WO2024161536A1 - 端末、無線通信方法及び基地局 - Google Patents

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WO2024161536A1
WO2024161536A1 PCT/JP2023/003186 JP2023003186W WO2024161536A1 WO 2024161536 A1 WO2024161536 A1 WO 2024161536A1 JP 2023003186 W JP2023003186 W JP 2023003186W WO 2024161536 A1 WO2024161536 A1 WO 2024161536A1
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  • This disclosure relates to terminals, wireless communication methods, and base stations in next-generation mobile communication systems.
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • Non-Patent Document 1 LTE-Advanced (3GPP Rel. 10-14) was specified for the purpose of achieving higher capacity and greater sophistication over LTE (Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP (registered trademark)) Release (Rel.) 8, 9).
  • LTE 5th generation mobile communication system
  • 5G+ 5th generation mobile communication system
  • 6G 6th generation mobile communication system
  • NR New Radio
  • E-UTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
  • E-UTRAN Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
  • CSI channel state information
  • UE User Equipment
  • one of the objectives of this disclosure is to provide a terminal, a wireless communication method, and a base station that determine an appropriate CSI/codebook.
  • a terminal has a receiver that receives a configuration of one or more non-zero power (NZP) CSI-reference signal (RS) resource sets for Doppler channel state information (CSI), and a controller that determines periodic or semi-persistent multiple CSI-RS occasions based on the configuration.
  • NZP non-zero power
  • RS CSI-reference signal
  • CSI Doppler channel state information
  • CSI can be appropriately reported.
  • FIG. 1 shows an example of a 16-level quantization table.
  • FIG. 2 shows an example of an 8-level quantization table.
  • 3A and 3B show an example of an extended type 2-port selection codebook.
  • 4A and 4B show an example of an extended type 2-port selection codebook.
  • 5 shows an example of parameter combinations for a Rel.16 Type 2 codebook.
  • 6 shows an example of parameter combinations for a Rel.17 type 2-port selective codebook.
  • FIG. 7 shows an example of a configuration of CSI-RS resources and CSI reporting.
  • FIG. 8 shows an example of timing for measuring/reporting Doppler CSI.
  • 9 shows an example of Rel.17 Type 2 CSI measurement/reporting timing.
  • FIG. 10 shows an example of a CMR setting according to embodiment #1-1a.
  • FIG. 10 shows an example of a CMR setting according to embodiment #1-1a.
  • FIG. 11 shows an example of a CMR setting according to the embodiment #1-3.
  • Figure 12 shows an example of a CMR before Rel.
  • FIG. 13 shows an example of a problem in Type 2 Doppler CSI.
  • Figure 14 shows an example of configuring multiple NZP CSI-RS resource sets.
  • FIG. 15 shows an example of a CMR setting according to embodiment #3-1.
  • Figure 16 shows an example of a multiple NZP CSI-RS occasion relating to embodiments #3-1-3/#3-1-4.
  • FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a base station according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of a base station and a user terminal according to an embodiment.
  • FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle according to an embodiment.
  • a terminal also referred to as a user terminal, User Equipment (UE), etc.
  • UE User Equipment
  • CSI channel state information
  • a network e.g., a base station
  • the CSI may be transmitted to the base station, for example, using an uplink control channel (e.g., a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH)) or an uplink shared channel (e.g., a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)).
  • PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • the RS used to generate the CSI may be, for example, at least one of a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS), a Synchronization Signal/Physical Broadcast Channel (SS/PBCH) block, a Synchronization Signal (SS), a DeModulation Reference Signal (DMRS), etc.
  • CSI-RS Channel State Information Reference Signal
  • SS/PBCH Synchronization Signal/Physical Broadcast Channel
  • SS Synchronization Signal
  • DMRS DeModulation Reference Signal
  • the CSI-RS may include at least one of a Non-Zero Power (NZP) CSI-RS and a CSI-Interference Management (CSI-Interference Measurement, CSI-IM).
  • the SS/PBCH block is a block including an SS and a PBCH (and corresponding DMRS), and may be referred to as an SS block (SSB), etc.
  • the SS may also include at least one of a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS).
  • PSS Primary Synchronization Signal
  • SSS Secondary Synchronization Signal
  • CSI is a channel quality indicator (CQI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), a CSI-RS resource indicator (CSI-RS Resource Indicator (CRI)), a SS/PBCH block resource indicator (SSBRI), and a layer indicator (Layer Indicator (LAI)).
  • the L1-RSRP may include at least one of the following: L1-Level Indicator (LI), Rank Indicator (RI), L1-RSRP (Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power), L1-RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality), L1-SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio), and L1-SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio).
  • L1-RSRP may include at least one of the following: L1-Level Indicator (LI), Rank Indicator (RI), L1-RSRP (Layer 1 Reference Signal Received Power), L1-RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality), L1-SINR (Signal to Interference plus Noise Rati
  • the UE may receive information regarding CSI reporting (report configuration information) and control CSI reporting based on the report configuration information.
  • the report configuration information may be, for example, "CSI-ReportConfig" of the information element (IE) of Radio Resource Control (RRC).
  • IE information element
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • RRC IE may be interchangeably read as RRC parameters, higher layer parameters, etc.
  • the reporting configuration information may include, for example, at least one of the following: Information regarding the type of CSI report (report type information, e.g., RRC IE “reportConfigType”) Information on one or more quantities of CSI to be reported (one or more CSI parameters) (report quantity information, e.g., RRC IE “reportQuantity”) Information on the RS resource used to generate the amount (the CSI parameter) (resource information, for example, "CSI-ResourceConfigId" of the RRC IE) Information on the frequency domain to which the CSI is reported (frequency domain information, for example, the RRC IE "reportFreqConfiguration”)
  • the report type information may indicate a periodic CSI (Periodic CSI (P-CSI)) report, an aperiodic CSI (A-CSI) report, or a semi-persistent CSI (Semi-Persistent CSI (SP-CSI)) report.
  • P-CSI Period CSI
  • A-CSI aperiodic CSI
  • SP-CSI semi-persistent CSI
  • the reporting amount information may also specify a combination of at least one of the above CSI parameters (e.g., CRI, RI, PMI, CQI, LI, L1-RSRP, etc.).
  • CSI parameters e.g., CRI, RI, PMI, CQI, LI, L1-RSRP, etc.
  • the resource information may also be an ID of a resource for the RS.
  • the resource for the RS may include, for example, a non-zero power CSI-RS resource or SSB, and a CSI-IM resource (for example, a zero power CSI-RS resource).
  • the frequency domain information may also indicate the frequency granularity of the CSI reporting.
  • the frequency granularity may include, for example, a wideband and a subband.
  • the wideband is the entire CSI reporting band.
  • the wideband may be, for example, the entirety of a certain carrier (Component Carrier (CC)), cell, serving cell), or the entirety of a bandwidth part (BWP) within a certain carrier.
  • CC Component Carrier
  • BWP bandwidth part
  • the wideband may also be referred to as the CSI reporting band, the entire CSI reporting band, etc.
  • a subband may be a part of a wideband and may be composed of one or more resource blocks (RBs or PRBs).
  • the size of the subband may be determined according to the size of the BWP (number of PRBs).
  • the frequency domain information may indicate whether wideband or subband PMI is to be reported (the frequency domain information may include, for example, the RRC IE "pmi-FormatIndicator" used to determine whether wideband PMI reporting or subband PMI reporting is to be performed).
  • the UE may determine the frequency granularity of the CSI report (i.e., whether wideband PMI reporting or subband PMI reporting) based on at least one of the above reporting amount information and frequency domain information.
  • one wideband PMI may be reported for the entire CSI reporting band
  • subband PMI reporting is configured, a single wideband indication i 1 may be reported for the entire CSI reporting band, and one subband indication i 2 (e.g., one subband indication for each subband) may be reported for each of the one or more subbands within the entire CSI reporting band.
  • the UE performs channel estimation using the received RS and estimates the channel matrix H.
  • the UE feeds back an index (PMI) that is determined based on the estimated channel matrix.
  • the PMI may indicate a precoder matrix (also referred to simply as a precoder) that the UE considers appropriate to use for downlink (DL) transmissions to the UE.
  • a precoder matrix also referred to simply as a precoder
  • Each value of the PMI may correspond to one precoder matrix.
  • a set of PMI values may correspond to a set of different precoder matrices, called a precoder codebook (also referred to simply as a codebook).
  • the CSI report may include one or more types of CSI.
  • the CSI may include at least one of a first type (Type 1 CSI) used for selecting a single beam and a second type (Type 2 CSI) used for selecting multiple beams.
  • Single beam may be rephrased as a single layer, and multiple beams may be rephrased as multiple beams.
  • Type 1 CSI does not assume multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO), and Type 2 CSI may assume multi-user MIMO.
  • the codebook may include a codebook for type 1 CSI (also called a type 1 codebook, etc.) and a codebook for type 2 CSI (also called a type 2 codebook, etc.).
  • Type 1 CSI may also include type 1 single-panel CSI and type 1 multi-panel CSI, and different codebooks (type 1 single-panel codebook, type 1 multi-panel codebook) may be defined for each.
  • Type 1 and Type I may be interpreted as interchangeable.
  • Type 2 and Type II may be interpreted as interchangeable.
  • the uplink control information (UCI) type may include at least one of the following: Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), scheduling request (SR), and CSI.
  • HARQ-ACK Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest ACKnowledgement
  • SR scheduling request
  • CSI CSI
  • UCI may contain one CSI part for wideband PMI feedback.
  • CSI report #n contains PMI wideband information if reported.
  • UCI can contain two CSI parts for subband PMI feedback.
  • CSI part 1 contains wideband PMI information.
  • CSI part 2 contains one wideband PMI information and some subband PMI information.
  • CSI part 1 and CSI part 2 are coded separately.
  • the UE is configured by a higher layer with N (N ⁇ 1) CSI reporting configuration report settings and M (M ⁇ 1) CSI resource configuration resource settings.
  • the CSI reporting configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) includes channel measurement resource settings (resourcesForChannelMeasurement), interference CSI-IM resource settings (csi-IM-ResourceForInterference), interference NZP-CSI-RS settings (nzp-CSI-RS-ResourceForInterference), and report quantity (reportQuantity).
  • Each of the channel measurement resource settings, interference CSI-IM resource settings, and interference NZP-CSI-RS settings is associated with a CSI resource configuration (CSI-ResourceConfig, CSI-ResourceConfigId).
  • the CSI resource configuration includes a list of CSI-RS resource sets (csi-RS-ResourceSetList, e.g., an NZP-CSI-RS resource set or a CSI-IM resource set).
  • evaluation and provision of CSI reporting for DL multi-TRP and multi-panel transmissions at least one is being considered to enable more dynamic channel/interference hypotheses for NCJT.
  • the UE is configured with parameters related to the codebook (CodebookConfig) by higher layer signaling (RRC signaling).
  • the codebook configuration is included in the CSI report configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) of the higher layer (RRC) parameters.
  • At least one codebook is selected from a number of codebooks including type 1 single panel (typeI-SinglePanel), type 1 multi-panel (typeI-MultiPanel), type 2 (typeII), and type 2 port selection (typeII-PortSelection).
  • the codebook parameters include parameters related to the codebook subset restriction (CBSR).
  • CBSR codebook subset restriction
  • the CBSR setting is a bit that indicates which PMI reports are allowed ('1') and which are not allowed ('0') for the precoder associated with the CBSR bit.
  • One bit in the CBSR bitmap corresponds to one codebook index/antenna port.
  • the CSI report configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) of Rel. 16 includes CSI-RS resources for channel measurement (resourcesForChannelMeasurement (CMR)), CSI-RS resources for interference measurement (csi-IM-ResourcesForInterference (ZP-IMR), nzp-CSI-RS-ResourcesForInterference (NZP-IMR)), etc.
  • CMR channel measurement
  • ZP-IMR CSI-RS resources for interference measurement
  • NZP-IMR nzp-CSI-RS-ResourcesForInterference
  • parameters other than codebookConfig-r16 are also included in the CSI report configuration of Rel. 15.
  • an extended CSI reporting configuration (CSI-ReportConfig) is being considered for CSI measurement/reporting of multi-TRP using NCJT.
  • CSI-ReportConfig two CMR groups corresponding to each of the two TRPs are configured.
  • the CMRs in the CMR group may be used for at least one measurement of multi-TRP and single-TRP using NCJT.
  • the N CMR pairs of the NCJT are configured by RRC signaling.
