may determine the code rate based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) modulation scheme for the CSI report. Accordingly, the second node may determine the modulation scheme based upon the rank indicator.

In some examples, the second node may process the CSI report based upon one or more parameters (e.g., the second number of resources corresponding to the second portion, the third number of resources corresponding to the third portion, the code rate, the modulation scheme, the number of repetitions of information etc. ) of the rank indicator. For example, the second node may generate, extract, decipher and/or interpret information (e.g., from the CSI report and/or one or more other CSI reports) based upon the one or more parameters. The second node may then generate a data signal based upon the CSI report. Accordingly, the second node may transmit the data signal to the first node.

An example method 100E of facilitating the transmission of a CSI report from a first node to a second node is illustrated in Fig. 1E. The first node may be a UE and the second node may be a network and/or BS. The second node may transmit one or more reference signals to the first node. The second node may receive one or more CSI reports, based upon the one or more reference signals, from the first node. Accordingly, at 105E, the second node may determine a (e.g., desired) number of repetitions of information for a CSI report.

In some examples, the number of repetitions of information may correspond to a number of times information is to be repeated within (e.g., one or more portions of) the CSI report. For example, the number of repetitions of information may correspond to a number of times that the rank indicator of the CSI report is to be repeated within a portion (e.g., the first portion) of the CSI report.

In some examples, a first value of the number of repetitions of information may correspond to one transmission of the rank indicator and/or zero repetitions of the rank indicator. Alternatively and/or additionally, a second value of the rank indicator may correspond to two transmissions of the rank indicator and/or one repetition of the rank indicator. Alternatively and/or additionally, a third value may correspond to three transmissions of the rank indicator and/or two repetitions of the rank indicator. More values may correspond to more transmissions and/or repetitions of the rank indicator.

At 110E, the second node may transmit (e.g., an indication of) the number of repetitions of information for the CSI report to the first node. In some examples, the second node may transmit the number of repetitions of information within a reference signal. Accordingly, the first node may process the reference signal and/or transmit the CSI report based upon the reference signal to the second node. At 115E, the second node may receive the CSI report. The CSI report may comprise a number of repetitions of the rank indicator corresponding to the number of repetitions of information. The second node may then process the CSI report and/or generate a data signal based upon the CSI report. For example, the second node may generate, extract, decipher and/or interpret information (e.g., from the CSI report and/or one or more other CSI reports) based upon the rank indicator and/or the number of repetitions of information. The second node may then transmit the data signal to the first node.

An example method 100F of facilitating the transmission of a CSI report from a first node to a second node is illustrated in Fig. 1F. The first node may be a UE and the second node may be a network and/or BS. The second node may transmit one or more reference signals to the first node. The second node may receive one or more CSI reports, based upon the one or more reference signals, from the first node. Accordingly, at 105F, the second node may receive, in a first slot, a first portion of a CSI report comprising a rank indicator.

The rank indicator may be indicative of one or more parameters of the CSI report. Accordingly, at 110F, the second node may determine a parameter for the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. For example, the second node may determine a (e.g., total) number of resources assigned to the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. Alternatively and/or additionally, the second node may determine a second number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to a second portion of the CSI report based upon the rank indicator. In some examples, the second portion comprises the PMI, the CQI and/or other content. Alternatively and/or additionally, the second node may determine a third number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to a third portion of the CSI report.

In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the time domain. Accordingly, resources of the CSI report may comprise symbols. The symbols may comprise OFDM symbols. In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the frequency domain. Accordingly, the resources of the CSI report may comprise resource blocks and/or sub-carriers.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) format for the second portion of the CSI report. Accordingly, the second node may determine the format based upon the rank indicator. The first node may determine the format based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second node. In some examples, a first value (e.g., greater than or equal to a threshold value and/or less than or equal to the threshold value) of the rank indicator may correspond to the second portion of the CSI report (e.g., and/or the third portion of the CSI report) using a short-duration format. Alternatively and/or additionally, a second value (e.g., greater than or equal to a threshold value and/or less than or equal to the threshold value) of the rank indicator may correspond to the second portion of the CSI report (e.g., and/or the third portion of the CSI report) using a long-duration format.

At 115F, the second wireless node receives, in a second slot, the second portion of the CSI report. In some examples, the second node may process the second portion of the CSI report based upon one or more parameters (e.g., the second number of resources corresponding to the second portion, the code rate, the modulation scheme, the format, etc. ) of the rank indicator. For example, the second node may generate, extract, decipher and/or interpret information (e.g., from the CSI report and/or one or more other CSI reports) based upon the one or more parameters (e.g., repetitions, code rate, modulation scheme, format, etc. ) . The second node may then generate a data signal based upon the CSI report. Accordingly, the second node may transmit the data signal to the first node.

Fig. 2 illustrates an example of a system 200 of facilitating the transmission of a CSI report from a first node 210 (e.g., a UE) to a second node 205 (e.g., a network) is illustrated in Fig. 2. In some examples, the second node 205 may transmit a reference signal 225 to the first node 210. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node 210 may (e.g., be required to) determine (e.g., and/or) generate a CSI report 215 comprising CSI content such as a rank indicator, a PMI, a CQI and/or other content (e.g., based upon the reference signal 225) . Accordingly, the first node 210 may determine the rank indicator. In some examples, the rank indicator is indicative of one or more parameters (e.g., a first number of resources corresponding to a first portion of the CSI report 215, a second number of resources corresponding to a second portion of the CSI report 215, a third number of resources corresponding to a third portion of the CSI report 215, a code rate, a modulation scheme, a number of repetitions of information, etc. ) .

