WO2025211784A1

WO2025211784A1 - A method and apparatus for csi processing for csi reporting in a communication system

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Publication number: WO2025211784A1
Application number: PCT/KR2025/004417
Authority: WO
Inventors: Gilwon LEE; Eko Nugroho Onggosanusi; Md Saifur RAHMAN
Original assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2024-04-03
Filing date: 2025-04-03
Publication date: 2025-10-09
Anticipated expiration: 2026-10-03
Also published as: US20250317779A1

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Apparatuses and methods for channel state information (CSI) processing for CSI reporting. A method performed by a UE includes receiving a configuration for a channel state information (CSI) report, the configuration a parameter indicating a codebook type set to a first type associated with a multi panel or a second type associated with a doppler; and identifying the CSI report based on the configuration, wherein processing of the CSI report occupies O _CPU CSI processing units (CPUs) for a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and transmitting the CSI report, wherein, in case that the parameter is set to the first type with a number of CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports

Description

A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CSI PROCESSING FOR CSI REPORTING IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

The present disclosure relates generally to wireless communication systems and, more specifically, the present disclosure is related to apparatuses and methods for channel state information (CSI) processing for CSI reporting.

5G mobile communication technologies define broad frequency bands such that high transmission rates and new services are possible, and can be implemented not only in "Sub 6GHz" bands such as 3.5GHz, but also in "Above 6GHz" bands referred to as mmWave including 28GHz and 39GHz. In addition, it has been considered to implement 6G mobile communication technologies (referred to as Beyond 5G systems) in terahertz bands (for example, 95GHz to 3THz bands) in order to accomplish transmission rates fifty times faster than 5G mobile communication technologies and ultra-low latencies one-tenth of 5G mobile communication technologies.

At the beginning of the development of 5G mobile communication technologies, in order to support services and to satisfy performance requirements in connection with enhanced Mobile BroadBand (eMBB), Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC), and massive Machine-Type Communications (mMTC), there has been ongoing standardization regarding beamforming and massive MIMO for mitigating radio-wave path loss and increasing radio-wave transmission distances in mmWave, supporting numerologies (for example, operating multiple subcarrier spacings) for efficiently utilizing mmWave resources and dynamic operation of slot formats, initial access technologies for supporting multi-beam transmission and broadbands, definition and operation of BWP (BandWidth Part), new channel coding methods such as a LDPC (Low Density Parity Check) code for large amount of data transmission and a polar code for highly reliable transmission of control information, L2 pre-processing, and network slicing for providing a dedicated network specialized to a specific service.

Currently, there are ongoing discussions regarding improvement and performance enhancement of initial 5G mobile communication technologies in view of services to be supported by 5G mobile communication technologies, and there has been physical layer standardization regarding technologies such as V2X (Vehicle-to-everything) for aiding driving determination by autonomous vehicles based on information regarding positions and states of vehicles transmitted by the vehicles and for enhancing user convenience, NR-U (New Radio Unlicensed) aimed at system operations conforming to various regulation-related requirements in unlicensed bands, NR UE Power Saving, Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) which is UE-satellite direct communication for providing coverage in an area in which communication with terrestrial networks is unavailable, and positioning.

Moreover, there has been ongoing standardization in air interface architecture/protocol regarding technologies such as Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) for supporting new services through interworking and convergence with other industries, IAB (Integrated Access and Backhaul) for providing a node for network service area expansion by supporting a wireless backhaul link and an access link in an integrated manner, mobility enhancement including conditional handover and DAPS (Dual Active Protocol Stack) handover, and two-step random access for simplifying random access procedures (2-step RACH for NR). There also has been ongoing standardization in system architecture/service regarding a 5G baseline architecture (for example, service based architecture or service based interface) for combining Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technologies, and Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) for receiving services based on UE positions.

As 5G mobile communication systems are commercialized, connected devices that have been exponentially increasing will be connected to communication networks, and it is accordingly expected that enhanced functions and performances of 5G mobile communication systems and integrated operations of connected devices will be necessary. To this end, new research is scheduled in connection with eXtended Reality (XR) for efficiently supporting AR (Augmented Reality), VR (Virtual Reality), MR (Mixed Reality) and the like, 5G performance improvement and complexity reduction by utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), AI service support, metaverse service support, and drone communication.

Furthermore, such development of 5G mobile communication systems will serve as a basis for developing not only new waveforms for providing coverage in terahertz bands of 6G mobile communication technologies, multi-antenna transmission technologies such as Full Dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antennas and large-scale antennas, metamaterial-based lenses and antennas for improving coverage of terahertz band signals, high-dimensional space multiplexing technology using OAM (Orbital Angular Momentum), and RIS (Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface), but also full-duplex technology for increasing frequency efficiency of 6G mobile communication technologies and improving system networks, AI-based communication technology for implementing system optimization by utilizing satellites and AI (Artificial Intelligence) from the design stage and internalizing end-to-end AI support functions, and next-generation distributed computing technology for implementing services at levels of complexity exceeding the limit of UE operation capability by utilizing ultra-high-performance communication and computing resources.

Wireless communication has been one of the most successful innovations in modern history. Recently, the number of subscribers to wireless communication services exceeded five billion and continues to grow quickly. The demand of wireless data traffic is rapidly increasing due to the growing popularity among consumers and businesses of smart phones and other mobile data devices, such as tablets, "note pad" computers, net books, eBook readers, and machine type of devices. In order to meet the high growth in mobile data traffic and support new applications and deployments, improvements in radio interface efficiency and coverage are of paramount importance. To meet the demand for wireless data traffic having increased since deployment of 4G communication systems, and to enable various vertical applications, 5G communication systems have been developed and are currently being deployed.

The present disclosure relates to CSI processing for CSI reporting.

In one embodiment, a user equipment (UE) is provided. The UE includes a transceiver; and a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to receive a configuration for a channel state information (CSI) report, the configuration including a parameter indicating a codebook type set to a first type associated with a multi panel or a second type associated with a doppler; and identify the CSI report based on the configuration, wherein processing of the CSI report occupies CSI processing units (CPUs) for a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and transmit the CSI report, wherein, in case that the parameter is set to the first type with a number of CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports , .

In another embodiment, a base station is provided. The base station includes a transceiver; and a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration for a channel state information (CSI) report, the configuration including a parameter indicating a codebook type set to a first type associated with a multi panel or a second type associated with a doppler; and receive, from the UE, the CSI report, wherein processing of the CSI report occupies CSI processing units (CPUs) for a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and wherein, in case that the parameter is set to the first type with a number of CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports , .

In yet another embodiment, a method performed by a UE is provided. The method includes receiving a configuration for a channel state information (CSI) report, the configuration a parameter indicating a codebook type set to a first type associated with a multi panel or a second type associated with a doppler; and identifying the CSI report based on the configuration, wherein processing of the CSI report occupies CSI processing units (CPUs) for a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and transmitting the CSI report, wherein, in case that the parameter is set to the first type with a number of CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports , .

In yet another embodiment, a method performed by a base station is provided. The method includes transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration for a channel state information (CSI) report, the configuration including a parameter indicating a codebook type set to a first type associated with a multi panel or a second type associated with a doppler; and receiving, from the UE, the CSI report, wherein processing of the CSI report occupies CSI processing units (CPUs) for a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and wherein, in case that the parameter is set to the first type with a number of CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports , .

Before undertaking the DETAILED DESCRIPTION below, it may be advantageous to set forth definitions of certain words and phrases used throughout this patent document. The term "couple" and its derivatives refer to any direct or indirect communication between two or more elements, whether or not those elements are in physical contact with one another. The terms "transmit," "receive," and "communicate," as well as derivatives thereof, encompass both direct and indirect communication. The terms "include" and "comprise," as well as derivatives thereof, mean inclusion without limitation. The term "or" is inclusive, meaning and/or. The phrase "associated with," as well as derivatives thereof, means to include, be included within, interconnect with, contain, be contained within, connect to or with, couple to or with, be communicable with, cooperate with, interleave, juxtapose, be proximate to, be bound to or with, have, have a property of, have a relationship to or with, or the like. The term "controller" means any device, system, or part thereof that controls at least one operation. Such a controller may be implemented in hardware or a combination of hardware and software and/or firmware. The functionality associated with any particular controller may be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely. The phrase "at least one of," when used with a list of items, means that different combinations of one or more of the listed items may be used, and only one item in the list may be needed. For example, "at least one of: A, B, and C" includes any of the following combinations: A, B, C, A and B, A and C, B and C, and A and B and C.

Moreover, various functions described below can be implemented or supported by one or more computer programs, each of which is formed from computer readable program code and embodied in a computer readable medium. The terms "application" and "program" refer to one or more computer programs, software components, sets of instructions, procedures, functions, objects, classes, instances, related data, or a portion thereof adapted for implementation in a suitable computer readable program code. The phrase "computer readable program code" includes any type of computer code, including source code, object code, and executable code. The phrase "computer readable medium" includes any type of medium capable of being accessed by a computer, such as read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), a hard disk drive, a compact disc (CD), a digital video disc (DVD), or any other type of memory. A "non-transitory" computer readable medium excludes wired, wireless, optical, or other communication links that transport transitory electrical or other signals. A non-transitory computer readable medium includes media where data can be permanently stored and media where data can be stored and later overwritten, such as a rewritable optical disc or an erasable memory device.

Definitions for other certain words and phrases are provided throughout this patent document. Those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that in many if not most instances, such definitions apply to prior as well as future uses of such defined words and phrases.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, efficient communication can be achieved.

For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and its advantages, reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals represent like parts:

FIG. 1 illustrates an example wireless network according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates an example gNodeB (gNB) according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 illustrates an example UE according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4A illustrates an example of a wireless transmit and receive paths according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4B illustrates an example of a wireless transmit and receive paths according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a transmitter structure for beamforming according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a transmitter structure for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) in a subframe according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a receiver structure for PDSCH in a subframe according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a transmitter structure for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) in a subframe according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a receiver structure for a PUSCH in a subframe according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 illustrates a diagram of an antenna port layout according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 illustrates an example of a three-dimensional (3D) grid of oversampled discrete Fourier transform (DFT) beams according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 illustrates an example of a UE moving on a linear trajectory in a distributed multiple input multiple output (DMIMO) system according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 illustrates examples co-located and distributed transmit receive points (TRPs) serving a moving UE according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 14 illustrates an example of a timeline for a UE to receive non-zero power NZP CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resource(s) bursts according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 15 illustrates examples of timelines for partitioned CSI-RS burst instances according to embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 16 is an example of resource block (RB) and subband (SB) partitions according to embodiments of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 17 illustrates an example method performed by a UE in a wireless communication system according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 1-17 discussed below, and the various, non-limiting embodiments used to describe the principles of the present disclosure in this patent document are by way of illustration only and should not be construed in any way to limit the scope of the disclosure. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present disclosure may be implemented in any suitably arranged system or device.

To meet the demand for wireless data traffic having increased since deployment of 4G communication systems, and to enable various vertical applications, 5G/NR communication systems have been developed and are currently being deployed. The 5G/NR communication system is implemented in higher frequency (mmWave) bands, e.g., 28 GHz or 60GHz bands, so as to accomplish higher data rates or in lower frequency bands, such as 6 GHz, to enable robust coverage and mobility support. To decrease propagation loss of the radio waves and increase the transmission distance, the beamforming, massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), full dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antenna, an analog beam forming, large scale antenna techniques are discussed in 5G/NR communication systems.

In addition, in 5G/NR communication systems, development for system network improvement is under way based on advanced small cells, cloud radio access networks (RANs), ultra-dense networks, device-to-device (D2D) communication, wireless backhaul, moving network, cooperative communication, coordinated multi-points (CoMP), reception-end interference cancelation and the like.

The discussion of 5G systems and frequency bands associated therewith is for reference as certain embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in 5G systems.　 However, the present disclosure is not limited to 5G systems, or the frequency bands associated therewith, and embodiments of the present disclosure may be utilized in connection with any frequency band. For example, aspects of the present disclosure may also be applied to deployment of 5G communication systems, 6G, or even later releases which may use terahertz (THz) bands.

The following documents and standards descriptions are hereby incorporated by reference into the present disclosure as if fully set forth herein: [REF1] 3GPP TS 36.211 v17.4.0, "E-UTRA, Physical channels and modulation;" [REF2] 3GPP TS 36.212 v18.0.0, "E-UTRA, Multiplexing and Channel coding;" [REF3] 3GPP TS 36.213 v18.1.0, "E-UTRA, Physical Layer Procedures;" [REF4] 3GPP TS 36.321 v18.0.0, "E-UTRA, Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification;" [REF5] 3GPP TS 36.331 v18.0.0, "E-UTRA, Radio Resource Control (RRC) Protocol Specification;" [REF6] 3GPP TR 22.891 v1.2.0; [REF7] 3GPP TS 38.212 v18.2.0, "E-UTRA, NR, Multiplexing and Channel coding;" [REF8] 3GPP TS 38.214 v18.2.0, "E-UTRA, NR, Physical layer procedures for data;" [REF9] RP-192978, "Measurement results on Doppler spectrum for various UE mobility environments and related CSI enhancements," Fraunhofer IIS, Fraunhofer HHI, Deutsche Telekom; [REF10] 3GPP TS 38.211 v18.2.0, "E-UTRA, NR, Physical channels and modulation;" [REF11] 3GPP TS 38.213 v18.2.0, "E-UTRA, NR, Physical layer procedures for control;" and [REF12] 3GPP TS 38.306 v18.1.0, "E-UTRA, NR, User Equipment (UE) radio access capabilities."