  • the UE may be configured by RRC signaling whether to use a CMR of a CMR pair for single-TRP measurement.
  • the UE may be configured to report one CSI associated with the best measurement result among the measurement hypotheses for the NCJT and single TRP.
  • the CBSR is set for each codebook setting for each CSI reporting setting.
  • the CBSR applies to all CMRs, etc. within the corresponding CSI reporting setting.
  • Option 2 Measure both the CSI of the NCJT and the CSI of a single TRP.
  • the multiple subbands for a given CSI report #n as indicated by the higher layer parameter csi-ReportingBand may be numbered consecutively in ascending order, with the lowest subband of csi-ReportingBand as subband 0.
  • Type 1 codebook (Rel. 15) specifies a type 1 single panel codebook and a type 1 multi-panel codebook for base station panels.
  • type 1 single panel an antenna model of a CSI antenna port array (logical configuration) is specified for (N 1 ,N 2 ). The number of CSI-RS antenna ports P CSI-RS is 2N 1 N 2.
  • type 1 multi-panel an antenna model of a CSI antenna port array (logical configuration) is specified for (N g ,N 1 ,N 2 ) and the number of CSI-RS antenna ports P CSI-RS .
  • the composite codebook index i1 [ i1,1 i1,2 i1,3 ].
  • i 1 may be the index for the wideband,
  • the supported settings ( N1 , N2 ) and ( O1 , O2 ) (combinations of values) are specified.
  • ( N1 , N2 ) indicates the number of antenna elements in two dimensions (2D) and is set by the higher layer parameter n1 - n2 in moreThanTwo in nrOfAntennaPorts in typeI- SinglePanel .
  • n1-n2 are N1O1N2O2 - bit bitmap parameters.
  • O1 , O2 ) is the 2D oversampling factor.
  • Type-1 multi-panel CSI compared to Type-1 single panel, the number of panels Ng is set in addition to N1 and N2 .
  • the same SD beam (precoding matrix Wl ) is selected for each panel, and only inter-panel co-phasing is added and reported.
  • the supported (N g ,N 1 ,N 2 ) and (O 1 ,O 2 ) configurations are specified in the specification.
  • (N 1 ,N 2 ) are configured by ng-n1-n2 in typeI-MultiPanel.
  • i 1,1 is ⁇ 0,1,...,N 1 O 1 -1 ⁇ .
  • i 1,2 is ⁇ 0,1,...,N 2 O 2 -1 ⁇ .
  • q 1,...,N g -1, i 1,4,q is ⁇ 0,1,2,3 ⁇ .
  • i 2 is ⁇ 0,1,2,3 ⁇ .
  • the matrix for 1-layer CSI reporting codebook using antenna ports 3000 to 2999+P CSI-RS is W_i 1,1 ,i 1,2 ,i 1,4 ,i 2 ⁇ (1).
  • W l,m,p,n (1) W l,m,p,n ⁇ 1,N g ,1.
  • ⁇ n e j ⁇ n/2 .
  • ⁇ _p 1 , ⁇ _p 2 , ⁇ _p 3 represent inter-panel phase matching.
  • the same beams (SD beam matrix, precoding matrix W l ) are selected for panels 0, 1, 2, and 3, ⁇ _p 1 represents the phase compensation of panel 1 relative to panel 0, ⁇ _p 2 represents the phase compensation of panel 2 relative to panel 0, and ⁇ _p 3 represents the phase compensation of panel 3 relative to panel 0.
  • a matrix Z with X rows and Y columns may be expressed as Z(X ⁇ Y).
  • N t is the number of antennas/antenna ports.
  • N 3 is the total number of precoding (beamforming) matrices (precoders) indicated by the PMI (number of subbands).
  • W 1 (N t ⁇ 2L) is L ⁇ 2,4 ⁇ (oversampled) spatial domain (SD) vectors (SD 2D-DFT vectors, SD beams, SD matrices).
  • W 2,l (2L ⁇ N 3 ) is a matrix (LC coefficient matrix) of linear combination coefficients (subband complex LC coefficients, coupling coefficients) for layer l.
  • W 2,l represents beam selection and co-phasing between the two polarizations.
  • the two W2 ,l are c i , c j respectively.
  • the feedback overhead is mainly due to the LC coefficient matrix W2 ,l .
  • Type-2 CSI in Rel. 15 only supports ranks 1 and 2.
  • Type-2 CSI the channel (channel matrix) for a user is represented by a linear combination of two polarizations and L beams (L SD 2D-DFT vectors). Rel. 15 Type-2 CSI supports ranks 1 and 2.
  • Type-2 CSI (enhanced Type-2 codebook) in Rel. 16 reduces the overhead associated with W2 ,l through frequency domain (FD) compression.
  • Type-2 CSI in Rel. 16 supports ranks 3 and 4 in addition to ranks 1 and 2.
  • W 2,l is approximated by W ⁇ l W f,l H.
  • the matrix W ⁇ may be expressed as W with ⁇ (w tilde) above it.
  • W ⁇ l may be expressed as W ⁇ 2,l .
  • the matrix W f,l H is the adjoint matrix of W f,l and is obtained by conjugate transpose of W f,l .
  • the UE may be configured with one of two subband sizes.
  • the subband (CQI subband) is defined as N PRB SB contiguous PRBs and may depend on the total number of PRBs in the BWP.
  • the number of PMI subbands per CQI subband R is configured by the RRC IE (numberOfPMI-SubbandsPerCQI-Subband). R controls the total number of precoding matrices N3 represented by the PMI as a function of the number of subbands configured in the csi-ReportingBand, the subband size configured by subbandSize, and the total number of PRBs in the BWP.
  • W 1 (N t ⁇ 2L) is the multiple (oversampled) SD 2D-DFT vector (matrix). To represent this matrix, multiple indices of the SD 2D-DFT vector and the two-dimensional over-sampling factor are reported.
  • the spatial domain response/distribution represented by the SD 2D-DFT vector may be called the SD beam.
  • W ⁇ l (2L ⁇ Mv ) is the matrix of LC coefficients.
  • NZCs non-zero coefficients
  • the report consists of two parts: a bitmap capturing the NZC positions and the quantized NZCs.
  • W f,l (N 3 ⁇ M v ) is a matrix of frequency domain (FD) bases (vectors) for layer l.
  • N 3 is the total number of precoding (beamforming) matrices (precoders) indicated by the PMI as a function of the number of subbands configured in the csi-ReportingBand.
  • the csi-ReportingBand indicates the contiguous or non-contiguous subbands in a BWP for which CSI for that BWP is reported.
  • M v FD basis (FD DFT basis) vectors per layer. If N 3 >19, M v FD bases from an intermediate subset (InS) of size N 3 '( ⁇ N 3 ) are selected.
  • C(N 3 ⁇ 1,M v ⁇ 1) represents the number of combinations (combinatorial coefficient C(x,y)) of selecting M v ⁇ 1 from N 3 ⁇ 1, and is also called the binomial coefficient.
  • the frequency domain response/distribution (frequency response) represented by a linear combination of the FD basis vectors and the LC coefficients may be called an FD beam.
  • the FD beam may correspond to a delay profile (time response).
  • the PMI subband size is given by CQI subband size/R, where R ⁇ 1,2 ⁇ .
  • the number of FD basis vectors Mv for a given rank v is given by ceil( pv ⁇ N3 /R).
  • the number of FD bases is the same for all layers l ⁇ 1,2,3,4 ⁇ . pv is set by higher layers.
  • the multiple precoding matrices indicated by the PMI are determined from L+M v vectors.
  • the dominant M v FD basis vectors are selected. By letting M v ⁇ N 3 , the overhead of W ⁇ l is much smaller than that of W 2,l . All or a part of the M v FD basis vectors are used to approximate the frequency response of each SD beam. A bitmap is used to report only the selected FD basis vectors for each SD beam. If no bitmap is reported, all FD basis vectors are selected for each SD beam. In this case, the NZCs of all FD basis vectors are reported for each SD beam.
  • K l NZ ⁇ K 0 ceil( ⁇ ⁇ 2LM v )
  • K NZ ⁇ 2K 0 ceil( ⁇ ⁇ 2LM v )
  • Type 2 CSI feedback on PUSCH in Rel. 16 includes two parts.
  • CSI Part 1 has a fixed payload size and is used to identify the number of information bits in CSI Part 2.
  • the size of Part 2 is variable (UCI size depends on the number of NZCs, which is not known to the base station).
  • the UE reports the number of NZCs in CSI Part 1, which determines the size of CSI Part 2.
  • the base station After receiving CSI Part 1, the base station knows the size of CSI Part 2.
  • CSI Part 1 includes RI (if reported), CQI, and an indicator of the total number of non-zero amplitude coefficients across layers for enhanced Type-2 CSI.
  • the fields in Part 1, RI (if reported), CQI, and an indicator of the total number of non-zero amplitude coefficients across layers, are coded separately.
  • CSI Part 2 includes the PMI for enhanced Type-2 CSI. Parts 1 and 2 are coded separately.
  • the CSI part 2 includes at least one of the following: an oversampling factor; an index of the SD (2D-DFT) basis; an index M initial of the initial FD (DFT) basis vector (starting offset) for the selected DFT window; a selected FD basis per layer; NZC (amplitude and phase) per layer; a strongest coefficeint indicator (SCI) per layer; and an amplitude of the strongest coefficient per layer/polarization.
  • the multiple PMI indices (PMI values, codebook indices) associated with different CSI Part 2 information may be as follows for the l-th layer: i1,1 : The two-dimensional oversampling factor [ q1q2 ], where q1 ⁇ ⁇ 0,1,..., O1-1 ⁇ and q2 ⁇ ⁇ 0,1 ,..., O2-1 ⁇ .
  • i 1,2 Multi-index of SD 2D-DFT basis (SD beam), i 1,2 ⁇ 0,1,...,C(N 1 N 2 ,L)-1 ⁇ .
  • i 1,5 Codebook indicator.
  • kl,M_v-1 (3) [ kl,0,f (3) ... kl,M_v-1,f (3) ], kl,i,f (3) ⁇ ⁇ 0,1 ⁇ .
  • i 1,8,l the strongest coefficient indicator for the l th layer (the largest element k l,i,f (2) in the amplitude coefficient indicator).
  • f l * ⁇ ⁇ 0,1,...,M v -1 ⁇ be the index of i 2,4,l and i l * ⁇ ⁇ 0,1,...,2L-1 ⁇ be the index of k l,f_l ⁇ * (2) .
  • i 2,4,l , i 2,5,l and i 1,7,l denote the amplitude coefficient, phase coefficient and bitmap, respectively, after remapping.
  • Each reported LC coefficient (complex coefficient) in ⁇ tilde over (W ) ⁇ l is separately quantized in amplitude and phase.
  • the polarization-specific reference amplitude is quantized to 16 levels using the table in Figure 1 (mapping of elements in the amplitude coefficient indicator i2,3,l : mapping of amplitude coefficient indicator element kl ,p (1) to amplitude coefficient pl ,p (1) ).
  • i1,5 and i1,6,l are PMI indices for FD DFT basis reporting. i1,5 is reported only if N3 >19.
  • vm_1 ⁇ (i),m_2 ⁇ (i) denote the SD 2D-DFT bases
  • pl,0 (1) and pl ,i,f (2) denote the amplitude coefficients
  • ⁇ l ,i,f denotes the phase coefficients.
  • the codebook for each layer includes the strongest coefficient for each polarization, the amplitude coefficients for each FD-DFT basis for each polarization, and the phase coefficients for each FD-DFT basis for each polarization.
  • the PMI information is organized into three groups (groups 0 to 2) for CSI part 2 groupings. This is important in case of CSI omission.
  • Each reported element with index i2,4,l , i2,5,l , and i1,7,l is associated with a specific priority rule.
  • Type-1 CSI an SD beam represented by an SD DFT vector is sent towards the UE.
  • Type-2 CSI L SD beams are linearly combined and sent towards the UE.
  • Each SD beam can be associated with multiple FD beams.
  • the channel frequency response can be obtained by linearly combining those FD basis vectors. The channel frequency response corresponds to the power delay profile.
  • Type 2 port selection (PS) CSI (Type 2 PS codebook)
  • PS Type 2 port selection
  • the base station transmits CSI-RS using K CSI-RS ports that are beamformed considering a set of SD beams.
  • the UE selects/identifies the best L( ⁇ K) CSI-RS ports per polarization and reports their indexes in W1 .
  • Rel. 15 Type 2 PS CSI supports rank 1, 2.