In some examples, the first node 210 may generate the CSI report 215 based upon the one or more parameters. For example, the first node 210 may generate the first portion of the CSI report 215 comprising the rank indicator. Accordingly, the first node 210 may map the first portion (e.g., comprising the rank indicator) to resources assigned to the first portion. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node 210 may generate the first portion comprising the rank indicator and/or a RPI. Accordingly, the first portion (e.g., comprising the rank indicator and/or the RPI) is mapped to the resources corresponding to the first portion.

Alternatively and/or additionally the first node 210 may generate the second portion of the CSI report 215 and/or the first node 210 may map (e.g., at least some of) the CSI content (e.g., PMI, CQI, etc. ) to resources corresponding to the second portion (e.g., based upon the second number of resources) .

In some examples, the first node 210 may generate the third portion of the CSI report 215 based upon the number of repetitions of information. For example, the first node 210 may generate the third portion comprising one or more repetitions of information. Accordingly, the first node may map the one or more repetitions of information to resources corresponding to the third portion (e.g., based upon the number of repetitions of information) .

The first node 210 may then transmit the CSI report 215 to the second node 205. The second node 205 may receive the CSI report 215. In some examples, the second node 205 may determine (e.g., extract, identify, etc. ) the rank indicator based upon the CSI report. Alternatively and/or additionally, the second node 205 may determine the one or more parameters based upon the rank indicator. The second node 205 may then process the CSI report 215 based upon the one or more parameters. The second node 205 may then generate a data signal 220 based upon the CSI report. Accordingly, the second node may transmit the data signal 220 to the first node 210.

Fig. 3 illustrates an example of a system 300 of facilitating the transmission of a CSI report from a first node 310 (e.g., a UE) to a second node 305 (e.g., a network) is illustrated in Fig. 3. In some examples, the first node 310 may (e.g., be required to) determine (e.g., and/or) generate a CSI report comprising CSI content such as a rank indicator, a PMI, a CQI and/or other content (e.g., based upon a reference signal received from the second node 305) . Accordingly, the first node 310 may determine the rank indicator. In some examples, the rank indicator is indicative of one or more parameters (e.g., a first number of resources corresponding to a first portion of the CSI report 315, a second number of resources corresponding to a second portion of the CSI report 320, a code rate, a modulation scheme, a number of repetitions of information, format, etc. ) .

In some examples, the first node 310 may generate the CSI report based upon the one or more parameters. For example, the first node 310 may generate the first portion of the CSI report 315 comprising the rank indicator. Accordingly, the first node 310 may map the first portion of the CSI report 315 (e.g., comprising the rank indicator) to resources assigned to the first portion of the CSI report 315. Alternatively and/or additionally, the first node 310 may generate the first portion comprising the rank indicator and/or a RPI. Accordingly, the first portion of the CSI report 315 (e.g., comprising the rank indicator and/or the RPI) is mapped to the resources corresponding to the first portion.

Alternatively and/or additionally the first node 310 may generate the second portion of the CSI report 320 and/or the first node 310 may map (e.g., at least some of) the CSI content (e.g., PMI, CQI, etc. ) to resources corresponding to the second portion of the CSI report 320 (e.g., based upon the second number of resources) .

The first node 310 may transmit the first portion of the CSI report 315 to the second node 305, in a first time slot. The first node 310 may transmit the second portion of the CSI report 320 to the second node 305, in a second time slot. Alternatively and/or additionally, the second node 305 may receive the first portion of the CSI report 315 and determine the one or more parameters based upon the rank indicator. The second node 305 may (e.g., then) receive the second portion of the CSI report 320. Accordingly, the second node 305 may process the second portion of the CSI report 305 based upon the one or more parameters. The second node 305 may then generate a data signal 325 based upon the CSI report. Accordingly, the second node may transmit the data signal 325 to the first node 310.

Fig. 4 illustrates an example of a system 400 of facilitating the transmission of a CSI report from a first node 410 (e.g., a UE) to a second node 405 (e.g., a network) is illustrated in Fig. 4. The first node may (e.g., be required to) determine (e.g., and/or) generate CSI content for a CSI report 420, such as a rank indicator, a PMI, a CQI and/or other content. The second node 405 may determine a number of repetitions of information 415. In some examples, the number of repetitions of information 415 may correspond to a number of times information is to be repeated within (e.g., one or more portions of) the CSI report 420. For example, the number of repetitions of information 415 may correspond to a number of times that the rank indicator of the CSI report 420 is to be repeated within a portion (e.g., the first portion, the second portion, etc. ) of the CSI report 420.

The second node 405 may transmit (e.g., an indication of) the number of repetitions of information 415 to the first node 410. In some examples, the second node 405 may transmit the number of repetitions of information 415 within a reference signal. Accordingly, the first node 410 may receive the number of repetitions of information 415.