FIGS. 1-3 below describe various embodiments implemented in wireless communications systems and with the use of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) communication techniques. The descriptions of FIGS. 1-3 are not meant to imply physical or architectural limitations to how different embodiments may be implemented. Different embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in any suitably arranged communications system.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example wireless network 100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the wireless network 100 shown in FIG. 1 is for illustration only. Other embodiments of the wireless network 100 could be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wireless network 100 includes a gNB 101 (e.g., base station, BS), a gNB 102, and a gNB 103. The gNB 101 communicates with the gNB 102 and the gNB 103. The gNB 101 also communicates with at least one network 130, such as the Internet, a proprietary Internet Protocol (IP) network, or other data network.

The gNB 102 provides wireless broadband access to the network 130 for a first plurality of user equipments (UEs) within a coverage area 120 of the gNB 102. The first plurality of UEs includes a UE 111, which may be located in a small business; a UE 112, which may be located in an enterprise; a UE 113, which may be a WiFi hotspot; a UE 114, which may be located in a first residence; a UE 115, which may be located in a second residence; and a UE 116, which may be a mobile device, such as a cell phone, a wireless laptop, a wireless PDA, or the like. The gNB 103 provides wireless broadband access to the network 130 for a second plurality of UEs within a coverage area 125 of the gNB 103. The second plurality of UEs includes the UE 115 and the UE 116. In some embodiments, one or more of the gNBs 101-103 may communicate with each other and with the UEs 111-116 using 5G/NR, long term evolution (LTE), long term evolution-advanced (LTE-A), WiMAX, WiFi, or other wireless communication techniques.

Depending on the network type, the term "base station" or "BS" can refer to any component (or collection of components) configured to provide wireless access to a network, such as transmit point (TP), transmit-receive point (TRP), an enhanced base station (eNodeB or eNB), a 5G/NR base station (gNB), a macrocell, a femtocell, a WiFi access point (AP), or other wirelessly enabled devices. Base stations may provide wireless access in accordance with one or more wireless communication protocols, e.g., 5G/NR 3^rd generation partnership project (3GPP) NR, long term evolution (LTE), LTE advanced (LTE-A), high speed packet access (HSPA), Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, etc. For the sake of convenience, the terms "BS" and "TRP" are used interchangeably in this patent document to refer to network infrastructure components that provide wireless access to remote terminals. Also, depending on the network type, the term "user equipment" or "UE" can refer to any component such as "mobile station," "subscriber station," "remote terminal," "wireless terminal," "receive point," or "user device." For the sake of convenience, the terms "user equipment" and "UE" are used in this patent document to refer to remote wireless equipment that wirelessly accesses a BS, whether the UE is a mobile device (such as a mobile telephone or smartphone) or is normally considered a stationary device (such as a desktop computer or vending machine).

The dotted lines show the approximate extents of the coverage areas 120 and 125, which are shown as approximately circular for the purposes of illustration and explanation only. It should be clearly understood that the coverage areas associated with gNBs, such as the coverage areas 120 and 125, may have other shapes, including irregular shapes, depending upon the configuration of the gNBs and variations in the radio environment associated with natural and man-made obstructions.

As described in more detail below, one or more of the UEs 111-116 include circuitry, programing, or a combination thereof for CSI processing for CSI reporting. In certain embodiments, one or more of the BSs 101-103 include circuitry, programing, or a combination thereof to support CSI processing for CSI reporting.

Although FIG. 1 illustrates one example of a wireless network, various changes may be made to FIG. 1. For example, the wireless network 100 could include any number of gNBs and any number of UEs in any suitable arrangement. Also, the gNB 101 could communicate directly with any number of UEs and provide those UEs with wireless broadband access to the network 130. Similarly, each gNB 102-103 could communicate directly with the network 130 and provide UEs with direct wireless broadband access to the network 130. Further, the gNBs 101, 102, and/or 103 could provide access to other or additional external networks, such as external telephone networks or other types of data networks.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example gNB 102 according to embodiments of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the gNB 102 illustrated in FIG. 2 is for illustration only, and the gNBs 101 and 103 of FIG. 1 could have the same or similar configuration. However, gNBs come in a wide variety of configurations, and FIG. 2 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular implementation of a gNB.

As shown in FIG. 2, the gNB 102 includes multiple antennas 205a-205n, multiple transceivers 210a-210n, a controller/processor 225, a memory 230, and a backhaul or network interface 235.

The transceivers 210a-210n receive, from the antennas 205a-205n, incoming radio frequency (RF) signals, such as signals transmitted by UEs in the wireless network 100. The transceivers 210a-210n down-convert the incoming RF signals to generate IF or baseband signals. The IF or baseband signals are processed by receive (RX) processing circuitry in the transceivers 210a-210n and/or controller/processor 225, which generates processed baseband signals by filtering, decoding, and/or digitizing the baseband or IF signals. The controller/processor 225 may further process the baseband signals.

Transmit (TX) processing circuitry in the transceivers 210a-210n and/or controller/processor 225 receives analog or digital data (such as voice data, web data, e-mail, or interactive video game data) from the controller/processor 225. The TX processing circuitry encodes, multiplexes, and/or digitizes the outgoing baseband data to generate processed baseband or IF signals. The transceivers 210a-210n up-converts the baseband or IF signals to RF signals that are transmitted via the antennas 205a-205n.

The controller/processor 225 can include one or more processors or other processing devices that control the overall operation of the gNB 102. For example, the controller/processor 225 could control the reception of uplink (UL) channel signals and the transmission of downlink (DL) channel signals by the transceivers 210a-210n in accordance with well-known principles. The controller/processor 225 could support additional functions as well, such as more advanced wireless communication functions. For instance, the controller/processor 225 could support beam forming or directional routing operations in which outgoing/incoming signals from/to multiple antennas 205a-205n are weighted differently to effectively steer the outgoing signals in a desired direction. As another example, the controller/processor 225 could support methods for CSI configurations in TDD scenarios. Any of a wide variety of other functions could be supported in the gNB 102 by the controller/processor 225.

The controller/processor 225 is also capable of executing programs and other processes resident in the memory 230, such as processes to support CSI processing for CSI reporting. The controller/processor 225 can move data into or out of the memory 230 as required by an executing process.

The controller/processor 225 is also coupled to the backhaul or network interface 235. The backhaul or network interface 235 allows the gNB 102 to communicate with other devices or systems over a backhaul connection or over a network. The interface 235 could support communications over any suitable wired or wireless connection(s). For example, when the gNB 102 is implemented as part of a cellular communication system (such as one supporting 5G/NR, LTE, or LTE-A), the interface 235 could allow the gNB 102 to communicate with other gNBs over a wired or wireless backhaul connection. When the gNB 102 is implemented as an access point, the interface 235 could allow the gNB 102 to communicate over a wired or wireless local area network or over a wired or wireless connection to a larger network (such as the Internet). The interface 235 includes any suitable structure supporting communications over a wired or wireless connection, such as an Ethernet or transceiver.

The memory 230 is coupled to the controller/processor 225. Part of the memory 230 could include a RAM, and another part of the memory 230 could include a Flash memory or other ROM.

Although FIG. 2 illustrates one example of gNB 102, various changes may be made to FIG. 2. For example, the gNB 102 could include any number of each component shown in FIG. 2. Also, various components in FIG. 2 could be combined, further subdivided, or omitted and additional components could be added according to particular needs.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example UE 116 according to embodiments of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the UE 116 illustrated in FIG. 3 is for illustration only, and the UEs 111-115 of FIG. 1 could have the same or similar configuration. However, UEs come in a wide variety of configurations, and FIG. 3 does not limit the scope of the present disclosure to any particular implementation of a UE.

As shown in FIG. 3, the UE　116 includes antenna(s) 305, a transceiver(s) 310, and a microphone 320. The UE　116 also includes a speaker 330, a processor 340, an input/output (I/O) interface (IF) 345, an input 350, a display 355, and a memory 360. The memory 360 includes an operating system (OS) 361 and one or more applications 362.

The transceiver(s) 310 receives from the antenna(s) 305, an incoming RF signal transmitted by a gNB of the wireless network 100. The transceiver(s) 310 down-converts the incoming RF signal to generate an intermediate frequency (IF) or baseband signal. The IF or baseband signal is processed by RX processing circuitry in the transceiver(s) 310 and/or processor 340, which generates a processed baseband signal by filtering, decoding, and/or digitizing the baseband or IF signal. The RX processing circuitry sends the processed baseband signal to the speaker 330 (such as for voice data) or is processed by the processor 340 (such as for web browsing data).

TX processing circuitry in the transceiver(s) 310 and/or processor 340 receives analog or digital voice data from the microphone 320 or other outgoing baseband data (such as web data, e-mail, or interactive video game data) from the processor 340. The TX processing circuitry encodes, multiplexes, and/or digitizes the outgoing baseband data to generate a processed baseband or IF signal. The transceiver(s) 310 up-converts the baseband or IF signal to an RF signal that is transmitted via the antenna(s) 305.

The processor 340 can include one or more processors or other processing devices and execute the OS 361 stored in the memory 360 in order to control the overall operation of the UE 116. For example, the processor 340 could control the reception of DL channel signals and the transmission of UL channel signals by the transceiver(s) 310 in accordance with well-known principles. In some embodiments, the processor 340 includes at least one microprocessor or microcontroller.

The processor 340 is also capable of executing other processes and programs resident in the memory 360. For example, the processor 340 may execute processes for CSI processing for CSI reporting as described in embodiments of the present disclosure. The processor 340 can move data into or out of the memory 360 as required by an executing process. In some embodiments, the processor 340 is configured to execute the applications 362 based on the OS 361 or in response to signals received from gNBs or an operator. The processor 340 is also coupled to the I/O interface 345, which provides the UE 116 with the ability to connect to other devices, such as laptop computers and handheld computers. The I/O interface 345 is the communication path between these accessories and the processor 340.

The processor 340 is also coupled to the input 350, which includes, for example, a touchscreen, keypad, etc., and the display 355. The operator of the UE 116 can use the input 350 to enter data into the UE 116. The display 355 may be a liquid crystal display, light emitting diode display, or other display capable of rendering text and/or at least limited graphics, such as from web sites.

The memory 360 is coupled to the processor 340. Part of the memory 360 could include a random-access memory (RAM), and another part of the memory 360 could include a Flash memory or other read-only memory (ROM).

Although FIG. 3 illustrates one example of UE 116, various changes may be made to FIG. 3. For example, various components in FIG. 3 could be combined, further subdivided, or omitted and additional components could be added according to particular needs. As a particular example, the processor 340 could be divided into multiple processors, such as one or more central processing units (CPUs) and one or more graphics processing units (GPUs). In another example, the transceiver(s) 310 may include any number of transceivers and signal processing chains and may be connected to any number of antennas. Also, while FIG. 3 illustrates the UE 116 configured as a mobile telephone or smartphone, UEs could be configured to operate as other types of mobile or stationary devices.

FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B illustrate an example of wireless transmit and receive paths 400 and 450, respectively, according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, a transmit path 400 may be described as being implemented in a gNB (such as gNB 102), while a receive path 450 may be described as being implemented in a UE (such as UE 116). However, it will be understood that the receive path 450 can be implemented in a gNB and that the transmit path 400 can be implemented in a UE. In some embodiments, the transmit path 400 is configured for CSI processing for CSI reporting as described in embodiments of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in FIG. 4A, the transmit path 400 includes a channel coding and modulation block 405, a serial-to-parallel (S-to-P) block 410, a size N Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) block 415, a parallel-to-serial (P-to-S) block 420, an add cyclic prefix block 425, and an up-converter (UC) 430. The receive path 450 includes a down-converter (DC) 455, a remove cyclic prefix block 460, a S-to-P block 465, a size N Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) block 470, a parallel-to-serial (P-to-S) block 475, and a channel decoding and demodulation block 480.

In the transmit path 400, the channel coding and modulation block 405 receives a set of information bits, applies coding (such as a low-density parity check (LDPC) coding), and modulates the input bits (such as with Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) or Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)) to generate a sequence of frequency-domain modulation symbols. The serial-to-parallel block 410 converts (such as de-multiplexes) the serial modulated symbols to parallel data in order to generate N parallel symbol streams, where N is the IFFT/FFT size used in the gNB and the UE. The size N IFFT block 415 performs an IFFT operation on the N parallel symbol streams to generate time-domain output signals. The parallel-to-serial block 420 converts (such as multiplexes) the parallel time-domain output symbols from the size N IFFT block 415 in order to generate a serial time-domain signal. The add cyclic prefix block 425 inserts a cyclic prefix to the time-domain signal. The up-converter 430 modulates (such as up-converts) the output of the add cyclic prefix block 425 to a RF frequency for transmission via a wireless channel. The signal may also be filtered at a baseband before conversion to the RF frequency.

As illustrated in FIG. 4B, the down-converter 455 down-converts the received signal to a baseband frequency, and the remove cyclic prefix block 460 removes the cyclic prefix to generate a serial time-domain baseband signal. The serial-to-parallel block 465 converts the time-domain baseband signal to parallel time-domain signals. The size N FFT block 470 performs an FFT algorithm to generate N parallel frequency-domain signals. The (P-to-S) block 475 converts the parallel frequency-domain signals to a sequence of modulated data symbols. The channel decoding and demodulation block 480 demodulates and decodes the modulated symbols to recover the original input data stream.

Each of the gNBs 101-103 may implement a transmit path 400 that is analogous to transmitting in the downlink to UEs 111-116 and may implement a receive path 450 that is analogous to receiving in the uplink from UEs 111-116. Similarly, each of UEs 111-116 may implement a transmit path 400 for transmitting in the uplink to gNBs 101-103 and may implement a receive path 450 for receiving in the downlink from gNBs 101-103.

Each of the components in FIGS. 4A and 4B can be implemented using only hardware or using a combination of hardware and software/firmware. As a particular example, at least some of the components in FIGS. 4A and 4B may be implemented in software, while other components may be implemented by configurable hardware or a mixture of software and configurable hardware. For instance, the FFT block 470 and the IFFT block 415 may be implemented as configurable software algorithms, where the value of size N may be modified according to the implementation.