  • Rel. 16 Type-2 PS CSI (enhanced Type-2 PS codebook) is similar to Rel. 16 Type-2 CSI, except for SD beam selection.
  • Rel. 15 Type-2 PS CSI supports ranks 1 to 4.
  • W 1 (K ⁇ 2L) is a block diagonal matrix.
  • W ⁇ l (2L ⁇ M) is the LC coefficient matrix.
  • W f,l (N 3 ⁇ M) consists of N 3 FD-DFT basis vectors.
  • K is set by upper layers.
  • L is set by upper layers.
  • each CSI-RS port #i is associated with an SD beam (b i ) (FIGS. 3A and 3B).
  • Rel. 16 Type-2 PS CSI reduces overhead compared to Rel. 15 Type-2 PS CSI by reducing the number of FD basis vectors from N3 to Mv ( Mv ⁇ N3 ) in the same manner as Rel. 16 Type-2 CSI.
  • each CSI-RS port #i is associated with an SD-FD beam pair (pair of SD beam b i and FD beam f i,j, where j is the frequency index) instead of an SD beam (FIGS. 4A and 4B).
  • ports 3 and 4 are associated with the same SD beam and different FD beams.
  • the frequency selectivity of the channel frequency response observed at the UE based on an SD beam-FD beam pair can be reduced by delay pre-compensation compared to the frequency selectivity of the channel frequency response observed at the UE based on an SD beam.
  • the main scenario for Type 2 port selection codebook in Rel. 17 is FDD.
  • the channel reciprocity based on SRS measurement is not perfect (UL beam and DL beam angles may be different, UL and DL frequencies are different in FDD, and effective antenna spacing is different at the UL and DL frequencies).
  • the base station can obtain/select some partial information (dominant angle and delay (SD beam and FD beam)).
  • SD beam and FD beam CSI report
  • the base station can obtain CSI for DL MIMO precoder decision. In this case, some CSI reports may be omitted to reduce CSI overhead.
  • the values of ⁇ , M, ⁇ are determined by the upper layer parameter paramCombination-r17 (codebook parameter setting).
  • Figure 5 shows an example of parameter combination for the Rel. 16 type 2 codebook.
  • Figure 6 shows an example of parameter combination for the Rel. 17 type 2 port selection codebook.
  • each CSI-RS port is beamformed using an SD beam and FD basis vectors. Each port is associated with an SD-FD pair.
  • each matrix block consists of L columns of a K ⁇ K identity matrix.
  • the base station transmits K beamformed CSI-RS ports. Each port is associated with an SD-FD pair.
  • the UE selects L ports out of K and reports them to the base station as part of the PMI (W1 ,l ). Note that in Rel. 16, each port is associated with an SD beam.
  • W ⁇ l (2L ⁇ Mv ) is a matrix of combination coefficients (subband complex LC coefficients). At most K0 NZCs are reported. The report consists of two parts: a bitmap capturing the NZC positions and the quantized NZCs. In certain cases the bitmap can be omitted. Note that in Rel. 16 the bitmap of NZC positions is always reported.
  • W f,l (N 3 ⁇ M v ) is a matrix consisting of N 3 FD bases (FD-DFT bases). There are M v FD basis vectors for each layer. The base station may turn off W f,l . When W f,l is on, M v additional FD basis vectors are reported. When W f,l is off, no additional FD basis vectors are reported. Note that in Rel. 16, W f,l is always reported.
  • CSI-MeasConfig CSI measurement configuration
  • CSI-ResourceConfig CSI resource configuration
  • CSI-ReportConfig CSI report configuration
  • CSI-MeasConfig includes at least one of the following: non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS resource configuration nzp-CSI-RS-Resource, NZP-CSI-RS resource set configuration nzp-CSI-RS-ResourceSet, CSI-interference measurement (IM) resource configuration csi-IM-Resource, CSI-IM resource set configuration csi-IM-ResourceSet, SSB resource set configuration for CSI csi-SSB-ResourceSet, CSI resource configuration CSI-ResouceConfig, and CSI report configuration CSI-ReportConfig.
  • NZP non-zero power
  • IM CSI-interference measurement
  • CSI-ResouceConfig includes at least one of nzp-CSI-RS-ResourceSet, csi-SSB-ResourceSet, csi-IM-ResourceSet, and resource type resourceType (periodic (P)/semi-persistent (SP)/aperiodic (A)).
  • CSI-ReportConfig includes at least one of the following: resource configuration ID resourceConfigId, report configuration type reportConfigType (P/SP/A), report amount, frequency domain configuration, time constraints for each of channel measurement/interference measurement, group-based beam report, CQI table, subband size, and non-PMI port indication.
  • Doppler CSI It is being considered to extend/improve CSI reporting for UEs moving at high/medium speeds by utilizing time-domain correlation/Doppler-domain (DD) information, such as improving the Rel. 16/17 type-2 codebook without changing the spatial and frequency domain basis, and reporting time domain channel properties (TDCP) from the UE measured via tracking CSI-RS (TRS).
  • DD time-domain correlation/Doppler-domain
  • TRS tracking CSI-RS
  • the channel coherent time depends on the maximum Doppler shift.
  • the channel coherent time is the time when the measured channel characteristics are available or when the measured channel characteristics become unavailable (channel aging).
  • the maximum Doppler shift is estimated by the relative speed between the transmitter and the receiver.
  • ⁇ f max v/ ⁇ .
  • the channel coherent time decreases. For example, at a carrier frequency of 4.5 GHz, when the moving speed exceeds about 25 km/h, the channel coherent time falls below 10 ms. How to deal with such high moving speed and short channel coherent time is a problem.
  • TRS is supported.
  • TRS has the following problems: The number of ports per CSI-RS resource set is limited to only one. Each CSI-RS resource uses a single port. ⁇ The period that can be set is 10 ms or more. No CSI reporting is expected for TRS. There is no reporting configuration for P-TRS. Reporting can be configured but reportQuantity is set to 'none' only. A maximum of 16 CSI-RS resources are used per CSI-RS resource set.
  • the TRS are placed in time and frequency domain resources. To measure the impact of Doppler shift, multiple RSs in the time domain are required within a given frequency domain resource.
  • CMR can be used to measure the effects of Doppler shift.
  • RS used for the measurement depends on the UE implementation.
  • Case 1 where the UE performs measurements based on CSI-RS
  • Case 2 where the base station performs measurements based on SRS.
  • Case 1-1 where the UE performs judgments based on CSI-RS measurement results
  • Case 1-2 where the base station performs judgments based on CSI-RS measurement results reported by the UE
  • Case 2-1 where the base station performs judgments based on SRS measurement results.
  • CSI-RS measurement windows and CSI reporting windows are considered.
  • a CSI-RS measurement window one or more CSI-RS occasions may be measured.
  • the reported CSI may be associated with a CSI reporting window.
  • the length of the Doppler domain (DD)/time domain (TD) basis vectors (DFT basis vectors) (number of DD/TD bases) may be N4 .
  • the CSI measurement window of slot [k, k+W meas -1] one or more CSI occasions for the calculation of the CSI report may be measured, where k may be a slot index and W meas may be the measurement window length (number of slots).
  • the CSI occasions may be configured in CSI-ReportConfig.
  • the CSI reporting window of slot [l, l+W CSI -1] may be associated with the CSI report in slot n, where l may be a slot index and W CSI may be the reporting window length (number of slots).
  • the location of the CSI reference resource may be denoted as n ref .
  • the start of the CSI reporting window is slot l.
  • l may be (nN CSI,ref ).
  • l may be (n+ ⁇ ).
  • ⁇ may be ⁇ 0,2 ⁇ or ⁇ may be ⁇ 0,1,2,3,4,5 ⁇ .
  • a d slot may be a duration in DD units.
  • the UE When UE side prediction is assumed, the UE is supported to predict the CSI/channel after slot l, and the position of slot l (from multiple candidates) is configured by the base station via higher layer signaling.
  • the multiple candidates for the slot l position include legacy CSI reference resource positions (nN CSI,ref ) and (n+ ⁇ ), where ⁇ >0.
  • the legacy CSI reference resource in legacy operation i.e., (nN CSI,ref ), is reused to indicate the position of the last CSI-RS occasion used for CSI reporting.
  • N4 is configured by the base station via higher layer signaling.
  • the DD basis may be the identity. There may be no DD compression.
  • the codebook structure in this case may be, for example,
  • the Doppler domain orthogonal DFT basis may be selected commonly for all SD/FD basis.
  • the codebook structure in this case may be, for example,
  • FIG. 8 shows an example of Doppler CSI measurement/reporting timing.
  • the CSI report in slot n (based on CMR measurements and CSI prediction) contains CSI information within the CSI reporting window.
  • the CSI reporting window for case 1 after multiple CMRs spans slots (nN CSI,ref ) to W CSI slots. Slot (nN CSI,ref ) may be referred to as the CSI reference slot.
  • the CSI report is made in slot n after the CSI reporting window for case 1.
  • the CSI reporting window for case 2 after the CSI report spans slots (n+ ⁇ ) to W CSI slots.
  • CSI is calculated in the CSI reference slot (nN CSI,ref ) after the CMR, and CSI reporting is done in the following slot n.
  • NZP CSI-RS resources Periodic (P), Semi-Persistent (SP), Aperiodic (AP).
  • the K NZP CSI-RS resources may be received via a single triggering instance. Only one NZP CSI-RS resource for P-CSI-RS or SP-CSI-RS based channel measurements may be supported.
  • the interval between two consecutive AP-CSI-RS resources may be m slots.
  • the candidate value of d may be the configured value of parameter m. If more than one candidate value of d is supported, the value of d is configured by the base station via higher layer (RRC) signaling.
  • RRC higher layer
  • - Policy 1 It is supported that d is a period. In order to achieve good CSI prediction performance, d must be small. A short period of P/SP-CMR leads to insufficient resource utilization.
  • - Policy 2 For a CMR per CMR set, d independent of period is supported, i.e. d ⁇ period. N4 PMIs (each PMI corresponding to d) are computed by the smaller number of CMRs.
  • - Policy 3 Multiple CMRs with time domain intervals within a P/SP NZP CSI-RS resource set are supported. The time domain interval may be d.
  • - Policy 4 Multiple CMRs with time domain intervals across multiple P/SP NZP CSI-RS resource sets are supported. The time domain interval may be d.
  • the CSI reference resource for the serving cell is defined as follows: - In the frequency domain, a CSI reference resource is defined by a group of multiple DL PRBs corresponding to the band to which the derived CSI pertains. - In the time domain, the CSI reference resource is defined by a single DL slot nn CSI_ref -K offset ⁇ 2 ⁇ _DL /2 ⁇ _Koffset , where K offset is a parameter set by higher layers and ⁇ _Koffset is the subcarrier spacing setting for K offset , with a value of 0 in FR1. ⁇ _DL is the subcarrier spacing setting for DL.
  • n CSI_ref is the minimum value equal to or greater than 4 ⁇ 2 ⁇ _DL , which corresponds to a valid DL slot. If multiple CSI-RS/SSB for channel measurement are configured, n CSI_ref is the minimum value equal to or greater than 5 ⁇ 2 ⁇ _DL , which corresponds to a valid DL slot.
  • n CSI_ref shall be the reference resource in the same valid DL slot as the corresponding CSI request, otherwise n CSI_ref shall be the minimum value greater than or equal to floor(Z'/N symb slot ) such that slot n CSI_ref corresponds to a valid DL slot, where Z' corresponds to the delay requirement and N symb slot is the number of symbols in a slot.
  • the UE is not expected to measure the channel/interference for the CSI-RS/CSI-IM/SSB whose last OFDM symbol is received no later than Z' symbols before the transmission time of the first OFDM symbol of the AP-CSI report.
  • a slot in the serving cell contains at least a DL or flexible symbol configured by higher layers and the slot is not within a measurement gap configured for the UE, the slot is considered a valid DL slot.
  • Type 2 Doppler CSI There are several problems to be considered in Type 2 Doppler CSI: (Problem 1) It is not clear how to set the P/SP-CMR for Type-2 Doppler CSI to achieve an appropriate amount of CMR for CSI prediction and smaller resource overhead. (Problem 2) It is not clear how the set of multiple CMRs to be used for a single instance of Type 2 Doppler CSI reporting is determined.
  • the inventors therefore came up with a configuration/reporting method for Doppler CSI.