The first node 410 may generate the CSI report 420 based upon the number of repetitions of information 415. In some examples, the first node 410 may generate the CSI report 420 comprising a number of repetitions of the rank indicator based upon the number of repetitions of information 415. The first node 410 may then transmit the CSI report 420 to the second node 405. The second node 405 may then process the CSI report 420 (e.g., based upon the number of repetitions of information 415) and/or generate a data signal 425 based upon the CSI report 420. The second node 405 may then transmit the data signal 425 to the first node 410.

Fig. 5 illustrates a diagram 500 of an example of a CSI report. In some examples, the CSI report may be mapped to (e.g., physical resources in) an uplink control channel. In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the time domain. Accordingly, resources in the CSI report may correspond to symbols. The uplink control channel may comprise a (e.g., total) number (e.g., quantity) of (e.g., OFDM) symbols (e.g., resources) corresponding to the CSI report. The uplink control channel may be divided into regions comprising adjacent symbols (e.g., following and/or next to each other) . A first region 505 may comprise a first portion of the CSI report comprising a rank indicator. The first region 505 may comprise a first number of (e.g., one or more) symbols.

The number of (e.g., remaining) regions may be determined based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator (e.g., and/or to a number of remaining symbols other than the first number of symbols within the first region 505) . The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by a first node (e.g., a UE) and/or a second node (e.g., a BS) (e.g., based upon instructions received from the second node) .

In some examples, the value of the rank indicator is compared to one or more threshold values. For example, the rank indicator having a first value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a first threshold value may correspond to the uplink control channel comprising two regions. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a second value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a second threshold value may correspond to the uplink control channel comprising three regions. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a third value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a third threshold value may correspond to the uplink control channel comprising four regions. The rank indicator having other values less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) other threshold values may correspond to the uplink control channel comprising other numbers of regions.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a second number (e.g., quantity) of (e.g., one or more) symbols corresponding to a second region 510 comprising a second portion of the CSI report. In some examples, the second portion comprises the PMI, the CQI and/or other content. Accordingly, a combination (e.g., sum, product, etc. ) of the first number of symbols and the second number of symbols may correspond to a payload size of the CSI report.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a third number (e.g., quantity) of (e.g., one or more) (e.g., remaining) symbols corresponding to a third region 515 comprising a third portion of the CSI report.

Fig. 6 illustrates a diagram 600 of an example of a CSI report. In some examples, the CSI report may be mapped to (e.g., physical resources in) an uplink control channel. In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the time domain. Accordingly, resources in the CSI report may correspond to symbols. The uplink control channel may comprise a (e.g., total) number (e.g., quantity) of (e.g., OFDM) symbols (e.g., resources) corresponding to the CSI report. The uplink control channel may be divided into regions comprising adjacent symbols (e.g., following and/or next to each other) . A first region 605 may comprise a first portion of the CSI report comprising a rank indicator. The first region 605 may comprise a first number of (e.g., one or more) symbols.

The number of (e.g., remaining) regions may be determined based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator (e.g., and/or to a number of remaining symbols other than the first number of symbols within the first region 605) .

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a second number (e.g., quantity) of (e.g., one or more) symbols corresponding to a second region 610 comprising a second portion of the CSI report. In some examples, the second portion comprises the PMI, the CQI and/or other content. Accordingly, a combination (e.g., sum, product, etc. ) of the first number of symbols and the second number of symbols may correspond to a payload size of the CSI report.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a third number (e.g., quantity) of (e.g., one or more) (e.g., remaining) symbols corresponding to a third region 615 comprising a third portion of the CSI report.

The rank indicator may be indicative of a number of repetitions of information. The number of repetitions of information may correspond to a number of times information is to be repeated within (e.g., one or more portions of) the CSI report. For example, the number of repetitions of information may correspond to a number of times that information of the second portion of the CSI report corresponding to the second region 610 is to be repeated within the third portion of the CSI report corresponding to the third region 615. For example, the information of the second portion corresponding to the second region 610 may be repeated one time within the third portion corresponding to the third region 615.

The number of repetitions of information may be determined based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by a first node (e.g., a UE) and/or a second node (e.g., a BS) (e.g., based upon instructions received from the second node) . In some examples, a first value of the rank indicator may correspond to one transmission of information of a portion of the CSI report (e.g., the second portion) and/or zero repetitions of information of the portion. Alternatively and/or additionally, a second value of the rank indicator may correspond to two transmissions of information of the portion and/or one repetition of information of the portion. Alternatively and/or additionally, a third value of the rank indicator may correspond to three transmissions of information of the portion and/or two repetitions of information of the portion.

Fig. 7 illustrates a diagram 700 of an example of a CSI report. In some examples, the CSI report may be mapped to (e.g., physical resources in) an uplink control channel. In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the time domain. Accordingly, resources in the CSI report may correspond to symbols. The uplink control channel may comprise a (e.g., total) number (e.g., quantity) of (e.g., OFDM) symbols (e.g., resources) corresponding to the CSI report. The uplink control channel may be divided into regions comprising adjacent symbols (e.g., following and/or next to each other) . A first region 705 may comprise a first portion of the CSI report comprising a rank indicator. A second region 710 may comprise a second portion of the CSI report.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) code rate for the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the code rate based upon the rank indicator. The code rate may correspond to (e.g., be used to generate and/or process) the second portion corresponding to the second region 710.