Furthermore, although described as using FFT and IFFT, this is by way of illustration only and should not be construed to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other types of transforms, such as Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) functions, can be used. It will be appreciated that the value of the variable N may be any integer number (such as 1, 2, 3, 4, or the like) for DFT and IDFT functions, while the value of the variable N may be any integer number that is a power of two (such as 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, or the like) for FFT and IFFT functions.

Although FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate examples of wireless transmit and receive paths 400 and 450, respectively, various changes may be made to FIGS. 4A and 4B. For example, various components in FIGS. 4A and 4B can be combined, further subdivided, or omitted and additional components can be added according to particular needs. Also, FIGS. 4A and 4B are meant to illustrate examples of the types of transmit and receive paths that can be used in a wireless network. Any other suitable architectures can be used to support wireless communications in a wireless network.

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a transmitter structure 500 for beamforming according to embodiments of the present disclosure. In certain embodiments, one or more of gNB 102 or UE 116 includes the transmitter structure 500. For example, one or more of antenna 205 and its associated systems or antenna 305 and its associated systems can be included in transmitter structure 500. This example is for illustration only and other embodiments can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In a hybrid analog-digital beamforming, analog beamforming corresponds to a 'dynamic/varying' virtualization of multiple antenna elements to obtain one antenna port (or antenna panel). For mmWave bands, although a number of antenna elements can be larger for a given form factor, a number of CSI-RS ports, that can correspond to the number of digitally precoded ports, can be limited due to hardware constraints (such as the feasibility to install a large number of analog-to-digital converters (ADCs)/digital-to-analog converters (DACs) at mmWave frequencies) as illustrated in FIG. 5. Then, one CSI-RS port can be mapped onto a large number of antenna elements that can be controlled by a bank of analog phase shifters 501. One CSI-RS port can then correspond to one sub-array which produces a narrow analog beam through analog beamforming 505. This analog beam can be configured to sweep across a wider range of angles 520 by varying the phase shifter bank across symbols or slots/subframes. The number of sub-arrays (equal to the number of RF chains) is the same as the number of CSI-RS ports N_CSI-PORT. A digital beamforming unit 510 performs a linear combination across N_CSI-PORT analog beams to further increase a precoding gain. While analog beams are wideband (hence not frequency-selective), digital precoding can be varied across frequency sub-bands or resource blocks. Receiver operation can be conceived analogously.

Since the transmitter structure 500 of FIG. 5 utilizes multiple analog beams for transmission and reception (wherein one or a small number of analog beams are selected out of a large number, for instance, after a training duration that is occasionally or periodically performed), the term "multi-beam operation" is used to refer to the overall system aspect. This includes, for the purpose of illustration, indicating the assigned DL or UL TX beam (also termed "beam indication"), measuring at least one reference signal for calculating and performing beam reporting (also termed "beam measurement" and "beam reporting", respectively), and receiving a DL or UL transmission via a selection of a corresponding RX beam. The system of FIG. 5 is also applicable to higher frequency bands such as >52.6GHz (also termed frequency range 4 or FR4). In this case, the system can employ only analog beams. Due to the O2 absorption loss around 60 GHz frequency (~10 dB additional loss per 100 m distance), a larger number and narrower analog beams (hence a larger number of radiators in the array) are essential to compensate for the additional path loss.

A communication system includes a downlink (DL) that conveys signals from transmission points such as Base Stations (BSs) or NodeBs to User Equipments (UEs) and an UpLink (UL) that conveys signals from UEs to reception points such as NodeBs. A UE, also commonly referred to as a terminal or a mobile station, may be fixed or mobile and may be a cellular phone, a personal computer device, or an automated device. An eNodeB, which is generally a fixed station, may also be referred to as an access point or other equivalent terminology. For LTE systems, a NodeB is often referred as an eNodeB.

In a communication system, such as LTE, DL signals can include data signals conveying information content, control signals conveying DL Control Information (DCI), and Reference Signals (RS) that are also known as pilot signals. An eNodeB transmits data information through a Physical DL Shared Channel (PDSCH). An eNodeB transmits DCI through a Physical DL Control Channel (PDCCH) or an Enhanced PDCCH (EPDCCH) - see also REF 3. An eNodeB transmits acknowledgement information in response to data Transport Block (TB) transmission from a UE in a Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel (PHICH). An eNodeB transmits one or more of multiple types of RS including a UE-Common RS (CRS), a Channel State Information RS (CSI-RS), or a DeModulation RS (DMRS). A CRS is transmitted over a DL system BandWidth (BW) and can be used by UEs to obtain a channel estimate to demodulate data or control information or to perform measurements. To reduce CRS overhead, an eNodeB may transmit a CSI-RS with a smaller density in the time and/or frequency domain than a CRS. DMRS can be transmitted only in the BW of a respective PDSCH or EPDCCH and a UE can use the DMRS to demodulate data or control information in a PDSCH or an EPDCCH, respectively. A transmission time interval for DL channels is referred to as a subframe (or slot) and can have, for example, duration of 1 millisecond.

DL signals also include transmission of a logical channel that carries system control information. A BCCH is mapped to either a transport channel referred to as a Broadcast Channel (BCH) when it conveys a Master Information Block (MIB) or to a DL Shared Channel (DL-SCH) when it conveys a System Information Block (SIB) - see also REF3 and REF 5. Most system information is included in different SIBs that are transmitted using DL-SCH. A presence of system information on a DL-SCH in a subframe (or slot) can be indicated by a transmission of a corresponding PDCCH conveying a codeword with a CRC scrambled with a special System Information RNTI (SI-RNTI). Alternatively, scheduling information for a SIB transmission can be provided in an earlier SIB and scheduling information for the first SIB (SIB-1) can be provided by the MIB.

DL resource allocation is performed in a unit of subframe (or slot) and a group of Physical resource blocks (PRBs). A transmission BW incudes frequency resource units referred to as Resource Blocks (RBs). Each RB includes sub-carriers, or Resource Elements (REs), such as 12 REs. A unit of one RB over one subframe (or slot) is referred to as a PRB. A UE can be allocated RBs for a total of REs for the PDSCH transmission BW.

UL signals can include data signals conveying data information, control signals conveying UL Control Information (UCI), and UL RS. UL RS includes DMRS and Sounding RS (SRS). A UE transmits DMRS only in a BW of a respective PUSCH or PUCCH. An eNodeB can use a DMRS to demodulate data signals or UCI signals. A UE transmits SRS to provide an eNodeB with an UL CSI. A UE transmits data information or UCI through a respective Physical UL Shared CHannel (PUSCH) or a Physical UL Control CHannel (PUCCH). If a UE needs to transmit data information and UCI in a same UL subframe (or slot), it may multiplex both in a PUSCH. UCI includes Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information, indicating correct (ACK) or incorrect (NACK) detection for a data TB in a PDSCH or absence of a PDCCH detection (DTX), Scheduling Request (SR) indicating whether a UE has data in its buffer, Rank Indicator (RI), and Channel State Information (CSI) enabling an eNodeB to perform link adaptation for PDSCH transmissions to a UE. HARQ-ACK information is also transmitted by a UE in response to a detection of a PDCCH/EPDCCH indicating a release of semi-persistently scheduled PDSCH (see also REF 3).

An UL subframe (or slot) includes two slots. Each slot includes symbols for transmitting data information, UCI, DMRS, or SRS. A frequency resource unit of an UL system BW is a RB. A UE is allocated RBs for a total of REs for a transmission BW. For a PUCCH, . A last subframe (or slot) symbol can be used to multiplex SRS transmissions from one or more UEs. A number of subframe (or slot) symbols that are available for data/UCI/DMRS transmission is , where if a last subframe (or slot) symbol is used to transmit SRS and otherwise.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a transmitter structure 600 for PDSCH in a subframe according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, transmitter structure 600 can be implemented in gNB 102 of FIG. 1. This example is for illustration only and other embodiments can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, information bits 610 are encoded by encoder 620, such as a turbo encoder, and modulated by modulator 630, for example using Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation. A Serial to Parallel (S/P) converter 640 generates M modulation symbols that are subsequently provided to a mapper 650 to be mapped to REs selected by a transmission BW selection unit 655 for an assigned PDSCH transmission BW, unit 660 applies an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT), the output is then serialized by a Parallel to Serial (P/S) converter 670 to create a time domain signal, filtering is applied by filter 680, and a signal transmitted 690. Additional functionalities, such as data scrambling, cyclic prefix insertion, time windowing, interleaving, and others are well known in the art and are not shown for brevity.

FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a receiver structure 700 for PDSCH in a subframe according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, receiver structure 700 can be implemented by any of the UEs 111-116 of FIG. 1. This example is for illustration only and other embodiments can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

With reference to FIG. 7, a received signal 710 is filtered by filter 720, REs 730 for an assigned reception BW are selected by BW selector 735, unit 740 applies a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT), and an output is serialized by a parallel-to-serial converter 750. Subsequently, a demodulator 760 coherently demodulates data symbols by applying a channel estimate obtained from a DMRS or a CRS (not shown), and a decoder 770, such as a turbo decoder, decodes the demodulated data to provide an estimate of the information data bits 780. Additional functionalities such as time-windowing, cyclic prefix removal, de-scrambling, channel estimation, and de-interleaving are not shown for brevity.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example of a transmitter structure 800 for PUSCH in a subframe according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, transmitter structure 800 can be implemented in gNB 103 of FIG. 1. This example is for illustration only and other embodiments can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, information data bits 810 are encoded by encoder 820, such as a turbo encoder, and modulated by modulator 830. A Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) unit 840 applies a DFT on the modulated data bits, REs 850 corresponding to an assigned PUSCH transmission BW are selected by transmission BW selection unit 855, unit 860 applies an IFFT and, after a cyclic prefix insertion (not shown), filtering is applied by filter 870 and a signal transmitted 880.

FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a receiver structure 900 for a PUSCH in a subframe according to embodiments of the present disclosure; For example, receiver structure 900 can be implemented by the UE 116 of FIG. 3. This example is for illustration only and other embodiments can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in FIG. 9, a received signal 910 is filtered by filter 920. Subsequently, after a cyclic prefix is removed (not shown), unit 930 applies a FFT, REs 940 corresponding to an assigned PUSCH reception BW are selected by a reception BW selector 945, unit 950 applies an Inverse DFT (IDFT), a demodulator 960 coherently demodulates data symbols by applying a channel estimate obtained from a DMRS (not shown), a decoder 970, such as a turbo decoder, decodes the demodulated data to provide an estimate of the information data bits 980.

There are two types of frequency range (FR) defined in 3GPP 5G NR specifications. The sub-6 GHz range is called frequency range 1 (FR1) and millimeter wave range is called frequency range 2 (FR2). An example of the frequency range for FR1 and FR2 is shown herein.

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For MIMO in FR1, up to 32 CSI-RS antenna ports is supported, and in FR2, up to 8 CSI-RS antenna ports is supported. In next generation cellular standards (e.g., 6G), in addition to FR1 and FR2, new carrier frequency bands can be evaluated, e.g., FR4 (>52.6GHz), terahertz (>100GHz) and upper mid-band (10-15GHz). The number of CSI-RS ports that can be supported for these new bands is likely to be different from FR1 and FR2. In particular, for 10-15GHz band, the max number of CSI-RS antenna ports is likely to be more than FR1, due to smaller antenna form factors, and feasibility of fully digital beamforming (as in FR1) at these frequencies. For instance, the number of CSI-RS antenna ports can grow up to 128. Besides, the NW (e.g., the network 130) deployment/topology at these frequencies is also expected to be denser/distributed, for example, antenna ports distributed at multiple (non-co-located, hence geographically separated) TRPs within a cellular region can be the main scenario of interest, due to which the number of CSI-RS antenna ports for MIMO can be even larger (e.g., up to 256).

A (spatial or digital) precoding/beamforming can be used across these large number of antenna ports in order to achieve MIMO gains. Depending on the carrier frequency, and the feasibility of radio RF/hardware (HW)-related components, the (spatial) precoding/beamforming can be fully digital or hybrid analog-digital. In fully digital beamforming, there can be one-to-one mapping between an antenna port and an antenna element, or a 'static/fixed' virtualization of multiple antenna elements to one antenna port can be used. Each antenna port can be digitally controlled. Hence, a spatial multiplexing across antenna ports is provided.

In a wireless communication system, MIMO is often identified as key feature in order to achieve high system throughput requirements. One of the key components of a MIMO transmission scheme is the accurate CSI acquisition at the eNB (or gNB) (or TRP). For multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO), in particular, the availability of accurate CSI is essential in order to guarantee high MU performance. For time division duplexing (TDD) systems, the CSI can be acquired using the SRS transmission relying on the channel reciprocity. For frequency division duplexing (FDD) systems, on the other hand, it can be acquired using the CSI-RS transmission from eNB (or gNB), and CSI acquisition and feedback from UE. In common FDD systems, the CSI feedback framework is 'implicit' in the form of channel quality indicator (CQI)/precoding matrix indicator (PMI)/rank indicator (RI) (also CSI reference signal identity (CRI) and layer identity (LI)) derived from a codebook implying SU transmission from eNB (or gNB).