  • A/B and “at least one of A and B” may be interpreted as interchangeable. Also, in this disclosure, “A/B/C” may mean “at least one of A, B, and C.”
  • Radio Resource Control RRC
  • RRC parameters RRC parameters
  • RRC messages higher layer parameters, fields, information elements (IEs), settings, etc.
  • IEs information elements
  • CE Medium Access Control
  • update commands activation/deactivation commands, etc.
  • the higher layer signaling may be, for example, any one of Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling, broadcast information, other messages (e.g., messages from the core network such as positioning protocols (e.g., NR Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa)/LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP)) messages), or a combination of these.
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • MAC Medium Access Control
  • LPP LTE Positioning Protocol
  • the MAC signaling may use, for example, a MAC Control Element (MAC CE), a MAC Protocol Data Unit (PDU), etc.
  • the broadcast information may be, for example, a Master Information Block (MIB), a System Information Block (SIB), Remaining Minimum System Information (RMSI), Other System Information (OSI), etc.
  • MIB Master Information Block
  • SIB System Information Block
  • RMSI Remaining Minimum System Information
  • OSI System Information
  • the physical layer signaling may be, for example, Downlink Control Information (DCI), Uplink Control Information (UCI), etc.
  • DCI Downlink Control Information
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • a b c and a_b ⁇ c may be read as mutually interchangeable.
  • a b and a_b may be read as mutually interchangeable.
  • a c and a ⁇ c may be read as mutually interchangeable.
  • ceil(x), ceiling function, and ceiling function may be read as mutually interchangeable.
  • floor(x), floor function, and floor function may be read as mutually interchangeable.
  • basis, DFT basis, basis vector, and DFT basis vector may be read as mutually interchangeable.
  • SD basis, SD-DFT basis, beam, SD beam, SD 2D-DFT vector, SD basis vector, and beam index, i may be read as mutually interchangeable.
  • L, SD beam number, beam number, and SD 2D-DFT vector number may be read as mutually interchangeable.
  • FD basis, FD-DFT basis, FD beam, FD basis vector, FD-DFT basis vector, and FD basis vector index, f may be read as mutually interchangeable.
  • DD basis, DD-DFT basis, DD basis vector, and DD-DFT basis vector may be read as mutually interchangeable.
  • Type 2 Doppler CSI Doppler CSI based on at least one of Extended Type 2 CSI (Rel. 16) and Additional Extended Type 2 PS CSI (Rel. 17) may be interchangeable.
  • the NZP CSI-RS resource set, CSI-RS resource set, CSI resource configuration, and NZP CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement may be read as interchangeable.
  • the CMR, NZP CSI-RS resource, CSI-RS resource, and CSI-RS occasion may be read as interchangeable.
  • embodiment #3 may be applied to embodiment #2.
  • One P/SP-CSI-RS resource set for Doppler CSI may follow at least one of the following options:
  • one NZP CSI-RS resource (CMR) is configured.
  • NZP CSI-RS resources are configured.
  • the CMR configuration may follow the following options.
  • the CMR setting relates to a time domain behavior, e.g. the period is less than or equal to a maximum period MAX_P, which may be specified in the specification or may be set/indicated via RRC IE/MAC CE/DCI.
  • FIG. 10 shows an example of CMR configuration according to embodiment #1-1a.
  • the CMR configuration may follow at least one of the following options:
  • the CMR configuration includes configuration of a time domain offset, a number of CMRs, and specific resources for each CMR.
  • the time domain offset may be the offset between two consecutive CMRs or between the first/earliest/configured CMR and another CMR.
  • the CMR configuration includes specific resources for each of the N CMRs, and configurations.
  • the multiple CMRs may follow at least one of the following options (rules/constraints):
  • the multiple CMRs follow the rules regarding the interval between two consecutive CMRs, e.g., the interval between two consecutive CMRs is the same, e.g., the interval between two consecutive CMRs is a factor for the determination of the CSI reporting window setting.
  • the multiple CMRs follow rules regarding time domain resources (e.g., periodicity/offset) for each CMR.
  • periodicity is the same.
  • the periodicity is less than or equal to a maximum periodicity MAX_P.
  • MAX_P may be specified in the specification or may be set/indicated via RRC IE/MAC CE/DCI.
  • MAX_P may be 4 or other value.
  • the offset is different.
  • the multiple CMRs follow rules regarding the transmit power for each CMR, e.g., the transmit power (e.g., energy per resource element (EPRE)) is the same for any CMR, e.g., the EPRE between any CMR and SS/PBCH block is the same.
  • the transmit power e.g., energy per resource element (EPRE)
  • EPRE energy per resource element
  • the above constraints may mean that the RRC configuration of each CMR is limited.
  • FIG. 11 shows an example of CMR configuration according to embodiment #1-3.
  • the interval between two consecutive CMRs may be equal to d.
  • the UE can be appropriately configured with multiple CMRs for Doppler CSI reporting.
  • the exact CMR for CSI reporting in slot n (the exact period including the CMR used for CSI measurement) is subject to some rules as follows: If timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurement is set to "Configured”, the exact CMR is only the latest occasion of the NZP CSI-RS prior to the CSI reference resource. If timeRestrictionForChannelMeasurement is set to "notConfigured”, the strict CMR is only the occasion of NZP CSI-RS before the CSI reference resource.
  • the CMR of the CSI-RS occasion before the CSI reference resource in slot (nN CSI.ref ) can be considered, and the CMR in the CSI-RS occasion after the CSI reference resource is not considered.
  • Type 2 Doppler CSI For Type 2 Doppler CSI, if P/SP-CMR is configured, it is not clear which CMR is considered ( Figure 13). Multiple CMRs for one CSI report should be considered. In AP-NZP CSI-RS resource set, multiple CMRs are considered and triggered in DCI. In P/SP-NZP CSI-RS resource set, only one CMR is configured. CSI prediction performance is expected to depend on CMR selection.
  • the number N′ of NZP CSI-RS occasions for one CSI report may be based on at least one of the following approaches:
  • N' is explicitly set/indicated by the NW.
  • the setting/indication may be performed by RRC IE/MAC CE/DCI.
  • N' may be used to determine the CSI reporting window setting.
  • N' is the duration (e.g., number of slots) of the CSI reporting window.
  • N' is implicitly derived by another setting.
  • N' is derived by the duration of the CSI reporting window.
  • N' is derived by the length of the Doppler domain DFT vector.
  • N' is equal to the number of Doppler domain DFT bases (the length of the vector, for example, N 4 ).
  • the N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions may be determined taking into account at least one of the following options:
  • the timing of the last NZP CSI-RS occasion among the N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions is considered, for example, the last NZP CSI-RS occasion prior to the CSI reference resource.
  • N' NZP CSI-RS occasions are consecutive or not, for example, there is the same interval between any two consecutive NZP CSI-RS occasions, i.e., there may be no skip of periods within the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions.
  • Which one or more of the aforementioned options are taken into account in determining the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions, or whether the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions are taken into account in determining the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions, may be based on at least one of RRC configuration and UE capability signaling.
  • one or more options that are not taken into account in determining the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions may be up to the UE implementation.
  • the determination of the N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions may be driven by at least one of the following options:
  • the determination of the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions is subject to the setting by the base station.
  • the NW/base station can determine the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions so that the CSI to be reported by the UE is appropriate for operation.
  • the determination of the N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions is subject to a decision by the UE.
  • the determination of the N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions may be subject to at least one of the following options: --- Option 2-1
  • the decision of N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions is up to the UE implementation (not prescribed in the specification), allowing for flexible UE implementations and leading to wider deployment of UEs with this capability.
  • Option 2-2 The UE determines the N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions used for CSI measurement in one CSI report and reports the determined occasions to the base station/NW, which is aware of the selected N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions and the exact quality of the CSI obtained based on the selected occasions.
  • N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions is subject to configuration by the base station and decision by the UE.
  • the NW/base station can throttle the possible selected occasions to maintain the quality of the CSI to be reported, and the UE can have freedom regarding the implementation.
  • the UE can properly distinguish between multiple CMRs for Doppler CSI reporting when only one NZP CSI-RS resource set is assumed.
  • each of the multiple CMRs for CSI measurement is configured with different multiple NZP CSI-RS resource sets.
  • Figure 14 shows an example of the configuration of multiple NZP CSI-RS resource sets. In this example, multiple NZP CSI-RS resource sets for channel measurement are configured, and each NZP CSI-RS resource set includes one CSI-RS resource.
  • the multiple CMRs are subject to a constraint on the interval between two consecutive CMRs, e.g., the interval between any two consecutive CMRs is the same, e.g., the interval between two consecutive CMRs is a factor for the determination of the CSI reporting window setting.
  • the multiple CMRs follow rules regarding time domain resources (e.g., periodicity/offset) for each CMR.
  • periodicity is the same.
  • the periodicity is less than or equal to a maximum periodicity MAX_P.
  • MAX_P may be specified in the specification or may be set/indicated via RRC IE/MAC CE/DCI.
  • MAX_P may be 4 or other value.
  • the offset is different.
  • the multiple CMRs follow rules regarding the transmit power for each CMR, e.g., the transmit power (e.g., energy per resource element (EPRE)) is the same for any CMR, e.g., the EPRE between any CMR and SS/PBCH block is the same.
  • the transmit power e.g., energy per resource element (EPRE)
  • EPRE energy per resource element
  • FIG. 15 shows an example of CMR configuration according to embodiment #3-1.
  • one CMR is configured in each of multiple P/SP-CSI-RS resource sets.
  • the interval between two consecutive CMRs may be equal to d.
  • the same or different periods may be configured for multiple CSI-RS resource sets (CMRs).
  • the number N′ of NZP CSI-RS occasions for one CSI report may be based on at least one of the following approaches.
  • N' is explicitly configured/indicated by the NW.
  • the configuration/indication may be done by RRC IE/MAC CE/DCI.
  • the configuration/indication may be associated with one NZP CSI-RS resource set among the associated NZP CSI-RS resource sets. For example, the configuration is in only one NZP CSI-RS resource set and the CMR in the NZP CSI-RS resource set may be the last CMR among N' consecutive CMRs.
  • N' may determine the CSI reporting window configuration. For example, N' is the duration of the CSI reporting window.
  • N' is implicitly derived by another setting.
  • N' is derived by the duration of the CSI reporting window.
  • N' is derived by the length of the Doppler domain DFT vector.
  • N' is equal to the number of Doppler domain DFT bases (the length of the vector, for example, N 4 ).
  • the N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions may be determined by considering at least one of the following options:
  • the timing of the last NZP CSI-RS occasion among the N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions is considered, for example, the last NZP CSI-RS occasion prior to the CSI reference resource.
  • N' NZP CSI-RS occasions are consecutive or not, for example, there is the same interval between any two consecutive NZP CSI-RS occasions, i.e., there may be no skip of periods within the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions.
  • N′ CSI-RS occasions among the M CSI-RS occasions may be determined.
  • the determination of the N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions may be made by the UE based on at least one of options 1 to 3, configured by an RRC IE (e.g., associated CSI report), or indicated via a MAC CE/DCI.
  • Which one or more of the aforementioned options are taken into account in determining the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions, or whether the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions are taken into account in determining the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions, may be based on at least one of RRC configuration and UE capability signaling.
  • one or more options that are not taken into account in determining the N' NZP CSI-RS occasions may be up to the UE implementation.
  • the decision rule for N′ NZP CSI-RS occasions in the above embodiment #3-1-3 may be applied to one or more specific NZP CSI-RS resource sets.
  • a common understanding of CMRs can be obtained between the base station and the UE, and an appropriate CMR can be selected.
  • the specific NZP CSI-RS resource set may follow at least one of the following options:
  • the one or more specific NZP CSI-RS resource sets are one explicitly configured NZP CSI-RS resource set, which may be a configuration of N′ (the number of CMRs for one CSI report).
  • the one or more specific NZP CSI-RS resource sets are explicitly configured NZP CSI-RS resource sets.
  • the one or more specific NZP CSI-RS resource sets are implicitly configured based on a rule, for example, considering that N′ CMRs are a group of CMRs with a single value interval (e.g., d) between the set of consecutive CMRs, the last CMR (i.e., the CMR that does not have a later CMR with an interval of d) is implicitly determined as the one that is associated with the one or more specific NZP CSI-RS resource sets.
  • a rule for example, considering that N′ CMRs are a group of CMRs with a single value interval (e.g., d) between the set of consecutive CMRs, the last CMR (i.e., the CMR that does not have a later CMR with an interval of d) is implicitly determined as the one that is associated with the one or more specific NZP CSI-RS resource sets.