The code rate may be determined based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by a first node (e.g., a UE) and/or a second node (e.g., a BS) (e.g., based upon instructions received at the first node from the second node) . In some examples, the rank indicator having a first value may correspond to a first code rate. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a second value may correspond to a second code rate. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a third value may correspond to a third code rate.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) modulation scheme (e.g., QPSK, BPSK, M-QAM, etc. ) for the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the modulation scheme based upon the rank indicator. The modulation scheme may correspond to (e.g., be used to generate and/or process) the second portion corresponding to the second region 710.

The modulation scheme may be determined based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second node (e.g., based upon instructions received from the second node) . In some examples, the rank indicator having a first value may correspond to a first modulation scheme (e.g., QPSK, BPSK, M-QAM, etc. ) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a second value may correspond to a second modulation scheme. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a third value may correspond to a third modulation scheme.

Fig. 8 illustrates a diagram 800 of an example of a CSI report. In some examples, the CSI report may be mapped to (e.g., physical resources in) an uplink control channel. In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the time domain. Accordingly, resources in the CSI report may correspond to symbols. The uplink control channel may comprise a (e.g., total) number (e.g., quantity) of (e.g., OFDM) symbols (e.g., resources) corresponding to the CSI report. The uplink control channel may be divided into regions comprising adjacent symbols (e.g., following and/or next to each other) . A first region 805 may comprise a first portion of the CSI report comprising a rank indicator.

In some examples, a number of repetitions of information may be configured by a second node (e.g., a BS) (e.g., via an instruction, a reference signal, etc. transmitted to a first node (e.g., a UE) ) . The number of repetitions of information may correspond to a number of times information is to be repeated within the CSI report. For example, the number of repetitions of information may correspond to a number of times that the first portion corresponding to the first region 805 is to be repeated within the CSI report.

For example, the first portion corresponding to the first region 805 may be repeated three (e.g., or any other number of) times. In some examples, a second region 810, corresponding to one or more symbols adjacent (e.g., next to, following) to one or more symbols of the repetitions of the first portion may comprise a second portion of the CSI report (e.g., which may not comprise the repeated information of the first region 805) .

Fig. 9 illustrates a diagram 900 of an example of a CSI report. In some examples, the CSI report may be mapped to (e.g., physical resources in) an uplink control channel. In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the frequency domain. Accordingly, resources in the CSI report may comprise resource blocks and/or sub-carriers. The uplink control channel may comprise a (e.g., total) number (e.g., quantity) of resource blocks and/or sub-carriers (e.g., resources) corresponding to the CSI report. The uplink control channel may be divided into regions comprising adjacent resource blocks and/or sub-carriers (e.g., following and/or next to each other) . A first region 905 may comprise a first portion of the CSI report comprising a rank indicator. The first region 905 may comprise a first number of (e.g., one or more) resource blocks and/or sub-carriers.

The number of (e.g., remaining) regions may be determined based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator (e.g., and/or to a number of remaining resource blocks and/or sub-carriers other than the first number of resource blocks and/or sub-carriers within the first region 905) . The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by a first node (e.g., a UE) and/or a second node (e.g., a BS) (e.g., based upon instructions received from the second node) . In some examples, the value of the rank indicator is compared to one or more threshold values. For example, the rank indicator having a first value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a first threshold value may correspond to the uplink control channel comprising two regions. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a second value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a second threshold value may correspond to the uplink control channel comprising three regions. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a third value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a third threshold value may correspond to the uplink control channel comprising four regions.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a second number (e.g., quantity) of (e.g., one or more) resource blocks and/or sub-carriers corresponding to a second region 910 comprising a second portion of the CSI report. In some examples, the second portion comprises the PMI, the CQI and/or other content. Accordingly, a combination (e.g., sum, product, etc. ) of the first number of resource blocks and/or sub-carriers and the second number of resource blocks and/or sub-carriers may correspond to a payload size of the CSI report.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a third number (e.g., quantity) of (e.g., one or more) (e.g., remaining) resource blocks and/or sub-carriers corresponding to a third region 915 comprising a third portion of the CSI report.

Fig. 10 illustrates a diagram 1000 of an example of a CSI report. In some examples, the CSI report may be mapped to (e.g., physical resources in) an uplink control channel. In some examples, the CSI report may correspond to the frequency domain. Accordingly, resources in the CSI report may comprise resource blocks and/or sub-carriers. The uplink control channel may comprise a (e.g., total) number (e.g., quantity) of (e.g., OFDM) resource blocks and/or sub-carriers (e.g., resources) corresponding to the CSI report. The uplink control channel may be divided into regions comprising adjacent resource blocks and/or sub-carriers (e.g., following and/or next to each other) . A first region 1005 may comprise a first portion of the CSI report comprising a rank indicator. A second region 1010 may comprise a second portion of the CSI report.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) code rate for the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the code rate based upon the rank indicator. The code rate may correspond to (e.g., be used to generate and/or process) the second portion corresponding to the second region 1010.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a (e.g., parameter comprising a) modulation scheme (e.g., QPSK, BPSK, M-QAM, etc. ) for the CSI report. Accordingly, the first node may determine the modulation scheme based upon the rank indicator. The modulation scheme may correspond to (e.g., be used to generate and/or process) the second portion corresponding to the second region 1010.