In 5G or NR systems [REF7, REF8], the above-mentioned "implicit" CSI reporting paradigm from LTE is also supported and referred to as Type I CSI reporting. In addition, a high-resolution CSI reporting, referred to as Type II CSI reporting, is also supported in Release 15 specification to provide more accurate CSI information to gNB for use cases such as high-order MU-MIMO. However, embodiments of the present disclosure recognize the overhead of Type II CSI reporting can be an issue in practical UE implementations. One approach to reduce Type II CSI overhead is based on frequency domain (FD) compression. In Rel. 16 NR, DFT-based FD compression of the Type II CSI has been supported (referred to as Rel. 16 enhanced Type II codebook in REF8).document and standard [REF8]). Some of the key components for this feature includes (a) spatial domain (SD) basis , (b) FD basis , and (c) coefficients that linearly combine SD and FD basis. In a non-reciprocal FDD system, a complete CSI (comprising all components) needs to be reported by the UE. However, when reciprocity or partial reciprocity does exist between UL and DL, then some of the CSI components can be obtained based on the UL channel estimated using SRS transmission from the UE. In Rel. 16 NR, the DFT-based FD compression is extended to this partial reciprocity case (referred to as Rel. 16 enhanced Type II port selection codebook in REF8), wherein the DFT-based SD basis in is replaced with SD CSI-RS port selection, i.e., L out of CSI-RS ports are selected (the selection is common for the two antenna polarizations or two halves of the CSI-RS ports). The CSI-RS ports in this case are beamformed in SD (assuming UL-DL channel reciprocity in angular domain), and the beamforming information can be obtained at the gNB based on UL channel estimated using SRS measurements.

In Rel. 17 NR, CSI reporting has been enhanced to support the following:

● Further enhanced Type II port selection codebook: it has been known in the literature that UL-DL channel reciprocity can exist in both angular and delay domains if the UL-DL duplexing distance is small. Since delay in time domain transforms (or closely related to) basis vectors in frequency domain (FD), the Rel. 16 enhanced Type II port selection can be further extended to both angular and delay domains (or SD and FD). In particular, the DFT-based SD basis in and DFT-based FD basis in can be replaced with SD and FD port selection, i.e., L CSI-RS ports are selected in SD or/and M ports are selected in FD. The CSI-RS ports in this case are beamformed in SD (assuming UL-DL channel reciprocity in angular domain) or/and FD (assuming UL-DL channel reciprocity in delay/frequency domain), and the corresponding SD or/and FD beamforming information can be obtained at the gNB based on UL channel estimated using SRS measurements. In Rel. 17, such a codebook is supported (which is referred to as Rel. 17 further enhanced Type II port selection codebook in REF8).

● Non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT) CSI reporting: When the UE can communicate with multiple TRPs that are distributed at different locations in space (e.g. within a cell), the CSI reporting can correspond to a single TRP hypothesis (i.e. CSI reporting for one of the multiple TRPs), or multi-TRP hypothesis (i.e. CSI reporting for at least two of the multiple TRPs). The CSI reporting for both single TRP and multi-TRP hypotheses are supported in Rel. 17. However, the multi-TRP CSI reporting assume a non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT), i.e. a layer (and precoder) of the transmission is restricted to be transmitted from only one TRP.

In Rel. 18 NR MIMO, the following CSI enhancements are further provided targeting two use cases (coherent joint transmission from multiple TRPs, and high/medium velocity UEs):

● Enhancements of CSI acquisition for Coherent-JT targeting FR1 and up to 4 TRPs, assuming ideal backhaul and synchronization as well as the same number of antenna ports across TRPs, as follows:

○ Rel-16/17 Type-II codebook refinement for CJT mTRP targeting FDD and its associated CSI reporting, taking into account throughput-overhead trade-off

● CSI reporting enhancement for high/medium UE velocities by exploiting time-domain correlation/Doppler-domain information to assist DL precoding, targeting FR1, as follows:

○ Rel-16/17 Type-II codebook refinement, without modification to the spatial and frequency domain basis

○ UE reporting of time-domain channel properties measured via CSI-RS for tracking

Although Rel-18 CJT CSI can support up to 128 antenna ports by configuring 4 CSI-RS resources each with 32 antenna ports, there is another interest arising to support up to 128 antenna ports using Type-I CSI, which requires smaller feedback overhead than Rel-18 CJT CSI. Currently, a single CSI-RS resource can support up to 32 antenna ports for Type-I single-panel (SP) and multi-panel (MP) CSI. By using multiple CSI-RS resources for Type-I CSI, it is allowed to configure up to 64 antenna ports according to one of the following two schemes:

● Two CSI-RS resources each with 32 antenna ports for Rel-17 NCJT (which is Type-I CSI-based)

● 8 CSI-RS resources each with 8 antenna ports for Type-I SP CSI or Type-I MP CSI

However, both of the schemes do not offer CSI feedback associated with the entire channel of 64 antenna ports, but are designed for specific use cases, 1) NCJT from two TRP, and 2) one CSI-RS resource selection and reporting associated with the selected CSI-RS resource, respectively. Hence, embodiments of the present disclosure recognize Type-I CSI with more than 32 antenna ports is limited in terms of use cases, and needs some enhancement.

In next generation MIMO systems, the number of antenna ports is expected to increase further (e.g., up to 256), for example, for carrier frequencies in upper mid-band (10-15GHz); the NW deployments are likely to be denser/more distributed (when compared with 5G NR); and the system is expected to work seamlessly even in challenging scenarios such as medium-high (e.g. 120kmph) speed UEs, 'higher-order) multi-user MIMO.

Similar to common (Rel.15/18 NR) both low-resolution (aka Type I) and high-resolution (aka Type II) CSI reporting for the distributed systems mentioned herein are needed and beneficial depending on use cases and scenarios. Unlike the common, however, it is preferable to have a common framework or components between the two CSI reporting settings, in order to have a simple, future-proof, and scalable solution, thereby making it more feasible in real deployments.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure recognize that one way to develop a CSI codebook with multiple CSI-RS resources is to design the CSI codebook with a total number of antenna ports, where the total number of antenna ports are the sum of the antenna ports for the multiple resources (aggregated CSI-RS resources). Since the number of antenna ports increases and the number of aggregated CSI-RS resources are greater than 1, CSI processing unit and PUSCH preparation time and UE computational time may need to adjust in the specification to ensure that UE can properly perform to prepare for CSI computation and reporting.

The present disclosure relates generally to wireless communication systems and, more specifically, to CSI processing unit and PUSCH preparation time. The present disclosure also relates to CSI acquisition at gNB. In particular, it relates to the CSI processing unit and PUSCH preparation time for CSI reporting based on a low-resolution and/or high-resolution codebook for Doppler and/or non-Doppler case for a total number of CSI-RS antenna ports greater than 32 ports. Aspects include:

● CSI processing unit based on number of aggregated CSI-RS resources and/or total number of CSI-RS ports across the aggregated CSI-RS resources.

● An extension of PUSCH preparation time and UE computational time based on number of aggregated CSI-RS resources and/or total number of CSI-RS ports across the aggregated CSI-RS resources.

Aspects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure are readily apparent from the following detailed description, simply by illustrating a number of particular embodiments and implementations, including the best mode contemplated for carrying out the present disclosure. Embodiments of the present disclosure also capable of other and different embodiments, and its several details can be modified in various obvious respects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not as restrictive. Embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings.

In the following, for brevity, both FDD and TDD are considered as the duplex method for both DL and UL signaling.

Although exemplary descriptions and embodiments to follow assume orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) or orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), the present disclosure can be extended to other OFDM-based transmission waveforms or multiple access schemes such as filtered OFDM (F-OFDM).

The present disclosure covers several components which can be used in conjunction or in combination with one another or can operate as standalone schemes.

Each of the following components and embodiments are applicable for UL transmission with CP-OFDM (cyclic prefix OFDM) waveform as well as DFT-SOFDM (DFT-spread OFDM) and SC-FDMA (single-carrier FDMA) waveforms. Furthermore, each of the following components and embodiments are applicable for UL transmission when the scheduling unit in time is either one subframe (which can include one or multiple slots) or one slot.

In the present disclosure, the frequency resolution (reporting granularity) and span (reporting bandwidth) of CSI reporting can be defined in terms of frequency "subbands" and "CSI reporting band" (CRB), respectively.

A subband for CSI reporting is defined as a set of contiguous PRBs which represents the smallest frequency unit for CSI reporting. The number of PRBs in a subband can be fixed for a given value of DL system bandwidth, configured either semi-statically via higher-layer/RRC signaling, or dynamically via L1 DL control signaling or MAC control element (MAC CE). The number of PRBs in a subband can be included in CSI reporting setting.

"CSI reporting band" is defined as a set/collection of subbands, either contiguous or non-contiguous, wherein CSI reporting is performed. For example, CSI reporting band can include each of the subbands within the DL system bandwidth. This can also be termed "full-band". Alternatively, CSI reporting band can include only a collection of subbands within the DL system bandwidth. This can also be termed "partial band".

The term "CSI reporting band" is used only as an example for representing a function. Other terms such as "CSI reporting subband set" or "CSI reporting bandwidth" or bandwidth part (BWP) can also be used.

In terms of UE configuration, a UE can be configured with at least one CSI reporting band. This configuration can be semi-static (via higher-layer signaling or RRC) or dynamic (via MAC CE or L1 DL control signaling). When configured with multiple (N) CSI reporting bands (e.g. via RRC signaling), a UE can report CSI associated with CSI reporting bands. For instance, >6GHz, large system bandwidth may require multiple CSI reporting bands. The value of n can either be configured semi-statically (via higher-layer signaling or RRC) or dynamically (via MAC CE or L1 DL control signaling). Alternatively, the UE can report a recommended value of n via an UL channel.

Therefore, CSI parameter frequency granularity can be defined per CSI reporting band as follows. A CSI parameter is configured with "single" reporting for the CSI reporting band with M_n subbands when one CSI parameter for each of the M_n subbands within the CSI reporting band. A CSI parameter is configured with "subband" for the CSI reporting band with M_n subbands when one CSI parameter is reported for each of the M_n subbands within the CSI reporting band.

FIG. 10 illustrates a diagram of an antenna port layout 1000 according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, antenna port layout 1000 of an antenna port layout can be implemented by one or more BSs or TRPs such as the BS 102 of FIG. 2. This example is for illustration only and can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

With reference to FIG. 10, N₁ and N₂ are the number of antenna ports with the same polarization in the first and second dimensions, respectively. For 2D antenna port layouts, N₁ > 1, N₂> 1, and for 1D antenna port layouts, N₁ > 1 and N₂ = 1. So, for a dual-polarized antenna port layout, the total number of antenna ports is when each antenna maps to an antenna port. An illustration is shown in FIG. 10 where "X" represents two antenna polarizations. In this disclosure, the term "polarization" refers to a group of antenna ports. For example, antenna ports comprise a first antenna polarization, and antenna ports comprise a second antenna polarization, where is a number of CSI-RS antenna ports and X is a starting antenna port number (e.g. X=3000, then antenna ports are 3000, 3001, 3002,...). Let N_g be a number of antenna panels at the gNB. When there are multiple antenna panels (), we assume that each panel is dual-polarized antenna ports with and ports in two dimensions. This is illustrated in FIG. 10. Note that the antenna port layouts may or may not be the same in different antenna panels.

In one example, the antenna architecture of a D-MIMO or CJT system is structured. For example, the antenna structure at each RRH (or TRP) is dual-polarized (single or multi-panel as shown in FIG. 10. The antenna structure at each RRH/TRP can be the same. Or the antenna structure at an RRH/TRP can be different from another RRH/TRP. Likewise, the number of ports at each RRH/TRP can be the same. Or the number of ports at one RRH/TRP can be different from another RRH/TRP. In one example, , a number of RRHs/TRPs in the D-MIMO transmission.

In another example, the antenna architecture of a D-MIMO or CJT system is unstructured. For example, the antenna structure at one RRH/TRP can be different from another RRH/TRP.

Various embodiments related to a structured antenna architecture in the rest of the disclosure. For simplicity, each RRH/TRP is assumed to be equivalent to a panel (cf. FIG. 10), although, an RRH/TRP can have multiple panels in practice. The disclosure however is not restrictive to a single panel assumption at each RRH/TRP, and can easily be extended (covers) the case when an RRH/TRP has multiple antenna panels.

In one embodiment, an RRH constitutes (or corresponds to or is equivalent to) at least one of the following:

● In one example, an RRH corresponds to a TRP.

● In one example, an RRH or TRP corresponds to a CSI-RS resource. A UE is configured with non-zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS resources, and a CSI reporting is configured to be across multiple CSI-RS resources. This is similar to Class B, K > 1 configuration in Rel. 14 LTE. The K NZP CSI-RS resources can belong to a CSI-RS resource set or multiple CSI-RS resource sets (e.g. K resource sets each comprising one CSI-RS resource). The details are as explained earlier in this disclosure.

● In one example, an RRH or TRP corresponds to a CSI-RS resource group, where a group comprises one or multiple NZP CSI-RS resources. A UE is configured with non-zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS resources, and a CSI reporting is configured to be across multiple CSI-RS resources from resource groups. This is similar to Class B, K > 1 configuration in Rel. 14 LTE. The K NZP CSI-RS resources can belong to a CSI-RS resource set or multiple CSI-RS resource sets (e.g. K resource sets each comprising one CSI-RS resource). The details are as explained earlier in this disclosure. In particular, the K CSI-RS resources can be partitioned into resource groups. The information about the resource grouping can be provided together with the CSI-RS resource setting/configuration, or with the CSI reporting setting/configuration, or with the CSI-RS resource configuration.

● In one example, an RRH or TRP corresponds to a subset (or a group) of CSI-RS ports. A UE is configured with at least one NZP CSI-RS resource comprising (or associated with) CSI-RS ports that can be grouped (or partitioned) multiple subsets/groups/parts of antenna ports, each corresponding to (or constituting) an RRH/TRP. The information about the subsets of ports or grouping of ports can be provided together with the CSI-RS resource setting/configuration, or with the CSI reporting setting/configuration, or with the CSI-RS resource configuration.

● In one example, an RRH or TRP corresponds to examples herein depending on a configuration. For example, this configuration can be explicit via a parameter (e.g. an RRC parameter). Or it can be implicit.

○ In one example, when implicit, it could be based on the value of K. For example, when K>1 CSI-RS resources, an RRH corresponds to examples herein, and when K=1 CSI-RS resource, an RRH corresponds to examples herein.