  • FIG. 16 shows an example of a multiple NZP CSI-RS occasion according to embodiment #3-1-3/#3-1-4.
  • M P/SP-NZP CSI-RS resource sets #x to #x+M-1 are configured.
  • Each NZP CSI-RS resource set includes one CMR.
  • M CMRs may be determined such that the last CMR among the M CMRs is the last CMR (NZP CSI-RS resource set #x+M-2) before the CSI reference resource (slot (nN CSI,ref )).
  • M CMRs may be determined such that the last CMR among the M CMRs is the last CMR (NZP CSI-RS resource set #x+M-1) among a set of consecutive CMRs with a certain interval between them.
  • multiple P/SP-NZP CSI-RS resource sets may be configured, and each NZP CSI-RS resource set may include multiple CMRs.
  • the number of CMRs included in each NZP CSI-RS resource set may be the same or different. This variation allows multiple CMRs to be configured more flexibly.
  • the intervals between the first CSI-RS (occasions) in multiple NZP CSI-RS resource sets may be equal or different. At least one of the operations of embodiments #1 to #3 may be applied to multiple CMRs across multiple NZP CSI-RS resource sets.
  • the UE can properly identify multiple CMRs for Doppler CSI reporting when multiple NZP CSI-RS resource sets are assumed.
  • any information may be notified to the UE (from a network (NW) (e.g., a base station (BS))) (in other words, any information is received from the BS by the UE) using physical layer signaling (e.g., DCI), higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE), a specific signal/channel (e.g., PDCCH, PDSCH, reference signal), or a combination thereof.
  • NW network
  • BS base station
  • the MAC CE may be identified by including a new Logical Channel ID (LCID) in the MAC subheader that is not specified in existing standards.
  • LCID Logical Channel ID
  • the notification When the notification is made by a DCI, the notification may be made by a specific field of the DCI, a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) used to scramble Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) bits assigned to the DCI, the format of the DCI, etc.
  • RNTI Radio Network Temporary Identifier
  • CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
  • notification of any information to the UE in the above-mentioned embodiments may be performed periodically, semi-persistently, or aperiodically.
  • notification of any information from the UE (to the NW) may be performed using physical layer signaling (e.g., UCI), higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE), a specific signal/channel (e.g., PUCCH, PUSCH, PRACH, reference signal), or a combination thereof.
  • physical layer signaling e.g., UCI
  • higher layer signaling e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE
  • a specific signal/channel e.g., PUCCH, PUSCH, PRACH, reference signal
  • the MAC CE may be identified by including a new LCID in the MAC subheader that is not specified in existing standards.
  • the notification may be transmitted using PUCCH or PUSCH.
  • notification of any information from the UE may be performed periodically, semi-persistently, or aperiodically.
  • At least one of the above-mentioned embodiments may be applied when a specific condition is satisfied, which may be specified in a standard or may be notified to a UE/BS using higher layer signaling/physical layer signaling.
  • At least one of the above-described embodiments may be applied only to UEs that have reported or support a particular UE capability.
  • the specific UE capabilities may indicate at least one of the following: - Supporting specific processing/operations/control/information for at least one of the above embodiments.
  • the above-mentioned specific UE capabilities may be capabilities that are applied across all frequencies (commonly regardless of frequency), capabilities per frequency (e.g., one or a combination of a cell, band, band combination, BWP, component carrier, etc.), capabilities per frequency range (e.g., Frequency Range 1 (FR1), FR2, FR3, FR4, FR5, FR2-1, FR2-2), capabilities per subcarrier spacing (SubCarrier Spacing (SCS)), or capabilities per Feature Set (FS) or Feature Set Per Component-carrier (FSPC).
  • FR1 Frequency Range 1
  • FR2 FR2, FR3, FR4, FR5, FR2-1, FR2-2
  • SCS subcarrier Spacing
  • FS Feature Set
  • FSPC Feature Set Per Component-carrier
  • the specific UE capabilities may be capabilities that are applied across all duplexing methods (commonly regardless of the duplexing method), or may be capabilities for each duplexing method (e.g., Time Division Duplex (TDD) and Frequency Division Duplex (FDD)).
  • TDD Time Division Duplex
  • FDD Frequency Division Duplex
  • At least one of the above-mentioned embodiments may be applied when the UE configures/activates/triggers specific information related to the above-mentioned embodiments (or performs the operations of the above-mentioned embodiments) by higher layer signaling/physical layer signaling.
  • the specific information may be information indicating that the operations of the above-mentioned embodiments are enabled, any RRC parameters for a specific release (e.g., Rel. 18/19), etc.
  • the UE may, for example, apply Rel. 15/16 operations.
  • the multiple CSI-RS occasion is associated with at least one of a duration of a CSI reporting window, a number of Doppler domain bases, a CSI reference resource, and an interval between the multiple CSI-RS occasions.
  • the one or more NZP CSI-RS resource sets are a plurality of NZP CSI-RS resource sets; 3. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the NZP CSI-RS resource sets each include a plurality of CSI-RS resources.
  • the one or more NZP CSI-RS resource sets are an NZP CSI-RS resource set; 4. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the one NZP CSI-RS resource set includes a plurality of CSI-RS resources.
  • Wired communication system A configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below.
  • communication is performed using any one of the wireless communication methods according to the above embodiments of the present disclosure or a combination of these.
  • FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment.
  • the wireless communication system 1 (which may simply be referred to as system 1) may be a system that realizes communication using Long Term Evolution (LTE) specified by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), 5th generation mobile communication system New Radio (5G NR), or the like.
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
  • 5G NR 5th generation mobile communication system New Radio
  • the wireless communication system 1 may also support dual connectivity between multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs) (Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity (MR-DC)).
  • MR-DC may include dual connectivity between LTE (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)) and NR (E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC)), dual connectivity between NR and LTE (NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity (NE-DC)), etc.
  • RATs Radio Access Technologies
  • MR-DC may include dual connectivity between LTE (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)) and NR (E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC)), dual connectivity between NR and LTE (NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity (NE-DC)), etc.
  • E-UTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
  • EN-DC E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity
  • NE-DC NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity
  • the LTE (E-UTRA) base station (eNB) is the master node (MN), and the NR base station (gNB) is the secondary node (SN).
  • the NR base station (gNB) is the MN, and the LTE (E-UTRA) base station (eNB) is the SN.
  • the wireless communication system 1 may support dual connectivity between multiple base stations within the same RAT (e.g., dual connectivity in which both the MN and SN are NR base stations (gNBs) (NR-NR Dual Connectivity (NN-DC))).
  • dual connectivity in which both the MN and SN are NR base stations (gNBs) (NR-NR Dual Connectivity (NN-DC))).
  • gNBs NR base stations
  • N-DC Dual Connectivity
  • the wireless communication system 1 may include a base station 11 that forms a macrocell C1 with a relatively wide coverage, and base stations 12 (12a-12c) that are arranged within the macrocell C1 and form a small cell C2 that is narrower than the macrocell C1.
  • a user terminal 20 may be located within at least one of the cells. The arrangement and number of each cell and user terminal 20 are not limited to the embodiment shown in the figure. Hereinafter, when there is no need to distinguish between the base stations 11 and 12, they will be collectively referred to as base station 10.
  • the user terminal 20 may be connected to at least one of the multiple base stations 10.
  • the user terminal 20 may utilize at least one of carrier aggregation (CA) using multiple component carriers (CC) and dual connectivity (DC).
  • CA carrier aggregation
  • CC component carriers
  • DC dual connectivity
  • Each CC may be included in at least one of a first frequency band (Frequency Range 1 (FR1)) and a second frequency band (Frequency Range 2 (FR2)).
  • Macro cell C1 may be included in FR1
  • small cell C2 may be included in FR2.
  • FR1 may be a frequency band below 6 GHz (sub-6 GHz)
  • FR2 may be a frequency band above 24 GHz (above-24 GHz). Note that the frequency bands and definitions of FR1 and FR2 are not limited to these, and for example, FR1 may correspond to a higher frequency band than FR2.
  • the user terminal 20 may communicate using at least one of Time Division Duplex (TDD) and Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in each CC.
  • TDD Time Division Duplex
  • FDD Frequency Division Duplex
  • the multiple base stations 10 may be connected by wire (e.g., optical fiber conforming to the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), X2 interface, etc.) or wirelessly (e.g., NR communication).
  • wire e.g., optical fiber conforming to the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), X2 interface, etc.
  • NR communication e.g., NR communication
  • base station 11 which corresponds to the upper station
  • IAB Integrated Access Backhaul
  • base station 12 which corresponds to a relay station
  • the base station 10 may be connected to the core network 30 directly or via another base station 10.
  • the core network 30 may include at least one of, for example, an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), a Next Generation Core (NGC), etc.
  • EPC Evolved Packet Core
  • 5GCN 5G Core Network
  • NGC Next Generation Core
  • the core network 30 may include network functions (Network Functions (NF)) such as, for example, a User Plane Function (UPF), an Access and Mobility management Function (AMF), a Session Management Function (SMF), a Unified Data Management (UDM), an Application Function (AF), a Data Network (DN), a Location Management Function (LMF), and Operation, Administration and Maintenance (Management) (OAM).
  • NF Network Functions
  • UPF User Plane Function
  • AMF Access and Mobility management Function
  • SMF Session Management Function
  • UDM Unified Data Management
  • AF Application Function
  • DN Data Network
  • LMF Location Management Function
  • OAM Operation, Administration and Maintenance
  • the user terminal 20 may be a terminal that supports at least one of the communication methods such as LTE, LTE-A, and 5G.
  • a wireless access method based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing may be used.
  • OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • CP-OFDM Cyclic Prefix OFDM
  • DFT-s-OFDM Discrete Fourier Transform Spread OFDM
  • OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • the radio access method may also be called a waveform.
  • other radio access methods e.g., other single-carrier transmission methods, other multi-carrier transmission methods
  • a downlink shared channel (Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH)) shared by each user terminal 20, a broadcast channel (Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH)), a downlink control channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH)), etc. may be used as the downlink channel.
  • PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel
  • PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel
  • PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
  • an uplink shared channel (Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)) shared by each user terminal 20, an uplink control channel (Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH)), a random access channel (Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH)), etc. may be used as an uplink channel.
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
  • PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel
  • PRACH Physical Random Access Channel
  • SIB System Information Block
  • PDSCH User data, upper layer control information, System Information Block (SIB), etc.
  • SIB System Information Block
  • PUSCH User data, upper layer control information, etc.
  • MIB Master Information Block
  • PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel
  • Lower layer control information may be transmitted by the PDCCH.
  • the lower layer control information may include, for example, downlink control information (Downlink Control Information (DCI)) including scheduling information for at least one of the PDSCH and the PUSCH.
  • DCI Downlink Control Information
  • the DCI for scheduling the PDSCH may be called a DL assignment or DL DCI
  • the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH may be called a UL grant or UL DCI.
  • the PDSCH may be interpreted as DL data
  • the PUSCH may be interpreted as UL data.
  • a control resource set (COntrol REsource SET (CORESET)) and a search space may be used to detect the PDCCH.
  • the CORESET corresponds to the resources to search for DCI.
  • the search space corresponds to the search region and search method of PDCCH candidates.
  • One CORESET may be associated with one or multiple search spaces. The UE may monitor the CORESET associated with a search space based on the search space configuration.
  • a search space may correspond to PDCCH candidates corresponding to one or more aggregation levels.
  • One or more search spaces may be referred to as a search space set. Note that the terms “search space,” “search space set,” “search space setting,” “search space set setting,” “CORESET,” “CORESET setting,” etc. in this disclosure may be read as interchangeable.
  • the PUCCH may transmit uplink control information (UCI) including at least one of channel state information (CSI), delivery confirmation information (which may be called, for example, Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), ACK/NACK, etc.), and a scheduling request (SR).
  • UCI uplink control information
  • CSI channel state information
  • HARQ-ACK Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest ACKnowledgement
  • ACK/NACK ACK/NACK
  • SR scheduling request
  • the PRACH may transmit a random access preamble for establishing a connection with a cell.
  • downlink, uplink, etc. may be expressed without adding "link.”
  • various channels may be expressed without adding "Physical” to the beginning.
  • a synchronization signal (SS), a downlink reference signal (DL-RS), etc. may be transmitted.
  • a cell-specific reference signal (CRS), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS), etc. may be transmitted.