Fig. 11 illustrates a diagram 1100 of an example of a CSI report. In some examples, the CSI report may be mapped to (e.g., physical resources in) an uplink control channel. A first portion of the CSI report corresponding to a first region 1105 may comprise a rank indicator.

In some examples, the first portion corresponding to the first region 1105 is configured to be transmitted, from a first node (e.g., a UE) to a second node (e.g., a BS) , within a first slot. Alternatively and/or additionally, the second portion corresponding to the second region 1110 is configured to be transmitted, from the first node to the second node, within a second slot.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of at least one of a number of symbols corresponding to the second portion (e.g., and/or corresponding to the second slot) , a number of resource blocks and/or sub-carriers corresponding to the second portion (e.g., and/or corresponding to the second slot) , a code rate corresponding to the second portion (e.g., and/or corresponding to the second slot) and/or a modulation scheme corresponding to the second portion (e.g., and/or corresponding to the second slot) .

The number of symbols corresponding to the second portion (e.g., and/or corresponding to the second slot) may be determined based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second. In some examples, the value of the rank indicator is compared to one or more threshold values. For example, the rank indicator having a first value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a first threshold value may correspond to a first number of symbols. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a second value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a second threshold value may correspond to a second number of symbols. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a third value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a third threshold value may correspond to a third number of symbols.

The number of resource blocks and/or sub-carriers corresponding to the second portion (e.g., and/or corresponding to the second slot) may be determined based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second. In some examples, the value of the rank indicator is compared to one or more threshold values. For example, the rank indicator having a first value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a first threshold value may correspond to a first number of resource blocks and/or sub-carriers. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a second value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a second threshold value may correspond to a second number of resource blocks and/or sub-carriers. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a third value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a third threshold value may correspond to a third number of resource blocks and/or sub-carriers.

The code rate corresponding to the second portion (e.g., and/or corresponding to the second slot) may be determined based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second. In some examples, the value of the rank indicator is compared to one or more threshold values. For example, the rank indicator having a first value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a first threshold value may correspond to a first code rate. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a second value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a second threshold value may correspond to a second code rate. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a third value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a third threshold value may correspond to a third code rate.

The modulation scheme corresponding to the second portion (e.g., and/or corresponding to the second slot) may be determined based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second. In some examples, the value of the rank indicator is compared to one or more threshold values. For example, the rank indicator having a first value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a first threshold value may correspond to a first modulation scheme (e.g., QPSK, BPSK, M-QAM, etc. ) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a second value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a second threshold value may correspond to a second modulation scheme. Alternatively and/or additionally, the rank indicator having a third value less than or equal to (e.g., and/or greater than or equal to) a third threshold value may correspond to a third modulation scheme.

Fig. 12 illustrates a diagram 1200 of an example of a CSI report. In some examples, the CSI report may be mapped to (e.g., physical resources in) an uplink control channel. A first region 1205 may comprise a first portion of the CSI report comprising a rank indicator.

In some examples, the first portion corresponding to the first region 1205 is configured to be transmitted, from a first node (e.g., a UE) to a second node (e.g., a BS) , within a first slot. Alternatively and/or additionally, a second portion of the CSI report corresponding to a second region 1110 is configured to be transmitted, from the first node to the second node, within a second slot.

In some examples, the rank indicator may be indicative of a format for the second portion corresponding to the second region 1210. The format may be determined based upon the rank indicator. The format may be determined based upon an application of predefined rules to a value of the rank indicator. The predefined rules may be fixed (e.g., defined) . Alternatively and/or additionally, the predefined rules may be configured (e.g., modified) by the first node and/or the second node (e.g., based upon instructions received from the second node) . In some examples, a first value (e.g., greater than or equal to a threshold value and/or less than or equal to the threshold value) of the rank indicator may correspond to the second portion of the CSI report corresponding to the second region 1210 using a long-duration format.

Alternatively and/or additionally, as illustrated in diagram 1300 of Fig. 13, a second value (e.g., greater than or equal to a threshold value and/or less than or equal to the threshold value) of a rank indicator, corresponding to a first region 1305 illustrated in Fig. 13, may correspond to a second portion of the CSI report, corresponding to a second region 1310, using a short-duration format.

In some examples, a CSI report with CSI content (e.g., rank indicator, PMI, CQI, etc. ) may be mapped to (e.g., physical resources in) an uplink control channel. The uplink control channel may comprise a (e.g., total) number (e.g., quantity) of resources corresponding to the CSI report. The uplink control channel may be divided into regions comprising adjacent symbols (e.g., following and/or next to each other) . The CSI report may be transmitted from a first node (e.g., a UE) to a second node (e.g., a BS) in one or more slots. In some examples, the CSI report comprising the rank indicator, the PMI and/or the CQI (e.g., jointly encoded) within a (e.g., single) region may be transmitted in a (e.g., single) slot.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the CSI report may comprise the rank indicator in a first region. The CSI report may comprise the PMI and/or the CQI in a second region. The CSI report may be transmitted in a (e.g., single) slot.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the CSI report may comprise the rank indicator in a first region, the PMI in a second region and/or the CQI in a third region. The CSI report may be transmitted in a (e.g., single) slot, respectively.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the CSI report may comprise the rank indicator in a first region. The CSI report may comprise the PMI and/or the CQI in a second region. The CSI report may be transmitted in a first slot and a second slot. The first region may be transmitted in the first slot and the second region may be transmitted in the second slot, respectively.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the CSI report may comprise the rank indicator in a first region, the PMI in a second region and/or the CQI in a third region. The first region may be transmitted in a first slot, the second region may be transmitted in a second slot, and the third region may be transmitted in a third slot, respectively.