○ In another example, the configuration could be based on the configured codebook. For example, an RRH corresponds to a CSI-RS resource or resource group when the codebook corresponds to a decoupled codebook (modular or separate codebook for each RRH), and an RRH corresponds to a subset (or a group) of CSI-RS ports when codebook corresponds to a coupled (joint or coherent) codebook (one joint codebook across RRHs).

In one example, when RRH or TRP maps (or corresponds to) a CSI-RS resource or resource group, and a UE can select a subset of RRHs (resources or resource groups) and report the CSI for the selected RRHs (resources or resource groups), the selected RRHs can be reported via an indicator. For example, the indicator can be a CRI or a PMI (component) or a new indicator.

In one example, when RRH maps (or corresponds to) a CSI-RS port group, and a UE can select a subset of RRHs (port groups) and report the CSI for the selected RRHs (port groups), the selected RRHs can be reported via an indicator. For example, the indicator can be a CRI or a PMI (component) or a new indicator.

In one example, when multiple (K>1) CSI-RS resources are configured for RRHs, a decoupled (modular) codebook is used/configured, and when a single (K=1) CSI-RS resource for RRHs, a joint codebook is used/configured.

FIG. 11 illustrates an example of a 3D grid 1100 of oversampled DFT beams according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, the example of the oversampled DFT beams can be utilized by any of the UEs 111-116 of FIG. 1. This example is for illustration only and other embodiments can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

As described in U.S. Patent No. 10,659,118 issued May 19, 2020, and entitled "Method and Apparatus for Explicit CSI Reporting in Advanced Wireless Communication Systems," which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, a UE is configured with high-resolution (e.g. Type II) CSI reporting in which the linear combination based Type II CSI reporting framework is extended to include frequency dimension in addition to the 1st and 2nd antenna port dimensions. An illustration of the 3D grid of the oversampled DFT beams (1st port dim., 2nd port dim., freq. dim.) is shown in FIG. 11 in which:

● 1st dimension is associated with the 1st port dimension,

● 2nd dimension is associated with the 2nd port dimension, and

● 3rd dimension is associated with the frequency dimension.

The basis sets for 1^st and 2^nd port domain representation are oversampled DFT codebooks of length-N₁ and length-N₂, respectively, and with oversampling factors O₁and O₂, respectively. Likewise, the basis set for frequency domain representation (i.e., 3rd dimension) is an oversampled DFT codebook of length-N₃ and with oversampling factor O₃. In one example, O₁ =O₂= O₃ = 4. In one example, O₁ =O₂= 4 and O₃ = 1. In another example, the oversampling factors O_i belongs to {2, 4, 8}. In yet another example, at least one of O₁,O₂, and O₃is higher layer configured (via RRC signaling).

As explained in Section 5.2.2.2.5 of REF8, a UE is configured with higher layer parameter codebookType set to ' typeII-r16 ' for an enhanced Type II CSI reporting in which the pre-coders for all SBs and for a given layer l = 1, .., v, where v is the associated RI value, is given by either

where

● is a number of antenna ports in a first antenna port dimension (having the same antenna polarization),

● is a number of antenna ports in a second antenna port dimension (having the same antenna polarization),

● is a number of CSI-RS ports configured to the UE,

● is a number of SBs for PMI reporting or number of FD units or number of FD components (that comprise the CSI reporting band) or a total number of precoding matrices indicated by the PMI (one for each FD unit/component),

● is a (Eq. 1) or (Eq. 2) column vector, or is a (Eq. 1) or port selection column vector, where a port selection vector is a defined as a vector which contains a value of 1 in one element and zeros elsewhere

● is a column vector,

● is a complex coefficient.

In a variation, when the UE reports a subset coefficients (where K is either fixed, configured by the gNB or reported by the UE), then the coefficient in precoder equations Eq. 1 or Eq. 2 is replaced with , where

● if the coefficient is reported by the UE according to some embodiments of this disclosure.

● otherwise (i.e., is not reported by the UE).

The indication whether = 1 or 0 is according to some embodiments of this disclosure. For example, it can be via a bitmap.

In a variation, the precoder equations Eq. 1 or Eq. 2 are respectively generalized to

where for a given i, the number of basis vectors is and the corresponding basis vectors are . Note that is the number of coefficients reported by the UE for a given i, where (where or is either fixed, configured by the gNB or reported by the UE).

The columns of are normalized to norm one. For rank R or R layers (v = R), the pre-coding matrix is given by Eq. 2 is assumed in the rest of the disclosure. The embodiments of the disclosure, however, are general and are also application to Eq. 1, Eq. 3 and Eq. 4.

Here and . If , then A is an identity matrix, and hence not reported. Likewise, if M = N₃, then B is an identity matrix, and hence not reported. Assuming M < N₃, in an example, to report columns of B, the oversampled DFT codebook is used. For instance, , where the quantity is given by

where and where .

In another example, discrete cosine transform DCT basis is used to construct/report basis B for the 3^rd dimension. The m-th column of the DCT compression matrix is simply given by

Since DCT is applied to real valued coefficients, the DCT is applied to the real and imaginary components (of the channel or channel eigenvectors) separately. Alternatively, the DCT is applied to the magnitude and phase components (of the channel or channel eigenvectors) separately. The use of DFT or DCT basis is for illustration purpose only. The disclosure is applicable to any other basis vectors to construct/report A and B.

On a high level, a precoder can be described as follows.

where corresponds to the Rel. 15 in Type II CSI codebook [REF8], and .

The matrix includes the required linear combination coefficients (e.g. amplitude and phase or real or imaginary). Each reported coefficient () in is quantized as amplitude coefficient () and phase coefficient (). In one example, the amplitude coefficient () is reported using a A-bit amplitude codebook where A belongs to {2, 3, 4}. If multiple values for A are supported, then one value is configured via higher layer signaling. In another example, the amplitude coefficient () is reported as where

● is a reference or first amplitude which is reported using a A1-bit amplitude codebook where A1 belongs to {2, 3, 4}, and

● is a differential or second amplitude which is reported using a A2-bit amplitude codebook where belongs to {2, 3, 4}.

The above-mentioned framework (Eq. 5) represents the precoding-matrices for multiple () FD units using a linear combination (double sum) over 2L (or ) SD beams/ports and FD beams. This framework can also be used to represent the precoding-matrices in time domain (TD) by replacing the FD basis matrix with a TD basis matrix , wherein the columns of comprises TD beams that represent some form of delays or channel tap locations. Hence, a precoder can be described as follows.

In one example, the TD beams (representing delays or channel tap locations) are selected from a set of TD beams, i.e., corresponds to the maximum number of TD units, where each TD unit corresponds to a delay or channel tap location. In one example, a TD beam corresponds to a single delay or channel tap location. In another example, a TD beam corresponds to multiple delays or channel tap locations. In another example, a TD beam corresponds to a combination of multiple delays or channel tap locations.

Additional parts of the present disclosure are applicable to both space-frequency (Eq. 5) and space-time (Eq. 5A) frameworks.

In this disclosure, the abovementioned framework for CSI reporting based on space-frequency compression (Eq. 5) or space-time compression (Eq. 5A) frameworks can be extended in two directions:

● time or Doppler domain compression (e.g. for moderate to high mobility UEs) and

● joint transmission across multiple RRHs/TRP (e.g. for a DMIMO or multiple TRP systems).

FIG. 12 illustrates an example of a UE moving on a linear trajectory in a DMIMO system 1200 according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, the UE moving on a linear trajectory in a DMIMO system 1200 may be an example of a UE such as UE 116 in wireless network 100 of FIG 1. This example is for illustration only and can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in FIG. 12, while the UE moves from a location A to another location B at high speed (e.g. 60kmph), the UE measures the channel and the interference (e.g. via NZP CSI-RS resources and CSI-IM resources, respectively), uses them to determine/report CSI considering CJT from multiple RRHs. The reported CSI can be based on a codebook, which includes components considering both multiple RRHs, and time-/Doppler-domain channel compression.

FIG. 13 illustrates examples co-located and distributed TRPs 1300 serving a moving UE according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, the co-located and distributed TRPs 1300 implemented by any of the BSs 101-103 of FIG. 1. This example is for illustration only and can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In one example scenario, multiple TRPs can be co-located or distributed, and can serve static (non-mobile) or moving UEs. An illustration of TRPs serving a moving UE is shown in FIG. 13. While the UE moves from a location A to another location B, the UE measures the channel, e.g. via NZP CSI-RS resources, (may also measure the interference, e.g. via CSI-IM resources or CSI-RS resources for interference measurement), uses the measurement to determine/report CSI considering joint transmission from multiple TRPs. The reported CSI can be based on a codebook. The codebook can include components considering multiple TRPs, and frequency/delay-domain channel profile and time/Doppler-domain channel profile.

FIG. 14 illustrates an example of a timeline 1400 for a UE to receive NZP CSI-RS resource(s) bursts according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, timeline 1400 for a UE to receive NZP CSI-RS resource(s) bursts can be received by the UE 116 of FIG. 3. This example is for illustration only and other embodiments can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, a UE is configured to receive a burst of non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS resource(s), referred to as CSI-RS burst for brevity, within B time slots comprising a measurement window, where . The B time slots can be accordingly to at least one of the following examples.

● In one example, the B time slots are evenly/uniformly spaced with an inter-slot spacing d.

● In one example, the B time slots can be non-uniformly spaced with inter-slot spacing , , ,..., so on, where for at least one pair (i,j) with .

The UE receives the CSI-RS burst, estimates the B instances of the DL channel measurements, and uses the channel estimates to obtain the Doppler component(s) of the DL channel. The CSI-RS burst can be linked to (or associated with) a single CSI reporting setting (e.g. via higher layer parameter CSI-ReportConfig), wherein the corresponding CSI report includes an information about the Doppler component(s) of the DL channel.

Let be the DL channel estimate based on the CSI-RS resource(s) received in time slot . When the DL channel estimate in slot t is a matrix of size , then , where are number of receive (Rx) antennae at the UE, number of CSI-RS ports measured by the UE, and number of subcarriers in frequency band of the CSI-RS burst, respectively. The notation vec(X) is used to denote the vectorization operation wherein the matrix X is transformed into a vector by concatenating the elements of the matrix in an order, for example, 1 -> 2 -> 3 -> and so on, implying that the concatenation starts from the first dimension, then moves second dimension, and continues until the last dimension. Let be a concatenated DL channel. The Doppler component(s) of the DL channel can be obtained based on . For example, can be represented as where is a Doppler domain (DD) basis matrix whose columns comprise basis vectors, is a coefficient matrix whose columns comprise coefficient vectors, and N < B is the number of DD basis vectors. Since the columns of are likely to be correlated, a DD compression can be achieved when the value of N is small (compared to the value of B). In this example, the Doppler component(s) of the channel is represented by the DD basis matrix and the coefficient matrix C.

When there are multiple TRPs/RRHs (), the UE can be configured to measure the CSI-RS burst(s) according to at least one of the following examples.

In one example, the UE is configured to measure CSI-RS bursts, one from each TRP/RRH. The CSI-RS bursts can be overlapping in time (i.e., measured in same time slots). Or they can be staggered in time (i.e., measured in different time slots). Whether the bursts are overlapping or staggered can be determined based on configuration. It can also depend on the total number of CSI-RS ports across RRHs/TRPs. When the total number of ports is small (e.g., <= 32), they can overlap, otherwise (>32), they are staggered. The number of time instances B can be the same for each of the bursts. Or the number B can be the same or different across bursts (or TRPs/RRHs).

● In one example, each CSI-RS burst corresponds to a semi-persistent (SP) CSI-RS resource. The SP CSI-RS resource can be activated or/and deactivated based on a MAC CE or/and DCI based signaling. Additional details can be as described in the U.S. Patent Application No. 17/689,838 filed March 8, 2022 (the '838 Application), which is incorporated by reference in its entirety.

● In one example, each CSI-RS burst corresponds to a group of aperiodic (Ap) CSI-RS resources. The Ap-CSI-RS resources can be triggered via a DCI with slot offsets such that they can be measured in B different time slots. The rest of the details can be as described in the '838 Application.

● In one example, each CSI-RS burst corresponds to a periodic (P) CSI-RS resource. The P-CSI-RS resource can be configured via higher layer. The first measurement instance (time slot) and the measurement window of the CSI-RS burst (from the P-CSI-RS resource) can be fixed or configured. The rest of the details can be as described in the '838 Application.

● In one example, a CSI-RS burst can either be a P-CSI-RS, or SP-CSI-RS or Ap-CSI-RS resource.

○ In one example, the time-domain behavior (P, SP, or Ap) of CSI-RS bursts is the same.

○ In one example, the time-domain behavior of CSI-RS bursts can be the same or different.

In one example, the UE (such as UE 116) is configured to measure CSI-RS bursts, where and is a number of CSI-RS bursts associated with RRH/TRP r, where . Each CSI-RS burst is according to one or more examples described herein. When , multiple CSI-RS bursts are linked to (or associated with) a CSI reporting setting, i.e., the UE receives the CSI-RS bursts, estimates the DL channels, and obtains the Doppler component(s) of the channel using each of the CSI-RS bursts. The rest of the details can be as described in the '838 Application.

In one example, the UE is configured to measure one CSI-RS burst across each of the TRPs/RRHs. Let P be a number of CSI-RS ports associated with the NZP CSI-RS resource measured via the CSI-RS burst. The CSI-RS burst is according to one or more examples described herein. The total of P ports can be divided into groups/subsets of ports and one group/subset of ports is associated with (or corresponds to) a TRP/RRH. Then, and is a number of CSI-RS ports in the group/subset of ports associated with RRH/TRP r.

● In one example, in each of the B time instances, a UE is configured to measure each groups/subsets of ports, i.e., in each time instance within the burst, the UE measures each of P ports (or groups/subsets of ports).

● In one example, a UE is configured to measure subsets/groups of ports across multiple time instances, i.e., in each time instance within the burst, the UE measures a subset of P ports or a subset of groups of ports (RRHs/TRPs).