  • the synchronization signal may be, for example, at least one of a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS).
  • a signal block including an SS (PSS, SSS) and a PBCH (and a DMRS for PBCH) may be called an SS/PBCH block, an SS Block (SSB), etc.
  • the SS, SSB, etc. may also be called a reference signal.
  • a measurement reference signal Sounding Reference Signal (SRS)
  • a demodulation reference signal DMRS
  • UL-RS uplink reference signal
  • DMRS may also be called a user equipment-specific reference signal (UE-specific Reference Signal).
  • the base station 18 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a base station according to an embodiment.
  • the base station 10 includes a control unit 110, a transceiver unit 120, a transceiver antenna 130, and a transmission line interface 140. Note that one or more of each of the control unit 110, the transceiver unit 120, the transceiver antenna 130, and the transmission line interface 140 may be provided.
  • this example mainly shows the functional blocks of the characteristic parts of this embodiment, and the base station 10 may also be assumed to have other functional blocks necessary for wireless communication. Some of the processing of each part described below may be omitted.
  • the control unit 110 controls the entire base station 10.
  • the control unit 110 can be configured from a controller, a control circuit, etc., which are described based on a common understanding in the technical field to which this disclosure pertains.
  • the control unit 110 may control signal generation, scheduling (e.g., resource allocation, mapping), etc.
  • the control unit 110 may control transmission and reception using the transceiver unit 120, the transceiver antenna 130, and the transmission path interface 140, measurement, etc.
  • the control unit 110 may generate data, control information, sequences, etc. to be transmitted as signals, and transfer them to the transceiver unit 120.
  • the control unit 110 may perform call processing of communication channels (setting, release, etc.), status management of the base station 10, management of radio resources, etc.
  • the transceiver unit 120 may include a baseband unit 121, a radio frequency (RF) unit 122, and a measurement unit 123.
  • the baseband unit 121 may include a transmission processing unit 1211 and a reception processing unit 1212.
  • the transceiver unit 120 may be composed of a transmitter/receiver, an RF circuit, a baseband circuit, a filter, a phase shifter, a measurement circuit, a transceiver circuit, etc., which are described based on a common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates.
  • the transceiver unit 120 may be configured as an integrated transceiver unit, or may be composed of a transmission unit and a reception unit.
  • the transmission unit may be composed of a transmission processing unit 1211 and an RF unit 122.
  • the reception unit may be composed of a reception processing unit 1212, an RF unit 122, and a measurement unit 123.
  • the transmitting/receiving antenna 130 can be configured as an antenna described based on common understanding in the technical field to which this disclosure pertains, such as an array antenna.
  • the transceiver 120 may transmit the above-mentioned downlink channel, synchronization signal, downlink reference signal, etc.
  • the transceiver 120 may receive the above-mentioned uplink channel, uplink reference signal, etc.
  • the transceiver 120 may form at least one of the transmit beam and the receive beam using digital beamforming (e.g., precoding), analog beamforming (e.g., phase rotation), etc.
  • digital beamforming e.g., precoding
  • analog beamforming e.g., phase rotation
  • the transceiver 120 may perform Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer processing, Radio Link Control (RLC) layer processing (e.g., RLC retransmission control), Medium Access Control (MAC) layer processing (e.g., HARQ retransmission control), etc., on data and control information obtained from the control unit 110, and generate a bit string to be transmitted.
  • PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol
  • RLC Radio Link Control
  • MAC Medium Access Control
  • HARQ retransmission control HARQ retransmission control
  • the transceiver 120 may perform transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) processing (if necessary), Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.
  • transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) processing (if necessary), Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.
  • channel coding which may include error correction coding
  • DFT Discrete Fourier Transform
  • IFFT Inverse Fast Fourier Transform
  • the transceiver unit 120 may perform modulation, filtering, amplification, etc., on the baseband signal to a radio frequency band, and transmit the radio frequency band signal via the transceiver antenna 130.
  • the transceiver unit 120 may perform amplification, filtering, demodulation to a baseband signal, etc. on the radio frequency band signal received by the transceiver antenna 130.
  • the transceiver 120 may apply reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) processing, Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal, and acquire user data, etc.
  • reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) processing, Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal, and acquire user data, etc.
  • FFT Fast Fourier Transform
  • IDFT Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform
  • filtering demapping
  • demodulation which may include error correction decoding
  • MAC layer processing which may include error correction decoding
  • the transceiver 120 may perform measurements on the received signal.
  • the measurement unit 123 may perform Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements, Channel State Information (CSI) measurements, etc. based on the received signal.
  • the measurement unit 123 may measure received power (e.g., Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP)), received quality (e.g., Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR), Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)), signal strength (e.g., Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)), propagation path information (e.g., CSI), etc.
  • RSRP Reference Signal Received Power
  • RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator
  • the measurement results may be output to the control unit 110.
  • the transmission path interface 140 may transmit and receive signals (backhaul signaling) between devices included in the core network 30 (e.g., network nodes providing NF), other base stations 10, etc., and may acquire and transmit user data (user plane data), control plane data, etc. for the user terminal 20.
  • devices included in the core network 30 e.g., network nodes providing NF
  • other base stations 10, etc. may acquire and transmit user data (user plane data), control plane data, etc. for the user terminal 20.
  • the transmitter and receiver of the base station 10 in this disclosure may be configured with at least one of the transmitter/receiver 120, the transmitter/receiver antenna 130, and the transmission path interface 140.
  • the transceiver 120 may transmit a channel state information (CSI) report configuration including one or more parameters indicating at least one of a rank indicator constraint and a codebook subset constraint.
  • the controller 110 may apply the one or more parameters to the coherent joint transmission CSI and control the reception of the CSI report.
  • CSI channel state information
  • the transceiver unit 120 may transmit a configuration of one or more non-zero power (NZP) CSI-reference signal (RS) resource sets for Doppler channel state information (CSI).
  • the control unit 110 may determine periodic or semi-persistent multiple CSI-RS occasions based on the configuration.
  • the user terminal 19 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment.
  • the user terminal 20 includes a control unit 210, a transmitting/receiving unit 220, and a transmitting/receiving antenna 230.
  • the control unit 210, the transmitting/receiving unit 220, and the transmitting/receiving antenna 230 may each include one or more.
  • this example mainly shows the functional blocks of the characteristic parts of this embodiment, and the user terminal 20 may also be assumed to have other functional blocks necessary for wireless communication. Some of the processing of each part described below may be omitted.
  • the control unit 210 controls the entire user terminal 20.
  • the control unit 210 can be configured from a controller, a control circuit, etc., which are described based on a common understanding in the technical field to which this disclosure pertains.
  • the control unit 210 may control signal generation, mapping, etc.
  • the control unit 210 may control transmission and reception using the transceiver unit 220 and the transceiver antenna 230, measurement, etc.
  • the control unit 210 may generate data, control information, sequences, etc. to be transmitted as signals, and transfer them to the transceiver unit 220.
  • the transceiver unit 220 may include a baseband unit 221, an RF unit 222, and a measurement unit 223.
  • the baseband unit 221 may include a transmission processing unit 2211 and a reception processing unit 2212.
  • the transceiver unit 220 may be composed of a transmitter/receiver, an RF circuit, a baseband circuit, a filter, a phase shifter, a measurement circuit, a transceiver circuit, etc., which are described based on a common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates.
  • the transceiver unit 220 may be configured as an integrated transceiver unit, or may be composed of a transmission unit and a reception unit.
  • the transmission unit may be composed of a transmission processing unit 2211 and an RF unit 222.
  • the reception unit may be composed of a reception processing unit 2212, an RF unit 222, and a measurement unit 223.
  • the transmitting/receiving antenna 230 can be configured as an antenna described based on common understanding in the technical field to which this disclosure pertains, such as an array antenna.
  • the transceiver 220 may receive the above-mentioned downlink channel, synchronization signal, downlink reference signal, etc.
  • the transceiver 220 may transmit the above-mentioned uplink channel, uplink reference signal, etc.
  • the transceiver 220 may form at least one of the transmit beam and receive beam using digital beamforming (e.g., precoding), analog beamforming (e.g., phase rotation), etc.
  • digital beamforming e.g., precoding
  • analog beamforming e.g., phase rotation
  • the transceiver 220 may perform PDCP layer processing, RLC layer processing (e.g., RLC retransmission control), MAC layer processing (e.g., HARQ retransmission control), etc. on the data and control information acquired from the controller 210, and generate a bit string to be transmitted.
  • RLC layer processing e.g., RLC retransmission control
  • MAC layer processing e.g., HARQ retransmission control
  • the transceiver 220 may perform transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, DFT processing (if necessary), IFFT processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.
  • transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, DFT processing (if necessary), IFFT processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.
  • Whether or not to apply DFT processing may be based on the settings of transform precoding.
  • the transceiver unit 220 transmission processing unit 2211
  • the transceiver unit 220 may perform DFT processing as the above-mentioned transmission processing in order to transmit the channel using a DFT-s-OFDM waveform, and when transform precoding is not enabled, it is not necessary to perform DFT processing as the above-mentioned transmission processing.
  • the transceiver unit 220 may perform modulation, filtering, amplification, etc., on the baseband signal to a radio frequency band, and transmit the radio frequency band signal via the transceiver antenna 230.
  • the transceiver unit 220 may perform amplification, filtering, demodulation to a baseband signal, etc. on the radio frequency band signal received by the transceiver antenna 230.
  • the transceiver 220 may apply reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, FFT processing, IDFT processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal to acquire user data, etc.
  • reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, FFT processing, IDFT processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal to acquire user data, etc.
  • the transceiver 220 may perform measurements on the received signal. For example, the measurement unit 223 may perform RRM measurements, CSI measurements, etc. based on the received signal.
  • the measurement unit 223 may measure received power (e.g., RSRP), received quality (e.g., RSRQ, SINR, SNR), signal strength (e.g., RSSI), propagation path information (e.g., CSI), etc.
  • the measurement results may be output to the control unit 210.
  • the measurement unit 223 may derive channel measurements for CSI calculation based on channel measurement resources.
  • the channel measurement resources may be, for example, non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS resources.
  • the measurement unit 223 may derive interference measurements for CSI calculation based on interference measurement resources.
  • the interference measurement resources may be at least one of NZP CSI-RS resources for interference measurement, CSI-Interference Measurement (IM) resources, etc.
  • CSI-IM may be called CSI-Interference Management (IM) or may be interchangeably read as Zero Power (ZP) CSI-RS.
  • CSI-RS, NZP CSI-RS, ZP CSI-RS, CSI-IM, CSI-SSB, etc. may be read as interchangeable.
  • the transmitting unit and receiving unit of the user terminal 20 in this disclosure may be configured by at least one of the transmitting/receiving unit 220 and the transmitting/receiving antenna 230.
  • the transceiver unit 220 may receive a configuration of one or more non-zero power (NZP) CSI-reference signal (RS) resource sets for Doppler channel state information (CSI).
  • the control unit 210 may determine periodic or semi-persistent multiple CSI-RS occasions based on the configuration.
  • the multiple CSI-RS occasions may be associated with at least one of the duration of a CSI reporting window, the number of Doppler domain bases, the CSI reference resource, and the spacing of the multiple CSI-RS occasions.
  • the one or more NZP CSI-RS resource sets may be multiple NZP CSI-RS resource sets.
  • the multiple NZP CSI-RS resource sets may each include multiple CSI-RS resources.
  • the one or more NZP CSI-RS resource sets may be one NZP CSI-RS resource set.
  • the one NZP CSI-RS resource set may include multiple CSI-RS resources.
  • each functional block may be realized using one device that is physically or logically coupled, or may be realized using two or more devices that are physically or logically separated and directly or indirectly connected (for example, using wires, wirelessly, etc.).
  • the functional blocks may be realized by combining the one device or the multiple devices with software.
  • the functions include, but are not limited to, judgement, determination, judgment, calculation, computation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, resolution, selection, election, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, deeming, broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, and assignment.
  • a functional block (component) that performs the transmission function may be called a transmitting unit, a transmitter, and the like. In either case, as mentioned above, there are no particular limitations on the method of realization.
  • a base station, a user terminal, etc. in one embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that performs processing of the wireless communication method of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a base station and a user terminal according to one embodiment.
  • the above-mentioned base station 10 and user terminal 20 may be physically configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus 1007, etc.
  • the terms apparatus, circuit, device, section, unit, etc. may be interpreted as interchangeable.