Fig. 14 presents a schematic architecture diagram 1400 of a base station 1450 (e.g., a node) that may utilize at least a portion of the techniques provided herein. Such a base station 1450 may vary widely in configuration and/or capabilities, alone or in conjunction with other base stations, nodes, end units and/or servers, etc. in order to provide a service, such as at least some of one or more of the other disclosed techniques, scenarios, etc. For example, the base station 1450 may connect one or more user equipment (UE) to a (e.g., wireless and/or wired) network (e.g., which may be connected and/or include one or more other base stations) , such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) networks, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) networks, Orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA) networks, Single-Carrier FDMA (SC-FDMA) networks, etc. The network may implement a radio technology, such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) , CDMA2000, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) , Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) , IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM, etc. The base station 1450 and/or the network may communicate using a standard, such as Long-Term Evolution (LTE) .

The base station 1450 may comprise one or more (e.g., hardware) processors 1410 that process instructions. The one or more processors 1410 may optionally include a plurality of cores； one or more coprocessors, such as a mathematics coprocessor or an integrated graphical processing unit (GPU) ； and/or one or more layers of local cache memory. The base station 1450 may comprise memory 1402 storing various forms of applications, such as an operating system 1404； one or more base station applications 1406； and/or various forms of data, such as a database 1408 and/or a file system, etc. The base station 1450 may comprise a variety of peripheral components, such as a wired and/or wireless network adapter 1414 connectible to a local area network and/or wide area network； one or more storage components 1416, such as a hard disk drive, a solid-state storage device (SSD) , a flash memory device, and/or a magnetic and/or optical disk reader； and/or other peripheral components.

The base station 1450 may comprise a mainboard featuring one or more communication buses 1412 that interconnect the processor 1410, the memory 1402, and/or various peripherals, using a variety of bus technologies, such as a variant of a serial or parallel AT Attachment (ATA) bus protocol； a Uniform Serial Bus (USB) protocol； and/or Small Computer System Interface (SCI) bus protocol. In a multibus scenario, a communication bus 1412 may interconnect the base station 1450 with at least one other server. Other components that may optionally be included with the base station 1450 (though not shown in the schematic diagram 1400 of Fig. 14) include a display； a display adapter, such as a graphical processing unit (GPU) ； input peripherals, such as a keyboard and/or mouse； and/or a flash memory device that may store a basic input/output system (BIOS) routine that facilitates booting the base station 1450 to a state of readiness, etc.

The base station 1450 may operate in various physical enclosures, such as a desktop or tower, and/or may be integrated with a display as an “all-in-one” device. The base station 1450 may be mounted horizontally and/or in a cabinet or rack, and/or may simply comprise an interconnected set of components. The base station 1450 may comprise a dedicated and/or shared power supply 1418 that supplies and/or regulates power for the other components. The base station 1450 may provide power to and/or receive power from another base station and/or server and/or other devices. The base station 1450 may comprise a shared and/or dedicated climate control unit 1420 that regulates climate properties, such as temperature, humidity, and/or airflow. Many such base stations 1450 may be configured and/or adapted to utilize at least a portion of the techniques presented herein.

Fig. 15 presents a schematic architecture diagram 1500 of a user equipment (UE) 1550 (e.g., a node) whereupon at least a portion of the techniques presented herein may be implemented. Such a UE 1550 may vary widely in configuration and/or capabilities, in order to provide a variety of functionality to a user. The UE 1550 may be provided in a variety of form factors, such as a mobile phone (e.g., a smartphone) ； a desktop or tower workstation； an “all-in-one” device integrated with a display 1508； a laptop, tablet, convertible tablet, or palmtop device； a wearable device, such as mountable in a headset, eyeglass, earpiece, and/or wristwatch, and/or integrated with an article of clothing； and/or a component of a piece of furniture, such as a tabletop, and/or of another device, such as a vehicle or residence. The UE 1550 may serve the user in a variety of roles, such as a telephone, a workstation, kiosk, media player, gaming device, and/or appliance.

The UE 1550 may comprise one or more (e.g., hardware) processors 1510 that process instructions. The one or more processors 1510 may optionally include a plurality of cores； one or more coprocessors, such as a mathematics coprocessor or an integrated graphical processing unit (GPU) ； and/or one or more layers of local cache memory. The UE 1550 may comprise memory 1501 storing various forms of applications, such as an operating system 1503； one or more user applications 1502, such as document applications, media applications, file and/or data access applications, communication applications, such as web browsers and/or email clients, utilities, and/or games； and/or drivers for various peripherals. The UE 1550 may comprise a variety of peripheral components, such as a wired and/or wireless network adapter 1506 connectible to a local area network and/or wide area network； one or more output components, such as a display 1508 coupled with a display adapter (optionally including a graphical processing unit (GPU) ) , a sound adapter coupled with a speaker, and/or a printer； input devices for receiving input from the user, such as a keyboard 1511, a mouse, a microphone, a camera, and/or a touch-sensitive component of the display 1508； and/or environmental sensors, such as a GPS receiver 1519 that detects the location, velocity, and/or acceleration of the UE 1550, a compass, accelerometer, and/or gyroscope that detects a physical orientation of the UE 1550. Other components that may optionally be included with the UE 1550 (though not shown in the schematic architecture diagram 1500 of Fig. 15) include one or more storage components, such as a hard disk drive, a solid-state storage device (SSD) , a flash memory device, and/or a magnetic and/or optical disk reader； a flash memory device that may store a basic input/output system (BIOS) routine that facilitates booting the UE 1550 to a state of readiness； and/or a climate control unit that regulates climate properties, such as temperature, humidity, and airflow, etc.