○ In one example, in each time instance, the UE measures only one group/subset of ports (1 TRP per time instance). In this case, or , where C is a number of measurement instances for each TRP/RRH.

○ In one example, the UE is configured to measure one half of the port groups in a time instance, and the remaining half in another time instance.

■ In one example, the two time instances can be consecutive, for example, the UE measures one half of port groups in even-numbered time instances, and the remaining half in the odd-numbered time instances.

■ In one example, a first half of the time instances (e.g., ) is configured to measure one half of the port groups, and the second half of the time instances (e.g., ) is configured to measure the remaining half of the port groups.

In one example, the UE is configured to measure multiple CSI-RS bursts, where each burst is according to one or more examples described herein. Multiple CSI-RS bursts are linked to (or associated with) a CSI reporting setting, i.e., the UE receives multiple CSI-RS bursts, estimates the DL channels, and obtains the Doppler component(s) of the channel using each of multiple CSI-RS bursts.

Let be the length of the DD basis vectors {}, e.g., each basis vector is a length column vector.

FIG. 15 illustrates examples of timelines 1500 for partitioned CSI-RS burst instances according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, timelines 1500 for partitioned CSI-RS burst instances can be received by the UE 115 of FIG. 1. This example is for illustration only and other embodiments can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment, a UE is configured to determine a value of based on the value B (number of CSI-RS instances) in a CSI-RS burst and components across which the DD compression is performed, where each component corresponds to one or multiple time instances within the CSI-RS burst. In one example, is fixed (e.g., ) or configured (e.g., via RRC or MAC CE or DCI) or reported by the UE (e.g., the UE 116) (as part of the CSI report). In one example, the B CSI-RS instances can be partitioned into sub-time (ST) units (instances), where each ST unit is defined as (up to) contiguous time instances in the CSI-RS burst. In this example, a component for the DD compression corresponds to a ST unit. With reference to FIG. 15, three examples of the ST units are shown. In the first example, each ST unit comprises time instance in the CSI-RS burst. In the second example, each ST unit comprises contiguous time instances in the CSI-RS burst. In the third example, each ST unit comprises contiguous time instances in the CSI-RS burst.

The value of can be fixed (e.g. = 1 or 2 or 4) or indicated to the UE (e.g. via higher layer RRC or MAC CE or DCI based signaling) or reported by the UE (e.g. as part of the CSI report). The value of (fixed or indicated or reported) can be subject to a UE capability reporting. The value of can also be dependent on the value of B (e.g. one value for a range of values for B and another value for another range of values for B).

When there are multiple TRPs/RRHs (), the UE can be configured to determine a value of according to at least one of the following examples.

● In one example, a value of is the same for all TRPs/RRHs.

● In one example, a value of can be the same or different across TRPs/RRHs.

FIG. 16 is an example of RB and SB partitions 1600 according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, the RB and SB partitions 1600 can be followed by the UE 116 of FIG. 3. This example is for illustration only and other embodiments can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment, a UE is configured with CSI-RS bursts (as illustrated herein) that occupy a frequency band and a time span (duration), wherein the frequency band comprises A RBs, and the time span comprises B time instances (of CSI-RS resource(s)). When J > 1, the A RBs or/and B time instances can be aggregated across J CSI-RS bursts. In one example, the frequency band equals the CSI reporting band, and the time span equals the number of CSI-RS resource instances (across J CSI-RS bursts). Both can be configured to the UE (e.g., the UE 116) for a CSI reporting, which can be based on the DD compression.

The UE is further configured to partition (divide) the A RBs into subbands (SBs) or/and the B time instances into sub-times (STs). The partition of A RBs can be based on a SB size value , which can be configured to the UE (cf. Table 5.2.1.4-2 of REF8). The partition of B time instances can be based either a ST size value or an r value, as described in this disclosure. With reference to FIG. 16, RB0, RB1,..., RB_A-1 comprise A RBs, comprise B time instances, the SB size , and the ST size .

When there are multiple TRPs/RRHs (), the UE can be configured to determine subbands (SBs) or/and sub-times (STs) according to at least one of the following examples.

● In one example, both subbands (SBs) or/and sub-times (STs) are the same for each of the TRPs/RRHs.

● In one example, subbands (SBs) are the same for each TRPs/RRHs, but sub-times (STs) can be the same or different across RRHs/TRPs.

● In one example, sub-times (STs) are the same for each TRPs/RRHs, but subbands (SBs) can be the same or different across RRHs/TRPs.

● In one example, both sub-times (STs) and subbands (SBs) can be the same or different across RRHs/TRPs.

For illustration, the example where both SBs or/and STs are the same for each of the TRPs/RRHs is used in the description below.

The CSI reporting is based on channel measurements (based on CSI-RS bursts) in three-dimensions (3D): the first dimension corresponds to SD comprising CSI-RS antenna ports (in total across all of RRHs/TRPs), the second dimension corresponds to FD comprising FD units (e.g. SB), and the third dimension corresponds to DD comprising DD units (e.g. ST). The 3D channel measurements can be compressed using basis vectors (or matrices) similar to the Rel. 16 enhanced Type II codebook. Let , , and respectively denote basis matrices whose columns comprise basis vectors for SD, FD, and DD.

In one embodiment, the DD compression (or DD component or basis) can be turned OFF/ON from the codebook. When turned OFF, can be fixed (hence not reported), e.g., =1 (scalar 1) or (all-one vector) or (all-one vector) or (identity matrix), where n is a scaling factor (e.g. ) or , where is an index of a fixed DD basis vector . In one example, . In one example, when the DD basis vectors comprise an orthogonal DFT basis set, is a DD basis vector which corresponds to the DC component. When turned ON, (DD basis vectors) is reported.

● In one example, is turned OFF/ON via an explicit signaling, e.g. an explicit RRC parameter.

● In one example, is turned OFF/ON via a codebook parameter. For example, similar to M=1 in Rel.17, when N=1 is configured, is turned OFF, and when a value N>1 is configured, is turned ON. Here, N denotes a number of DD basis vectors comprising columns of .

● In one example, the UE reports whether the DD component is turned OFF (not reported) or ON (reported). This reporting can be via a dedicated parameter (e.g. new UCI/CSI parameter). Or, this reporting can be via an existing parameter (e.g. PMI component). A two-part UCI (cf. Rel. 15 NR) can be reused wherein the information whether is turned OFF/ON is included in UCI part 1.

● In one example, is turned OFF/ON depending on the codebookType. When the codebookType is regular Type II codebook (similar to Rel 16 Type II codebook), is turned ON, and when the codebookType is Type II port selection codebook (similar to Rel 17 Type II codebook), is turned ON/OFF.

In one embodiment, a UE is configured with a CSI reporting based on a codebook (UE configured with higher layer parameter codebookType set to ' typeII-Doppler-r18'), where the codebook comprises three bases (SD, FD, and DD/TD), and has a structure such that precoder for layer l is given by

where:

● includes SD basis vectors

● includes FD basis vectors and TD/DD basis vectors

● is a coefficient matrix

Let the length of each TD/DD basis vector be , and the number of TD/DD basis vectors be Q. In one example, is configured, e.g. via higher-layer (RRC) signalling. In one example, Q is configured via RRC, or reported by the UE (e.g. as part of CSI report). In one example, the legacy (Rel. 16 enhanced Type II or Rel. 17 further enhanced Type II codebook) is used for reporting , (for each layer), and (for each layer).

In one example, at least one of the following examples is used/configured regarding .

In one example, , hence , where the notation is used for the Kronecker product. Note that when I is identity matrix, then implies that is repeated z times. Therefore, corresponds to one , one , and z number of reports. In one example, z corresponds to number of TD/DD units. In one example, z corresponds to value of (i.e. ). In one example, the legacy (Rel. 16 enhanced Type II or Rel. 17 further enhanced Type II codebook) is used for reporting one , one (for each layer), and multiple (for each layer).

In one example, , hence . In one example, comprises orthogonal DFT vectors as columns. The columns of the correspond to the DD basis vectors.

In one example, is according to examples herein based on a condition on the value of . For example:

● For , is according to examples herein.

● For , is according to examples herein. In one example, is an orthogonal DFT basis matrix commonly selected for all SD/FD bases reusing the legacy and (Rel. 16 enhanced Type II or Rel. 17 further enhanced Type II codebook). In one example, DFT vectors for DD basis has a oversampling or rotation factor (). In one example, =4 or 1 is fixed. In one example, is identical (the same) for different SD components. In one example, is different for different SD components.

In one example, x is fixed, e.g. x=1 or x=2.

In one example, x is configured, e.g. via higher layer (RRC) or MAC CE or DCI (e.g. CSI request field triggering a Aperiodic CSI report).

In one example, x is reported by the UE, e.g. the UE reports the value of x via UE capability reporting, or via CSI report.

When x=1, the condition is equivalent to the following.

● For =1, is according to an example herein. In this case, since l=1, , i.e., there is no DD/TD basis, or it is replaced with a scalar value 1. In this case, the PMI reporting can be according to legacy codebook (Rel. 16 enhanced Type II or Rel. 17 further enhanced Type II codebook).

● For , is according to examples herein. In one example, is an orthogonal DFT basis matrix commonly selected for all SD/FD bases reusing the legacy and (Rel. 16 enhanced Type II or Rel. 17 further enhanced Type II codebook). In one example, DFT vectors for DD basis has a oversampling or rotation factor (). In one example, =4 or 1 is fixed. In one example, is identical (the same) for different SD components. In one example, is different for different SD components. In one example, only Q (denoting the number of selected DD basis vectors or columns of ) >1 is allowed, i.e., the UE is expected to be configured with Q>1 (e.g. Q=2 or 3 or...), or the UE is not expected to be configured with Q=1.

In one example, the set of supported values for includes .

In one example, the set of supported values for Q includes {1,2} or {1,2,3} or {1,2,3,4}. In one example, when =1, Q=1 or vice versa. In one example, Q=2 only when or . In one example, Q= 1,2 when .

In one example, the value of number of P/SP NZP CSI-RS resources configured for CSI reporting including Doppler components is K = 1 . In one example, the value of number of Ap NZP CSI-RS resources configured for CSI reporting including Doppler components is . The spacing between two consecutive AP CSI-RS resources can be . The value of DD/TD unit d can be {1,m,p}, where p is the periodicity of the P/SP NZP CSI-RS resource. The CSI reporting window (number of slots), , where , and or , where is slot of the CSI reference resource associated with the CSI report, n is the UL slot in which the CSI reported, and is parameter. The values of Q, , K, m, d, are higher layer configured.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide for CSI processing criteria. The UE indicates the number of supported simultaneous CSI calculations with parameter simultaneousCSI-ReportsPerCC in a component carrier, and simultaneousCSI-ReportsAllCC across all component carriers. If a UE supports simultaneous CSI calculations it is said to have CSI processing units for processing CSI reports. If L CPUs are occupied for calculation of CSI reports in a given OFDM symbol, the UE has -L unoccupied CPUs. If N CSI reports start occupying their respective CPUs on the same OFDM symbol on which -L CPUs are unoccupied, where each CSI report n=0,...,N-1 corresponds to , the UE is not required to update the N-M requested CSI reports with lowest priority (according to Clause 5.2.5 of [REF8]), where is the largest value such that holds.

A UE is not expected to be configured with an aperiodic CSI trigger state containing more than Reporting Settings. Processing of a CSI report occupies a number of CPUs for a number of symbols as follows:

● =0 for a CSI report with CSI-ReportConfig with higher layer parameter reportQuantity set to 'none' and CSI-RS-ResourceSet with higher layer parameter trs-Info configured

● =1 for a CSI report with LTM-CSI-ReportConfig or a CSI report with CSI-ReportConfig with higher layer parameter reportQuantity set to 'cri-RSRP', 'ssb-Index-RSRP', 'cri-SINR', 'ssb-Index-SINR', 'cri-RSRP- Index', 'ssb-Index-RSRP- Index', 'cri-SINR- Index', 'ssb-Index-SINR- Index ' or 'none' (and CSI-RS-ResourceSet with higher layer parameter trs-Info not configured)

● , for a CSI report with CSI-ReportConfig with higher layer parameter reportQuantity set to 'tdcp' and with number of delays Y configured by higher layer parameter Y, where the value of is reported by UE capability.

● for a CSI report with CSI-ReportConfig with higher layer parameter reportQuantity set to 'cri-RI-PMI-CQI', 'cri-RI-i1', 'cri-RI-i1-CQI', 'cri-RI-CQI', or 'cri-RI-LI-PMI-CQI',

● if max{}3, and if a CSI report is aperiodically triggered without transmitting a PUSCH with either transport block or HARQ-ACK or both when L = 0 CPUs are occupied, where the CSI corresponds to a single CSI with wideband frequency-granularity and to at most 4 CSI-RS ports in a single resource without CRI report and where codebookType is set to 'typeI-SinglePanel' or where reportQuantity is set to 'cri-RI-CQI', ,

● if a CSI-ReportConfig is configured with codebookType set to 'typeI-SinglePanel' and the corresponding CSI-RS Resource Set for channel measurement is configured with two Resource Groups and N Resource Pairs, , where X is the number of CPUs occupied by a pair of CMRs subject to mTRP-CSI-numCPU-r17 and M is defined in clause 5.2.1.4.2,

● if a CSI-ReportConfig contains a list of L sub-configurations provided by the higher layer parameter [csi-ReportSubConfigList],

● for periodic CSI reporting, where is the total number of CSI-RS resources corresponding to the i-th sub-configuration.

● for aperiodic and semi-persistent CSI reporting, where is the total number of CSI-RS resources corresponding to the i-th sub-configuration, and where the i-th sub-configuration is from N indicated sub-configurations out of L sub-configurations contained in a CSI-ReportConfig, where and .