  • the hardware configuration of the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the figures, or may be configured to exclude some of the devices.
  • processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips.
  • the functions of the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 are realized, for example, by loading specific software (programs) onto hardware such as the processor 1001 and memory 1002, causing the processor 1001 to perform calculations, control communications via the communication device 1004, and control at least one of the reading and writing of data in the memory 1002 and storage 1003.
  • the processor 1001 for example, runs an operating system to control the entire computer.
  • the processor 1001 may be configured as a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic unit, registers, etc.
  • CPU central processing unit
  • control unit 110 210
  • transmission/reception unit 120 220
  • etc. may be realized by the processor 1001.
  • the processor 1001 also reads out programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 into the memory 1002, and executes various processes according to these.
  • the programs used are those that cause a computer to execute at least some of the operations described in the above embodiments.
  • the control unit 110 (210) may be realized by a control program stored in the memory 1002 and running on the processor 1001, and similar implementations may be made for other functional blocks.
  • Memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium and may be composed of at least one of, for example, Read Only Memory (ROM), Erasable Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically EPROM (EEPROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), and other suitable storage media. Memory 1002 may also be called a register, cache, main memory, etc. Memory 1002 can store executable programs (program codes), software modules, etc. for implementing a wireless communication method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • ROM Read Only Memory
  • EPROM Erasable Programmable ROM
  • EEPROM Electrically EPROM
  • RAM Random Access Memory
  • Memory 1002 may also be called a register, cache, main memory, etc.
  • Memory 1002 can store executable programs (program codes), software modules, etc. for implementing a wireless communication method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium and may be composed of at least one of a flexible disk, a floppy disk, a magneto-optical disk (e.g., a compact disk (Compact Disc ROM (CD-ROM)), a digital versatile disk, a Blu-ray disk), a removable disk, a hard disk drive, a smart card, a flash memory device (e.g., a card, a stick, a key drive), a magnetic stripe, a database, a server, or other suitable storage medium.
  • Storage 1003 may also be referred to as an auxiliary storage device.
  • the communication device 1004 is hardware (transmitting/receiving device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also called, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, or a communication module.
  • the communication device 1004 may be configured to include a high-frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, etc., to realize at least one of Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD).
  • FDD Frequency Division Duplex
  • TDD Time Division Duplex
  • the above-mentioned transmitting/receiving unit 120 (220), transmitting/receiving antenna 130 (230), etc. may be realized by the communication device 1004.
  • the transmitting/receiving unit 120 (220) may be implemented as a transmitting unit 120a (220a) and a receiving unit 120b (220b) that are physically or logically separated.
  • the input device 1005 is an input device (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that accepts input from the outside.
  • the output device 1006 is an output device (e.g., a display, a speaker, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside.
  • the input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may be integrated into one structure (e.g., a touch panel).
  • each device such as the processor 1001 and memory 1002 is connected by a bus 1007 for communicating information.
  • the bus 1007 may be configured using a single bus, or may be configured using different buses between each device.
  • the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 may be configured to include hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and some or all of the functional blocks may be realized using the hardware.
  • the processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these pieces of hardware.
  • a channel, a symbol, and a signal may be read as mutually interchangeable.
  • a signal may also be a message.
  • a reference signal may be abbreviated as RS, and may be called a pilot, a pilot signal, or the like depending on the applied standard.
  • a component carrier may also be called a cell, a frequency carrier, a carrier frequency, or the like.
  • a radio frame may be composed of one or more periods (frames) in the time domain.
  • Each of the one or more periods (frames) constituting a radio frame may be called a subframe.
  • a subframe may be composed of one or more slots in the time domain.
  • a subframe may have a fixed time length (e.g., 1 ms) that is independent of numerology.
  • the numerology may be a communication parameter that is applied to at least one of the transmission and reception of a signal or channel.
  • the numerology may indicate, for example, at least one of the following: SubCarrier Spacing (SCS), bandwidth, symbol length, cyclic prefix length, Transmission Time Interval (TTI), number of symbols per TTI, radio frame configuration, a specific filtering process performed by the transceiver in the frequency domain, a specific windowing process performed by the transceiver in the time domain, etc.
  • SCS SubCarrier Spacing
  • TTI Transmission Time Interval
  • radio frame configuration a specific filtering process performed by the transceiver in the frequency domain
  • a specific windowing process performed by the transceiver in the time domain etc.
  • a slot may consist of one or more symbols in the time domain (such as Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) symbols, etc.).
  • OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
  • SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • a slot may also be a time unit based on numerology.
  • a slot may include multiple minislots. Each minislot may consist of one or multiple symbols in the time domain. A minislot may also be called a subslot. A minislot may consist of fewer symbols than a slot.
  • a PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted in a time unit larger than a minislot may be called PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type A.
  • a PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted using a minislot may be called PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type B.
  • a radio frame, a subframe, a slot, a minislot, and a symbol all represent time units when transmitting a signal.
  • a different name may be used for a radio frame, a subframe, a slot, a minislot, and a symbol, respectively.
  • the time units such as a frame, a subframe, a slot, a minislot, and a symbol in this disclosure may be read as interchangeable.
  • one subframe may be called a TTI
  • multiple consecutive subframes may be called a TTI
  • one slot or one minislot may be called a TTI.
  • at least one of the subframe and the TTI may be a subframe (1 ms) in existing LTE, a period shorter than 1 ms (e.g., 1-13 symbols), or a period longer than 1 ms.
  • the unit representing the TTI may be called a slot, minislot, etc., instead of a subframe.
  • TTI refers to, for example, the smallest time unit for scheduling in wireless communication.
  • a base station schedules each user terminal by allocating radio resources (such as frequency bandwidth and transmission power that can be used by each user terminal) in TTI units.
  • radio resources such as frequency bandwidth and transmission power that can be used by each user terminal
  • the TTI may be a transmission time unit for a channel-coded data packet (transport block), a code block, a code word, etc., or may be a processing unit for scheduling, link adaptation, etc.
  • the time interval e.g., the number of symbols
  • the time interval in which a transport block, a code block, a code word, etc. is actually mapped may be shorter than the TTI.
  • one or more TTIs may be the minimum time unit of scheduling.
  • the number of slots (minislots) that constitute the minimum time unit of scheduling may be controlled.
  • a TTI having a time length of 1 ms may be called a normal TTI (TTI in 3GPP Rel. 8-12), normal TTI, long TTI, normal subframe, normal subframe, long subframe, slot, etc.
  • a TTI shorter than a normal TTI may be called a shortened TTI, short TTI, partial or fractional TTI, shortened subframe, short subframe, minislot, subslot, slot, etc.
  • a long TTI (e.g., a normal TTI, a subframe, etc.) may be interpreted as a TTI having a time length of more than 1 ms
  • a short TTI e.g., a shortened TTI, etc.
  • TTI length shorter than the TTI length of a long TTI and equal to or greater than 1 ms.
  • a resource block is a resource allocation unit in the time domain and frequency domain, and may include one or more consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain.
  • the number of subcarriers included in an RB may be the same regardless of numerology, and may be, for example, 12.
  • the number of subcarriers included in an RB may be determined based on numerology.
  • an RB may include one or more symbols in the time domain and may be one slot, one minislot, one subframe, or one TTI in length.
  • One TTI, one subframe, etc. may each be composed of one or more resource blocks.
  • one or more RBs may be referred to as a physical resource block (Physical RB (PRB)), a sub-carrier group (Sub-Carrier Group (SCG)), a resource element group (Resource Element Group (REG)), a PRB pair, an RB pair, etc.
  • PRB Physical RB
  • SCG sub-carrier Group
  • REG resource element group
  • PRB pair an RB pair, etc.
  • a resource block may be composed of one or more resource elements (REs).
  • REs resource elements
  • one RE may be a radio resource area of one subcarrier and one symbol.
  • a Bandwidth Part which may also be referred to as a partial bandwidth, may represent a subset of contiguous common resource blocks (RBs) for a given numerology on a given carrier, where the common RBs may be identified by an index of the RB relative to a common reference point of the carrier.
  • PRBs may be defined in a BWP and numbered within the BWP.
  • the BWP may include a UL BWP (BWP for UL) and a DL BWP (BWP for DL).
  • BWP UL BWP
  • BWP for DL DL BWP
  • One or more BWPs may be configured for a UE within one carrier.
  • At least one of the configured BWPs may be active, and the UE may not expect to transmit or receive a given signal/channel outside the active BWP.
  • BWP bitmap
  • radio frames, subframes, slots, minislots, and symbols are merely examples.
  • the number of subframes included in a radio frame, the number of slots per subframe or radio frame, the number of minislots included in a slot, the number of symbols and RBs included in a slot or minislot, the number of subcarriers included in an RB, as well as the number of symbols in a TTI, the symbol length, and the cyclic prefix (CP) length can be changed in various ways.
  • the information, parameters, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using absolute values, may be represented using relative values from a predetermined value, or may be represented using other corresponding information.
  • a radio resource may be indicated by a predetermined index.
  • the names used for parameters and the like in this disclosure are not limiting in any respect. Furthermore, the formulas and the like using these parameters may differ from those explicitly disclosed in this disclosure.
  • the various channels (PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements may be identified by any suitable names, and therefore the various names assigned to these various channels and information elements are not limiting in any respect.
  • the information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies.
  • the data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, optical fields or photons, or any combination thereof.
  • information, signals, etc. may be output from a higher layer to a lower layer and/or from a lower layer to a higher layer.
  • Information, signals, etc. may be input/output via multiple network nodes.
  • Input/output information, signals, etc. may be stored in a specific location (e.g., memory) or may be managed using a management table. Input/output information, signals, etc. may be overwritten, updated, or added to. Output information, signals, etc. may be deleted. Input information, signals, etc. may be transmitted to another device.
  • a specific location e.g., memory
  • Input/output information, signals, etc. may be overwritten, updated, or added to.
  • Output information, signals, etc. may be deleted.
  • Input information, signals, etc. may be transmitted to another device.
  • the notification of information is not limited to the aspects/embodiments described in this disclosure, and may be performed using other methods.
  • the notification of information in this disclosure may be performed by physical layer signaling (e.g., Downlink Control Information (DCI), Uplink Control Information (UCI)), higher layer signaling (e.g., Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, broadcast information (Master Information Block (MIB), System Information Block (SIB)), etc.), Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling), other signals, or a combination of these.
  • DCI Downlink Control Information
  • UCI Uplink Control Information
  • RRC Radio Resource Control
  • MIB Master Information Block
  • SIB System Information Block
  • MAC Medium Access Control
  • the physical layer signaling may be called Layer 1/Layer 2 (L1/L2) control information (L1/L2 control signal), L1 control information (L1 control signal), etc.
  • the RRC signaling may be called an RRC message, for example, an RRC Connection Setup message, an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message, etc.
  • the MAC signaling may be notified, for example, using a MAC Control Element (CE).
  • CE MAC Control Element
  • notification of specified information is not limited to explicit notification, but may be implicit (e.g., by not notifying the specified information or by notifying other information).
  • the determination may be based on a value represented by a single bit (0 or 1), a Boolean value represented by true or false, or a comparison of numerical values (e.g., with a predetermined value).
  • Software shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, threads of execution, procedures, functions, etc., whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise.
  • Software, instructions, information, etc. may also be transmitted and received via a transmission medium.
  • a transmission medium For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using at least one of wired technologies (such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)), and/or wireless technologies (such as infrared, microwave, etc.), then at least one of these wired and wireless technologies is included within the definition of a transmission medium.
  • wired technologies such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
  • wireless technologies such as infrared, microwave, etc.
  • Network may refer to the devices included in the network (e.g., base stations).
  • the antenna port may be interchangeably read as an antenna port for any signal/channel (e.g., a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port).
  • the resource may be interchangeably read as a resource for any signal/channel (e.g., a reference signal resource, an SRS resource, etc.).
  • the resource may include time/frequency/code/space/power resources.
  • the spatial domain transmission filter may include at least one of a spatial domain transmission filter and a spatial domain reception filter.
  • the above groups may include, for example, at least one of a spatial relationship group, a Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) group, a Reference Signal (RS) group, a Control Resource Set (CORESET) group, a PUCCH group, an antenna port group (e.g., a DMRS port group), a layer group, a resource group, a beam group, an antenna group, a panel group, etc.
  • CDM Code Division Multiplexing
  • RS Reference Signal
  • CORESET Control Resource Set
  • beam SRS Resource Indicator (SRI), CORESET, CORESET pool, PDSCH, PUSCH, codeword (CW), transport block (TB), RS, etc. may be read as interchangeable.