The UE 1550 may comprise a mainboard featuring one or more communication buses 1512 that interconnect the processor 1510, the memory 1501, and/or various peripherals, using a variety of bus technologies, such as a variant of a serial or parallel AT Attachment (ATA) bus protocol； the Uniform Serial Bus (USB) protocol； and/or the Small Computer System Interface (SCI) bus protocol. The UE 1550 may comprise a dedicated and/or shared power supply 1518 that supplies and/or regulates power for other components, and/or a battery 1504 that stores power for use while the UE 1550 is not connected to a power source via the power supply 1518. The UE 1550 may provide power to and/or receive power from other client devices.

Fig. 16 is an illustration of a scenario 1600 involving an example non-transitory computer readable medium 1602. The non-transitory computer readable medium 1602 may comprise processor-executable instructions 1612 that when executed by a processor 1616 cause performance (e.g., by the processor 1616) of at least some of the provisions herein. The non-transitory computer readable medium 1602 may comprise a memory semiconductor (e.g., a semiconductor utilizing static random access memory (SRAM) , dynamic random access memory (DRAM) , and/or synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM) technologies) , a platter of a hard disk drives, a flash memory device, or a magnetic or optical disc (such as a compact disc (CD) , digital versatile disc (DVD) , and/or floppy disk) . The example non-transitory computer readable medium 1602 stores computer-readable data 1604 that, when subjected to reading 1606 by a reader 1610 of a device 1608 (e.g., a read head of a hard disk drive, or a read operation invoked on a solid-state storage device) , express the processor-executable instructions 1612. In some embodiments, the processor-executable instructions 1612, when executed, cause performance of operations, such as at least some of the example method 100A of Fig. 1A, the example method 100B of Fig. 1B, the example method 100C of Fig. 1C, the example method 100D of Fig. 1D, the example method 100E of Fig. 1E, and/or the example method 100F of Fig. 1F, for example. In some embodiments, the processor-executable instructions 1612 are configured to cause implementation of a system and/or scenario, such as at least some of the example system 200 of Fig. 2, the example system 300 of Fig. 3, the example system 400 of Fig. 4, the example system corresponding to the diagram 500 of Fig. 5, the example system corresponding to the diagram 600 of Fig. 6, the example system corresponding to the diagram 700 of Fig. 7, the example system corresponding to the diagram 800 of Fig. 8, the example system corresponding to the diagram 900 of Fig. 9, the example system corresponding to the diagram 1000 of Fig. 10, the example system corresponding to the diagram 1100 of Fig. 11, the example system corresponding to the diagram 1200 of Fig. 12 and/or the example system corresponding to the diagram 1300 of Fig. 13, for example.

As used in this application, "component, " "module, " "system" , "interface" , and/or the like are generally intended to refer to a computer-related entity, either hardware, a combination of hardware and software, software, or software in execution. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a controller and the controller can be a component. One or more components may reside within a process and/or thread of execution and a component may be localized on one computer and/or distributed between two or more computers (e.g., nodes (s)) .

Unless specified otherwise, “first, ” “second, ” and/or the like are not intended to imply a temporal aspect, a spatial aspect, an ordering, etc. Rather, such terms are merely used as identifiers, names, etc. for features, elements, items, etc. For example, a first object and a second object generally correspond to object A and object B or two different or two identical objects or the same object.

Moreover, "example" is used herein to mean serving as an instance, illustration, etc., and not necessarily as advantageous. As used herein, "or" is intended to mean an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or" . In addition, "a" and "an" as used in this application are generally be construed to mean "one or more" unless specified otherwise or clear from context to be directed to a singular form. Also, at least one of A and B and/or the like generally means A or B or both A and B. Furthermore, to the extent that "includes" , "having" , "has" , "with" , and/or variants thereof are used in either the detailed description or the claims, such terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term "comprising” .

Although the subject matter has been described in language specific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above. Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed as example forms of implementing at least some of the claims.

Furthermore, the claimed subject matter may be implemented as a method, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and/or engineering techniques to produce software, firmware, hardware, or any combination thereof to control a computer (e.g., node) to implement the disclosed subject matter. The term "article of manufacture" as used herein is intended to encompass a computer program accessible from any computer-readable device, carrier, or media. Of course, many modifications may be made to this configuration without departing from the scope or spirit of the claimed subject matter.

arious operations of embodiments and/or examples are provided herein. The order in which some or all of the operations are described herein should not be construed as to imply that these operations are necessarily order dependent. Alternative ordering will be appreciated by one skilled in the art having the benefit of this description. Further, it will be understood that not all operations are necessarily present in each embodiment and/or example provided herein. Also, it will be understood that not all operations are necessary in some embodiments and/or examples.