● if a CSI-ReportConfig is configured with the higher layer parameter reportQuantity set to 'cri-RI-PMI-CQI', codebookType set to 'typeII-CJT-r18' or 'typeII-CJT-PortSelection-r18' and the corresponding NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet for channel measurement is configured with resources, , where is reported by UE capability indication,

● if a CSI-ReportConfig is configured with the higher layer parameter reportQuantity set to 'cri-RI-PMI-CQI' and with codebookType set to 'typeII-Doppler-r18' or 'typeII-Doppler-PortSelection-r18',

● if the corresponding CSI-RS Resource Set for channel measurement is aperiodic and configured with K CSI-RS resources, for K=12 and for K<12, where is reported by UE capability indication,

● if the corresponding CSI-RS Resource Set for channel measurement is periodic or semi-persistent and configured with a single CSI-RS resource, for =1 and , for > 1, where the value of is configured by the higher layer parameter N4, and is reported by UE capability indication,

● otherwise, , where is the number of CSI-RS resources in the CSI-RS resource set for channel measurement.

● For a CSI report with CSI-ReportConfig with higher layer parameter reportQuantity not set to 'none', the CPU(s) are occupied for a number of OFDM symbols as follows:

● A periodic or semi-persistent CSI report (excluding an initial semi-persistent CSI report on PUSCH after the PDCCH triggering the report and a semi-persistent CSI report on PUSCH configured with the higher layer parameter codebookType set to 'typeII-Doppler-r18' or 'typeII-Doppler-PortSelection-r18') occupies CPU(s) from the first symbol of the earliest one of each CSI-RS/CSI-IM/SSB resource, or each CSI-RS/CSI-IM resource associated with all configured sub-configurations for periodic CSI report corresponding to a CSI-ReportConfig that contains a list of sub-configurations provided by csi-ReportSubConfigList, or each CSI-RS/CSI-IM resource associated with all triggered sub-configurations for semi-persistent CSI report corresponding to a CSI-ReportConfig that contains a list of sub-configurations provided by csi-ReportSubConfigList, for channel or interference measurement, respective latest CSI-RS/CSI-IM/SSB occasion no later than the corresponding CSI reference resource, until the last symbol of the configured PUSCH/PUCCH carrying the report.

● An aperiodic CSI report occupies CPU(s) from the first symbol after the PDCCH triggering the CSI report until the last symbol of the scheduled PUSCH carrying the report. When the PDCCH reception includes two PDCCH candidates from two respective search space sets, as described in clause 10.1 of [REF11] for the purpose of determining the CPU occupation duration, the PDCCH candidate that ends later in time is used.

● An initial semi-persistent CSI report on PUSCH after the PDCCH trigger occupies CPU(s) from the first symbol after the PDCCH until the last symbol of the scheduled PUSCH carrying the report. When the PDCCH reception includes two PDCCH candidates from two respective search space sets, as described in clause 10.1 of [REF11], for the purpose of determining the CPU occupation duration, the PDCCH candidate that ends later in time is used.

● A semi-persistent CSI report on PUSCH configured with the higher layer parameter codebookType set to 'typeII-Doppler-r18' or 'typeII-Doppler-PortSelection-r18' occupies CPU(s) from the first symbol of K_P-th latest consecutive periodic/semi-persistent CSI-RS occasions no later than CSI reference resource, until the last symbol of the PUSCH carrying the report, where the value of is indicated by UE capability.

● For a CSI report with CSI-ReportConfig with higher layer parameter reportQuantity set to 'none' and CSI-RS-ResourceSet with higher layer parameter trs-Info not configured, the CPU(s) are occupied for a number of OFDM symbols as follows:

● A semi-persistent CSI report (excluding an initial semi-persistent CSI report on PUSCH after the PDCCH triggering the report) occupies CPU(s) from the first symbol of the earliest one of each transmission occasion of periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS/SSB resource for channel measurement for L1-RSRP computation, until symbols after the last symbol of the latest one of the CSI-RS/SSB resource for channel measurement for L1-RSRP computation in each transmission occasion.

● An aperiodic CSI report occupies CPU(s) from the first symbol after the PDCCH triggering the CSI report until the last symbol between symbols after the first symbol after the PDCCH triggering the CSI report and symbols after the last symbol of the latest one of each CSI-RS/SSB resource for channel measurement for L1-RSRP computation.

where (, ) are defined in the table 5.4-2 [REF8].

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide for UE CSI computational time. When the CSI request field on a DCI triggers a CSI report(s) on PUSCH, the UE provide a valid CSI report for the n-th triggered report,

● if the first uplink symbol to carry the corresponding CSI report(s) including the effect of the timing advance, starts no earlier than at symbol Z_ref, and

● if the first uplink symbol to carry the n-th CSI report including the effect of the timing advance, starts no earlier than at symbol Z'_ref(n),

where Z_ref is defined as the next uplink symbol with its CP starting after the end of the last symbol of the PDCCH triggering the CSI report(s), and where Z'_ref(n), is defined as the next uplink symbol with its CP starting after the end of the last symbol in time of the latest of: aperiodic CSI-RS resource for channel measurements, aperiodic CSI-IM used for interference measurements, and aperiodic NZP CSI-RS for interference measurement, when aperiodic CSI-RS is used for channel measurement for the n-th triggered CSI report, and where T_switch is defined in clause 6.4 of [REF8] and is applied only if of table 5.4-1 of [REF8] is applied.

If the PUSCH indicated by the DCI is overlapping with another PUCCH or PUSCH, then the CSI report(s) are multiplexed following the procedure in clause 9.2.5 of [REF11] and clause 5.2.5 of [REF8] when applicable, otherwise the CSI report(s) are transmitted on the PUSCH indicated by the DCI.

When the CSI request field on a DCI triggers a CSI report(s) on PUSCH, if the first uplink symbol to carry the corresponding CSI report(s) including the effect of the timing advance, starts earlier than at symbol Z_ref,

● the UE may ignore the scheduling DCI if no HARQ-ACK or transport block is multiplexed on the PUSCH.

When the CSI request field on a DCI triggers a CSI report(s) on PUSCH, if the first uplink symbol to carry the n-th CSI report including the effect of the timing advance, starts earlier than at symbol Z'_ref(n),

● the UE may ignore the scheduling DCI if the number of triggered reports is one and no HARQ-ACK or transport block is multiplexed on the PUSCH

● Otherwise, the UE is not required to update the CSI for the n-th triggered CSI report.

When the PDCCH reception includes two PDCCH candidates from two respective search space sets, as described in clause 10.1 of [REF11], for the purpose of determining the last symbol of the PDCCH triggering the CSI report(s), the PDCCH candidate that ends later in time is used.

Z, Z' and μ are defined as:

, where M is the number of updated CSI report(s) according to Clause 5.2.1.6 of [REF8], corresponds to the m-th updated CSI report and is defined as

- () of the table 5.4-1 [REF8] if max{}3 and if the CSI is triggered without a PUSCH with either transport block or HARQ-ACK or both when L = 0 CPUs are occupied (according to Clause 5.2.1.6 [REF8]) and the CSI to be transmitted is a single CSI and corresponds to wideband frequency-granularity where the CSI corresponds to at most 4 CSI-RS ports in a single resource without CRI report and where CodebookType is set to 'typeI-SinglePanel' or where reportQuantity is set to 'cri-RI-CQI', or

- () of the table 5.4-2 [REF8] if the CSI to be transmitted corresponds to wideband frequency-granularity where the CSI corresponds to at most 4 CSI-RS ports in a single resource without CRI report and where CodebookType is set to 'typeI-SinglePanel' or where reportQuantity is set to 'cri-RI-CQI', or

- () of the table 5.4-2 [REF8] if the CSI to be transmitted corresponds to wideband frequency-granularity where the reportQuantity is set to 'ssb-Index-SINR', 'cri-SINR', 'ssb-Index-SINR- Index ', or 'cri-SINR- Index ', or

- () of the table 5.4-2 [REF8] if reportQuantity is set to 'cri-RSRP', 'ssb-Index-RSRP', 'cri-RSRP- Index' or 'ssb-Index-RSRP- Index ', where is according to UE reported capability beamReportTiming and KB_l is according to UE reported capability beamSwitchTiming as defined in [REF12], or

- () or (), according to UE reported capability, with () of table 5.4-2 [REF8], if codebookType is set to 'typeII-CJT-r18' or 'typeII-CJT-PortSelection-r18' and the corresponding NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet for channel measurement is configured with resources, or

- , with () of table 5.4-2 [REF8], if the CSI report is configured with =1, codebookType is set to 'typeII-Doppler-r18' or 'typeII-Doppler-PortSelection-r18' and the corresponding NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet for channel measurement is aperiodic with K CSI-RS resources, or

- (), with () of table 5.4-2 [REF8], if the CSI report is configured with , codebookType is set to 'typeII-Doppler-r18' or 'typeII-Doppler-PortSelection-r18' and the corresponding NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet for channel measurement is periodic or semi-persistent with a single CSI-RS resource, or

- or , according to UE reported capability, with () of table 5.4-2 [REF8], if the CSI report is configured with , codebookType is set to 'typeII-Doppler-r18' and the corresponding NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet for channel measurement is aperiodic with K CSI-RS resources, or

- () or (), according to UE reported capability, with () of table 5.4-2 [REF8], if the CSI report is configured with , codebookType is set to 'typeII-Doppler-r18' and the corresponding NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet for channel measurement is periodic or semi-persistent with a single CSI-RS resource, or

- () of table 5.4-2 [REF8] otherwise.

- μ of table 5.4-1 [REF8] and table 5.4-2 [REF8] corresponds to the min () where the μ_PDCCH corresponds to the subcarrier spacing of the PDCCH with which the DCI was transmitted and μ_UL corresponds to the subcarrier spacing of the PUSCH with which the CSI report is to be transmitted and μ_CSI-RS corresponds to the minimum subcarrier spacing of the aperiodic CSI-RS triggered by the DCI

Table 5.4-1 [REF8]: CSI computation delay requirement 1

Table 5.4-2 [REF8]: CSI computation delay requirement 2

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide UE PUSCH preparation procedure time. If the first uplink symbol in the PUSCH allocation for a transport block, including the DM-RS, as defined by the slot offset K₂ and K_offset, if configured, and the start S and length L of the PUSCH allocation indicated by 'Time domain resource assignment' of the scheduling DCI and including the effect of the timing advance, is no earlier than at symbol L₂, where L₂ is defined as the next uplink symbol with its CP starting after the end of the reception of the last symbol of the PDCCH carrying the DCI scheduling the PUSCH, then the UE shall transmit the transport block. When the PDCCH reception includes two PDCCH candidates from two respective search space sets, as described in clause 10.1 of [REF11], for the purpose of determining the last symbol of the PDCCH carrying the DCI scheduling the PUSCH, the PDCCH candidate that ends later in time is used.

● N₂ is based on μ of Table 6.4-1 of [REF8] and Table 6.4-2 of [REF8] for UE processing capability 1 and 2 respectively, where μ corresponds to the one of (, ) resulting with the largest T_proc,2, where the corresponds to the subcarrier spacing of the downlink with which the PDCCH carrying the DCI scheduling the PUSCH was transmitted and corresponds to the subcarrier spacing of the uplink channel with which the PUSCH is to be transmitted, and is defined in clause 4.1 of [REF10].

● For operation with shared spectrum channel access in FR1, is calculated according to [REF10], otherwise =0.

● If the first symbol of the PUSCH allocation includes DM-RS only, then , otherwise .

● If the UE is configured with multiple active component carriers, the first uplink symbol in the PUSCH allocation further includes the effect of timing difference between component carriers as given in [TS 38.133].

● If the scheduling DCI triggered a switch of BWP, equals to the switching time as defined in [TS 38.133], otherwise =0.

● If a PUSCH of a larger priority index would overlap with PUCCH of a smaller priority index, for the PUSCH of a larger priority is set as reported by the UE; otherwise =0.

● For a UE that supports capability 2 on a given cell, the processing time according to UE processing capability 2 is applied if the high layer parameter processingType2Enabled in PUSCH-ServingCellConfig is configured for the cell and set to 'enable',

● If the PUSCH indicated by the DCI is overlapping with one or more PUCCH channels, then the transport block is multiplexed following the procedure in clause 9.2.5 of [REF11], otherwise the transport block is transmitted on the PUSCH indicated by the DCI.

● If uplink switching gap is triggered as defined in clause 6.1.6 of [REF8], equals to the switching gap duration and for the UE configured with higher layer parameter uplinkTxSwitchingOption set to 'dualUL' for uplink carrier aggregation , otherwise =0.

Otherwise, the UE may ignore the scheduling DCI.

The value of is used both in the case of normal and extended cyclic prefix.

Table 6.4-1 [REF8]: PUSCH preparation time for PUSCH timing capability 1

Table 6.4-2 [REF8]: PUSCH preparation time for PUSCH timing capability 2

One way to develop a CSI codebook with multiple CSI-RS resources is to design the CSI codebook with a total number of antenna ports, where the total number of antenna ports are the sum of the antenna ports for all aggregated resources . CSI codebooks in this disclosure can be developed based on Type-I codebook (i.e., Rel-15 Type-I CB) or Type-II W1 component (Rel-15/16/18 Type-II CB) or Type-II codebook (Rel-15/16 Type-II codebook) for a total number of antenna ports associated with all aggregated resources .