  • SRI SRS Resource Indicator
  • CORESET CORESET pool
  • PDSCH PUSCH
  • codeword CW
  • TB transport block
  • RS etc.
  • TCI state downlink TCI state
  • DL TCI state downlink TCI state
  • UL TCI state uplink TCI state
  • unified TCI state common TCI state
  • joint TCI state etc.
  • QCL QCL
  • QCL assumptions QCL relationship
  • QCL type information QCL property/properties
  • specific QCL type e.g., Type A, Type D
  • specific QCL type e.g., Type A, Type D
  • index identifier
  • indicator indication, resource ID, etc.
  • sequence list, set, group, cluster, subset, etc.
  • TCI state ID may be interchangeable.
  • TCI state ID may be interchangeable as “set of spatial relationship information (TCI state)", “one or more pieces of spatial relationship information”, etc.
  • TCI state and TCI may be interchangeable.
  • Spatial relationship information and spatial relationship may be interchangeable.
  • Base Station may also be referred to by terms such as macrocell, small cell, femtocell, picocell, etc.
  • a base station can accommodate one or more (e.g., three) cells.
  • a base station accommodates multiple cells, the entire coverage area of the base station can be divided into multiple smaller areas, and each smaller area can also provide communication services by a base station subsystem (e.g., a small base station for indoor use (Remote Radio Head (RRH))).
  • RRH Remote Radio Head
  • the term "cell” or “sector” refers to a part or the entire coverage area of at least one of the base station and base station subsystems that provide communication services in this coverage.
  • a base station transmitting information to a terminal may be interpreted as the base station instructing the terminal to control/operate based on the information.
  • MS Mobile Station
  • UE User Equipment
  • a mobile station may also be referred to as a subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable terminology.
  • At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be called a transmitting device, a receiving device, a wireless communication device, etc.
  • at least one of the base station and the mobile station may be a device mounted on a moving object, the moving object itself, etc.
  • the moving body in question refers to an object that can move, and the moving speed is arbitrary, and of course includes the case where the moving body is stationary.
  • the moving body in question includes, but is not limited to, vehicles, transport vehicles, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, connected cars, excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks, forklifts, trains, buses, handcarts, rickshaws, ships and other watercraft, airplanes, rockets, artificial satellites, drones, multicopters, quadcopters, balloons, and objects mounted on these.
  • the moving body in question may also be a moving body that moves autonomously based on an operating command.
  • the moving object may be a vehicle (e.g., a car, an airplane, etc.), an unmanned moving object (e.g., a drone, an autonomous vehicle, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned).
  • a vehicle e.g., a car, an airplane, etc.
  • an unmanned moving object e.g., a drone, an autonomous vehicle, etc.
  • a robot manned or unmanned
  • at least one of the base station and the mobile station may also include devices that do not necessarily move during communication operations.
  • at least one of the base station and the mobile station may be an Internet of Things (IoT) device such as a sensor.
  • IoT Internet of Things
  • FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example of a vehicle according to an embodiment.
  • the vehicle 40 includes a drive unit 41, a steering unit 42, an accelerator pedal 43, a brake pedal 44, a shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, an axle 48, an electronic control unit 49, various sensors (including a current sensor 50, a rotation speed sensor 51, an air pressure sensor 52, a vehicle speed sensor 53, an acceleration sensor 54, an accelerator pedal sensor 55, a brake pedal sensor 56, a shift lever sensor 57, and an object detection sensor 58), an information service unit 59, and a communication module 60.
  • various sensors including a current sensor 50, a rotation speed sensor 51, an air pressure sensor 52, a vehicle speed sensor 53, an acceleration sensor 54, an accelerator pedal sensor 55, a brake pedal sensor 56, a shift lever sensor 57, and an object detection sensor 58
  • an information service unit 59 including a communication module 60.
  • the drive unit 41 is composed of at least one of an engine, a motor, and a hybrid of an engine and a motor, for example.
  • the steering unit 42 includes at least a steering wheel (also called a handlebar), and is configured to steer at least one of the front wheels 46 and the rear wheels 47 based on the operation of the steering wheel operated by the user.
  • the electronic control unit 49 is composed of a microprocessor 61, memory (ROM, RAM) 62, and a communication port (e.g., an Input/Output (IO) port) 63. Signals are input to the electronic control unit 49 from various sensors 50-58 provided in the vehicle.
  • the electronic control unit 49 may also be called an Electronic Control Unit (ECU).
  • ECU Electronic Control Unit
  • Signals from the various sensors 50-58 include a current signal from a current sensor 50 that senses the motor current, a rotation speed signal of the front wheels 46/rear wheels 47 acquired by a rotation speed sensor 51, an air pressure signal of the front wheels 46/rear wheels 47 acquired by an air pressure sensor 52, a vehicle speed signal acquired by a vehicle speed sensor 53, an acceleration signal acquired by an acceleration sensor 54, a depression amount signal of the accelerator pedal 43 acquired by an accelerator pedal sensor 55, a depression amount signal of the brake pedal 44 acquired by a brake pedal sensor 56, an operation signal of the shift lever 45 acquired by a shift lever sensor 57, and a detection signal for detecting obstacles, vehicles, pedestrians, etc. acquired by an object detection sensor 58.
  • the information service unit 59 is composed of various devices, such as a car navigation system, audio system, speakers, displays, televisions, and radios, for providing (outputting) various information such as driving information, traffic information, and entertainment information, and one or more ECUs that control these devices.
  • the information service unit 59 uses information acquired from external devices via the communication module 60, etc., to provide various information/services (e.g., multimedia information/multimedia services) to the occupants of the vehicle 40.
  • various information/services e.g., multimedia information/multimedia services
  • the information service unit 59 may include input devices (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, a touch panel, etc.) that accept input from the outside, and may also include output devices (e.g., a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, a touch panel, etc.) that perform output to the outside.
  • input devices e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, a touch panel, etc.
  • output devices e.g., a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, a touch panel, etc.
  • the driving assistance system unit 64 is composed of various devices that provide functions for preventing accidents and reducing the driver's driving load, such as a millimeter wave radar, a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), a camera, a positioning locator (e.g., a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)), map information (e.g., a High Definition (HD) map, an Autonomous Vehicle (AV) map, etc.), a gyro system (e.g., an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), an Inertial Navigation System (INS), etc.), an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip, and an AI processor, and one or more ECUs that control these devices.
  • the driving assistance system unit 64 also transmits and receives various information via the communication module 60 to realize a driving assistance function or an autonomous driving function.
  • the communication module 60 can communicate with the microprocessor 61 and components of the vehicle 40 via the communication port 63.
  • the communication module 60 transmits and receives data (information) via the communication port 63 between the drive unit 41, steering unit 42, accelerator pedal 43, brake pedal 44, shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, axles 48, the microprocessor 61 and memory (ROM, RAM) 62 in the electronic control unit 49, and the various sensors 50-58 that are provided on the vehicle 40.
  • the communication module 60 is a communication device that can be controlled by the microprocessor 61 of the electronic control unit 49 and can communicate with an external device. For example, it transmits and receives various information to and from the external device via wireless communication.
  • the communication module 60 may be located either inside or outside the electronic control unit 49.
  • the external device may be, for example, the above-mentioned base station 10 or user terminal 20.
  • the communication module 60 may also be, for example, at least one of the above-mentioned base station 10 and user terminal 20 (it may function as at least one of the base station 10 and user terminal 20).
  • the communication module 60 may transmit at least one of the signals from the various sensors 50-58 described above input to the electronic control unit 49, information obtained based on the signals, and information based on input from the outside (user) obtained via the information service unit 59 to an external device via wireless communication.
  • the electronic control unit 49, the various sensors 50-58, the information service unit 59, etc. may be referred to as input units that accept input.
  • the PUSCH transmitted by the communication module 60 may include information based on the above input.
  • the communication module 60 receives various information (traffic information, signal information, vehicle distance information, etc.) transmitted from an external device and displays it on an information service unit 59 provided in the vehicle.
  • the information service unit 59 may also be called an output unit that outputs information (for example, outputs information to a device such as a display or speaker based on the PDSCH (or data/information decoded from the PDSCH) received by the communication module 60).
  • the communication module 60 also stores various information received from external devices in memory 62 that can be used by the microprocessor 61. Based on the information stored in memory 62, the microprocessor 61 may control the drive unit 41, steering unit 42, accelerator pedal 43, brake pedal 44, shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, axles 48, various sensors 50-58, and the like provided on the vehicle 40.
  • the base station in the present disclosure may be read as a user terminal.
  • each aspect/embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to a configuration in which communication between a base station and a user terminal is replaced with communication between multiple user terminals (which may be called, for example, Device-to-Device (D2D), Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), etc.).
  • the user terminal 20 may be configured to have the functions of the base station 10 described above.
  • terms such as "uplink” and "downlink” may be read as terms corresponding to terminal-to-terminal communication (for example, "sidelink").
  • the uplink channel, downlink channel, etc. may be read as the sidelink channel.
  • the user terminal in this disclosure may be interpreted as a base station.
  • the base station 10 may be configured to have the functions of the user terminal 20 described above.
  • operations that are described as being performed by a base station may in some cases be performed by its upper node.
  • a network that includes one or more network nodes having base stations, it is clear that various operations performed for communication with terminals may be performed by the base station, one or more network nodes other than the base station (such as, but not limited to, a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a Serving-Gateway (S-GW)), or a combination of these.
  • MME Mobility Management Entity
  • S-GW Serving-Gateway
  • each aspect/embodiment described in this disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or switched between depending on the implementation.
  • the processing procedures, sequences, flow charts, etc. of each aspect/embodiment described in this disclosure may be rearranged as long as there is no inconsistency.
  • the methods described in this disclosure present elements of various steps using an exemplary order, and are not limited to the particular order presented.
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • LTE-A LTE-Advanced
  • LTE-B LTE-Beyond
  • SUPER 3G IMT-Advanced
  • 4th generation mobile communication system 4th generation mobile communication system
  • 5G 5th generation mobile communication system
  • 6G 6th generation mobile communication system
  • xG x is, for example, an integer or decimal
  • Future Radio Access FX
  • GSM Global System for Mobile communications
  • CDMA2000 Code Division Multiple Access
  • UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband
  • IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi
  • IEEE 802.16 WiMAX (registered trademark)
  • IEEE 802.20 Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), and other appropriate wireless communication methods, as well as next-generation systems that are expanded, modified,
  • the phrase “based on” does not mean “based only on,” unless expressly stated otherwise. In other words, the phrase “based on” means both “based only on” and “based at least on.”
  • any reference to elements using designations such as “first,” “second,” etc., used in this disclosure does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations may be used in this disclosure as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more elements. Thus, a reference to a first and second element does not imply that only two elements may be employed or that the first element must precede the second element in some way.
  • determining may encompass a wide variety of actions. For example, “determining” may be considered to be judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, search, inquiry (e.g., looking in a table, database, or other data structure), ascertaining, etc.
  • Determining may also be considered to mean “determining” receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., sending information), input, output, accessing (e.g., accessing data in a memory), etc.
  • judgment (decision) may be considered to mean “judging (deciding)” resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc.
  • judgment (decision) may be considered to mean “judging (deciding)” some kind of action.
  • judgment (decision) may be interpreted interchangeably with the actions described above.
  • expect may be read as “be expected”.
  • "expect(s)" ("" may be expressed, for example, as a that clause, a to infinitive, etc.) may be read as “be expected".
  • "does not expect" may be read as "be not expected".
  • "An apparatus A is not expected" may be read as "An apparatus B other than apparatus A does not expect" (for example, if apparatus A is a UE, apparatus B may be a base station).
  • the "maximum transmit power" referred to in this disclosure may mean the maximum value of transmit power, may mean the nominal UE maximum transmit power, or may mean the rated UE maximum transmit power.
  • connection and “coupled,” or any variation thereof, refer to any direct or indirect connection or coupling between two or more elements, and may include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two elements that are “connected” or “coupled” to each other.
  • the coupling or connection between the elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, "connected” may be read as "accessed.”
  • a and B are different may mean “A and B are different from each other.”
  • the term may also mean “A and B are each different from C.”
  • Terms such as “separate” and “combined” may also be interpreted in the same way as “different.”
  • timing, time, duration, time instance, any time unit e.g., slot, subslot, symbol, subframe
  • period occasion, resource, etc.

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