Also, although the disclosure has been shown and described with respect to one or more implementations, equivalent alterations and modifications will occur to others skilled in the art based upon a reading and understanding of this specification and the annexed drawings. The disclosure includes all such modifications and alterations and is limited only by the scope of the following claims. In particular regard to the various functions performed by the above described components (e.g., elements, resources, etc. ) , the terms used to describe such components are intended to correspond, unless otherwise indicated, to any component which performs the specified function of the described component (e.g., that is functionally equivalent) , even though not structurally equivalent to the disclosed structure. In addition, while a particular feature of the disclosure may have been disclosed with respect to only one of several implementations, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of the other implementations as may be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application.

Claims

A method comprising:

determining a rank indicator；

determining a parameter for a channel state information report based upon the rank indicator；

generating the channel state information report based upon the parameter and the rank indicator； and

transmitting the channel state information report to a node.
The method of claim 1, the generating comprising:

generating a first portion of the channel state information report based upon the rank indicator； and

generating a second portion of the channel state information report based upon the parameter.
The method of claim 2, the parameter indicative of a number of repetitions of information for the channel state information report, the method comprising:

generating a third portion of the channel state information report based upon the parameter, the generating the third portion comprising:

repeating information of the second portion based upon the number of repetitions of information indicated by the parameter to generate repeated information for the third portion.
The method of claim 1,

the parameter indicative of a number of resources.
The method of claim 1,

the parameter indicative of a number of symbols in the time domain.
The method of claim 1,

the parameter indicative of a number of resource blocks in the frequency domain.
The method of claim 1,

the parameter indicative of a code rate for the channel state information report.
The method of claim 1,

the parameter indicative of a modulation scheme for the channel state information report.
The method of claim 1,

the parameter indicative of a number of repetitions of information for the channel state information report.
A method comprising:

receiving a signal from a node；

determining a number of repetitions of information for a channel state information report based upon the signal；

generating the channel state information report based upon the number of repetitions of information； and

transmitting the channel state information report to the node.
The method of claim 10, the generating comprising:

generating information based upon a rank indicator； and

repeating the information based upon the number of repetitions of information to generate a first portion of the channel state information report.
A method comprising:

determining a rank indicator；

determining a parameter for a channel state information report based upon the rank indicator；

generating a first portion of the channel state information report comprising the rank indicator；

generating a second portion of the channel state information report based upon the parameter；

transmitting the first portion of the channel state information report, in a first slot, to a node； and

transmitting the second portion of the channel state information report, in a second slot, to the node.
The method of claim 12,

the parameter indicative of a format for the channel state information report.
The method of claim 13,

generating the second portion of the channel state information report using a long-duration format based upon the format.
The method of claim 13,

generating the second portion of the channel state information report using a short-duration format based upon the format.
The method of claim 12,

the parameter indicative of a number of resources.
The method of claim 12,

the parameter indicative of a number of symbols in the time domain.
The method of claim 12,

the parameter indicative of a number of resource blocks in the frequency domain.
The method of claim 12,

the parameter indicative of a code rate for the channel state information report.
The method of claim 12,

the parameter indicative of a modulation scheme for the channel state information report.
The method of claim 12,

the parameter indicative of a number of repetitions of information for the channel state information report.
A method comprising:

receiving a channel state information report；

determining a rank indicator based upon the channel state information report； and

determining a parameter of the channel state information report based upon the rank indicator.
The method of claim 22, comprising:

processing the channel state information report based upon the parameter.
The method of claim 22,

the parameter indicative of a number of resources.
The method of claim 22,

the parameter indicative of a number of symbols in the time domain.
The method of claim 22,

the parameter indicative of a number of resource blocks in the frequency domain.
The method of claim 22,

the parameter indicative of a code rate of the channel state information report.
The method of claim 22,

the parameter indicative of a modulation scheme of the channel state information report.
The method of claim 22,

the parameter indicative of a number of repetitions of information of the channel state information report.
A method comprising:

determining a number of repetitions of information for a channel state information report；

transmitting the number of repetitions of information to a node； and

receiving the channel state information report.
The method of claim 30, comprising:

processing the channel state information report based upon the number of repetitions of information.
The method of claim 30, comprising:

receiving one or more repetitions of the information based upon the number of repetitions.
A method comprising:

receiving, in a first slot, a first portion of a channel state information report comprising a rank indicator；

determining a parameter of the channel state information report based upon the rank indicator； and

receiving, in a second slot, a second portion of the channel state information report.
The method of claim 33, comprising:

processing the second portion of the channel state information report based upon the parameter.
The method of claim 33,

the parameter indicative of a format of the channel state information report.
The method of claim 33,

the parameter indicative of a number of resources.
The method of claim 33,

the parameter indicative of a number of symbols in the time domain.
The method of claim 33,

the parameter indicative of a number of resource blocks in the frequency domain.
The method of claim 33,

the parameter indicative of a code rate of the channel state information report.
The method of claim 33,

the parameter indicative of a modulation scheme of the channel state information report.
The method of claim 33,

the parameter indicative of a number of repetitions of information of the channel state information report.
A communication device comprising:

a processor； and

memory comprising processor-executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause performance of a method recited in any of claims 1 to 41.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions that when executed cause performance of a method recited in any of claims 1 to 41.