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a CSI processing unit. In one embodiment, if a CSI-ReportConfig is configured with codebookType set to, e.g., 'typeI-r19', 'typeI-SinglePanel-r19', 'typeI-MultiPanel-r19', 'eTypeII-r19', 'typeII-PortSelection-r19', 'typeII-Doppler-r19', 'typeII-Doppler-PortSelection-r19', or another, can be determined based on a number of aggregated CSI-RS resources , a number of CSI-RS ports across aggregated CSI-RS. Here, we use a parameter name of the ones above for codebookType as an example, but a different parameter name may be used. In one example, for AP CSI-RS resource configuration for Rel-19 Doppler Type-II (regular or port selection) CSI reporting, K is a number of CSI-RS resources for channel measurement resources in a CSI-RS burst per each CSI-RS resource of the aggregated CSI-RS resources. In this case, a total number of CSI-RS resources can be given by . In another example, K CSI-RS resources in a CSI-RS burst can be named as one CMR group (or a group of CSI-RS resources). In this case, CSI-RS resource groups (K CSI-RS resources per group) can be configured and the total number of CSI-RS resources can be given by . In another example, CSI-RS resources can be named as one CMR group (or a group of CSI-RS resources). In this case, K CSI-RS resource groups ( CSI-RS resources per group) can be configured and the total number of CSI-RS resources can be given by . can be determined/configured according to at least one of the following examples. In one example, . In one example, . In one example, if there is no CSI-RS resource group, can be regarded as 1. In one example, if there is no CSI-RS resource group, K can be regarded as 1.

In one example, or .

In one example, is fixed, e.g., =1, =2, =3, =4, or =5,...,=16.

In one example, is a UE capability information element (IE), where the UE reports its supported value or multiple values for , where . In one example, S₁= {1,2,3,4}. In one example, S₁= {2,3,4}. In one example, S₁= {3,4}. In one example, S₁= {3,4,5}.

In one example, S₁= {1,1.5,2}.

In one example, S₁= {1,2,3} or includes 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁= {2/3,1,2,3} or includes 2/3, 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,16}.

In one example, the UE capability IE is via a separate/dedicated feature group (FG).

In one example, the UE capability IE is via a component of a FG comprising multiple components.

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-I CSI reporting, or . In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-I CSI reporting.

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II CSI reporting, or . In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II CSI reporting.

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Port Selection CSI reporting, or . In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II Port Selection CSI reporting.

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting, for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K=12. In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting, for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K=12, where or . In one example, is another parameter. In one example, is subject to a UE capability.

In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K=12 (or other values).

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting, for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when . In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting, for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when , where or . In one example, is another parameter. In one example, is subject to a UE capability.

In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when (or other values).

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port-Selection CSI reporting, for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K=12. In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port-Selection CSI reporting, for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K=12, where or . In one example, is another parameter. In one example, is subject to a UE capability.

In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port-Selection CSI reporting for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K=12 (or other values).

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port-Selection CSI reporting, for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when . In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port-Selection CSI reporting, for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when , where or . In one example, is another parameter. In one example, is subject to a UE capability.

In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port-Selection CSI reporting for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when (or other values).

In one example, or .

Each example for described in/under examples herein can be an example for in examples herein.

In one example, is a fixed value in {1,2,3,4,...,16}. In one example, =1. In one example, =4.

In one example, or .

In one example, is fixed, e.g., =1, =2, =3, =4, or =5,...,=16.

In one example, S₁= {1,1.5,2}.

In one example, S₁= {1,2,3} or includes 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁= {2/3,1,2,3} or includes 2/3, 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,16}.

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting, for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K<12 or or K=4. In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting, for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K<12 or or K=4, where or . In one example, is another parameter. In one example, is subject to a UE capability.

In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K<12 or or K=4. (or other values).

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port Selection CSI reporting, for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K<12 or or K=4. In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port Selection CSI reporting, for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K<12 or or K=4, where or . In one example, is another parameter. In one example, is subject to a UE capability.

In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port Selection CSI reporting for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K<12 or or K=4. (or other values).

In one example, or .

In one example, .

In one example, is fixed, e.g., =1, =2, =3, =4, or =5,...,=16.

In one example, S₁= {1,1.5,2}.

In one example, S₁= {1,2,3} or includes 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁= {2/3,1,2,3} or includes 2/3, 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,16}.

In one example, , or or .

In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

In one example, p is a UE capability information element (IE), where the UE reports its supported value p or multiple values for p, where . In one example, P={16,32,48,64}. In one example, P={16,32,64}. In one example, P={16,32}. In one example, P includes 32. In one example, P includes 16. In one example, P includes 48. In one example, P includes 64.

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-I CSI reporting, . In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-I CSI reporting.

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II CSI reporting, . In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II CSI reporting.

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Port Selection CSI reporting, . In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II Port Selection CSI reporting.

In one example, or .

In one example, is fixed, e.g., =1, =2, =3, =4, or =5,...,=16.

In one example, S₁= {1,1.5,2}.

In one example, S₁= {1,2,3} or includes 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁= {2/3,1,2,3} or includes 2/3, 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,16}.

In one example, , or or .

In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

In another example, any example described in/under examples herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when K<12 or or K=4. (or other values)

In one example, .

Each example for described herein can be an example for in examples herein.

In one example, .

In one example, is fixed, e.g., =1, =2, =3, =4, or =5,...,=16.

In one example, S₁= {1,1.5,2}.

In one example, S₁= {1,2,3} or includes 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁= {2/3,1,2,3} or includes 2/3, 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,16}.

In one example, .

In one example, is fixed, e.g., =1, =2, =3, =4, or =5,...,=16.

In one example, is subject to UE capability and can be an example for described in examples herein.

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting, for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when .

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port-Selection CSI reporting, for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when .

In one example, or .

In one example, is fixed, e.g., =1, =2, =3, =4, or =5,...,=16.

In one example, S₁= {1,1.5,2}.

In one example, S₁= {1,2,3} or includes 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁= {2/3,1,2,3} or includes 2/3, 1,2 and 3.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.

In one example, S₁ is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,16}.

In one example, .

In one example, is fixed, e.g., =1, =2, =3, =4, or =5,...,=16.

In one example, , or or .

In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting, or for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when .

In another example, any example described herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler CSI reporting for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when (or other values).

In one example, for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port-Selection CSI reporting, or for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when .

In another example, any example described herein is an example of for Rel-19 Type-II Doppler Port-Selection CSI reporting for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when (or other values).

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide UE CSI computational time. In one embodiment, if a CSI-ReportConfig is configured with codebookType set to, e.g., 'typeI-r19', 'typeI-SinglePanel-r19', 'typeI-MultiPanel-r19', 'typeII-r19', 'typeII-PortSelection-r19', 'typeII-Doppler-r19', 'typeII-Doppler-PortSelection-r19', or another, Z and Z' can be determined based on a number of aggregated CSI-RS resources , and/or a number of CSI-RS ports across aggregated CSI-RS. Here, we use a parameter name of the ones above for codebookType as an example, but a different parameter name can be used. In one example, for AP CSI-RS resource configuration for Rel-19 Doppler Type-II (regular or port selection) CSI reporting, K is a number of CSI-RS resources for channel measurement resources in a CSI-RS burst per each CSI-RS resource of the aggregated CSI-RS resources. In this case, a total number of CSI-RS resources can be given by . In another example, K CSI-RS resources in a CSI-RS burst can be named as one CMR group (or a group of CSI-RS resources). In this case, CSI-RS resource groups (K CSI-RS resources per group) can be configured and the total number of CSI-RS resources can be given by. In another example, CSI-RS resources can be named as one CMR group (or a group of CSI-RS resources). In this case, K CSI-RS resource groups ( CSI-RS resources per group) can be configured and the total number of CSI-RS resources can be given by .Z and Z' can be determined/configured according to at least one of the following examples.

In one example, for Rel-19 Doppler CSI reporting (regular or port-selection) for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when , Z and Z' are determined/designed/defined according to at least one of the following examples.

In example, .

In one example 2, .

In one example, .

In one example, regarding a, a can be designed according to at least one of the following examples.

● In one example, a is fixed, e.g., a=1, a=2, a=3, a=4,...,a=16.

● In one example, .

● In one example, , or or .

● In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

● In one example, a is a UE capability IE, where the UE reports its supported value a, where .

● In one example, A= {1,2,3,4}. In one example, A= {2,3,4}. In one example, A= {3,4}. In one example, A= {3,4,5}.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4}.

● In one example, A is a subset of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,16}.

● In one example, the UE capability IE is via a separate/dedicated feature group (FG).

● In one example, the UE capability IE is via a component of a FG comprising multiple components.

● a can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.

● a can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.

In an example, regarding b, b can be designed according to at least one of the following examples.

● In one example, b is fixed, e.g., .

● In one example, .

● In one example, is fixed, .

● In one example, . In one example, .

● In one example, , or .

● In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

● In one example, b is a UE capability IE, where the UE reports its supported value b, where .

● In one example, is a UE capability IE, where the UE reports its supported value , where .

● b can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.

● b can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.

● can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.

● can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.

● can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.

● can be the same for each example herein where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8.

In one example, multiple examples in examples herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, are supported and subject to UE capability.

In example, for Rel-19 Doppler CSI reporting (regular or port-selection) for aperiodic CSI-RS configuration when , Z and Z' are determined according to at least one of the following examples.

In an example, .

In an example, regarding a, a can be designed according to at least one of the following examples.

● In one example, a is fixed, e.g., a=1, a=2, a=3, a=4,...,a=16.

● In one example, .

● In one example, , or .

● In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4}.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,16}.

● a can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,18.

● a can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,18.

● In one example, b is fixed, e.g., .

● In one example, .

● In one example, is fixed, .

● In one example, . In one example, .

● In one example, , or or .

● In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

● b can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...18.

● b can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,18.

● can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,18.

● can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,18.

In an example, multiple examples herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,18, are supported and subject to UE capability.

In an example, for Rel-19 Doppler CSI reporting (regular or port-selection) for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when , Z and Z' are determined according to at least one of the following examples.

In an example, .

● In one example, a is fixed, e.g., a=1, a=2, a=3, a=4,...,a=16.

● In one example, .

● In one example, , or .

● In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4}.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,16}.

● a can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

● a can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

In one example, w is subject to UE capability.

In one example, regarding b, b can be designed according to at least one of the following examples.

● In one example, b is fixed, e.g., .

● In one example, .

● In one example, is fixed, .

● In one example, . In one example, .

● In one example, , or or .

● In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

● b can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

● b can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

● can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

● can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

In one example, multiple examples herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 are supported and subject to UE capability.

In one example, for Rel-19 Doppler CSI reporting (regular or port-selection) for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS configuration when , Z and Z' are determined according to at least one of the following examples.

In an example, .

● In one example, a is fixed, e.g., a=1, a=2, a=3, a=4,...,a=16.

● In one example, .

● In one example, , or .

● In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4}.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,16}.

● a can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

● In one example, b is fixed, e.g., .

● In one example, .

● In one example, is fixed, .

● In one example, . In one example, .

● In one example, , or or .

● In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

● b can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

● can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.

In an example, multiple examples herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 are supported and subject to UE capability.

In an example, for Rel-19 Type-I or Type-II CSI reporting (regular or port-selection), Z and Z' are determined according to at least one of the following examples.

In an example, .

In one example, for CRI-based Rel-19 Type-I and Type-II CSI reporting where NZP CSI-RS resources are configured for channel measurement and CRIs (and corresponding CSI) are configured to report, Z and Z' can be according to at least one of the following examples.

In one example, for CRI-based Rel-19 both Type-I CSI and Type-II reporting, Z' corresponds to and Z corresponds to , where and i=1 is associated with Type-I CSI reporting and i=2 is associated with Type-II CSI reporting.

In one example, for CRI-based Rel-19 Type-II reporting, Z' corresponds to and Z corresponds to . For CRI-based Type-I CSI reporting, Z and Z' corresponds to the legacy Z and Z', i.e., and .

In one example, for CRI-based Rel-19 Type-I reporting, Z' corresponds to and Z corresponds to . For CRI-based Rel-19 Type-II reporting, Z and Z' corresponds to the legacy Z and Z', i.e., and .

● In one example, a is fixed, e.g., a=1, a=2, a=3, a=4,...,a=16.

● In one example, .

● In one example, , or .

● In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4}.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}.

● In one example, A is a subset of {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,...,16}.

● a can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13.

● a can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13.

● In one example, b is fixed, e.g., .

● In one example, .

● In one example, is fixed, .

● In one example, . In one example, .

● In one example, , or or .

● In one example, p is fixed, e.g., 16, 32, or 48, or 64.

● b can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,...,13.

● b can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,...,13.

● can be differently applied to each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,...,13.

● can be the same for each example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,...,13.

● can be the same for each of example herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,...,13.

In one example, multiple examples herein, where X=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13, are supported and subject to UE capability.

FIG. 17 illustrates an example method 1700 performed by a UE in a wireless communication system according to embodiments of the present disclosure. The method 1700 of FIG. 17 can be performed by any of the UEs 111-116 of FIG. 1, such as the UE 116 of FIG. 3, and a corresponding method can be performed by any of the BSs 101-103 of FIG. 1, such as BS 102 of FIG. 2. The method 1700 is for illustration only and other embodiments can be used without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

The method begins with the UE receiving a configuration about a CSI report (1710). For example, in 1710, the configuration includes information about a parameter codebookType set to 'typeI-MultiPanel-r19' or 'typeII-Doppler-r19'.

The UE then processes the CSI report (1720). For example, in 1720, processing of the CSI report occupies CPUs for a number of OFDM symbols. In various embodiments, when codebookType is set to 'typeI-MultiPanel-r19' with a number of CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports , . In various embodiments, when codebookType is set to 'typeI-MultiPanel-r19' with a number of CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) ports , In various embodiments, when codebookType is set to 'typeII-Doppler-r19 and the UE is configured with CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, , where , and where based on capability of the UE.

In various embodiments, when codebookType is set to 'typeII-Doppler-r19 with a number of CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports and the UE is configured with CSI RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, , where , and where based on capability of the UE.

In various embodiments, when codebookType is set to 'typeII-Doppler-r19' and the UE is configured with CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, , where . In various embodiments, when codebookType is set to 'typeII-Doppler-r19' and the UE is configured with and K CSI- reference signal (CSI-RS) resources for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS measurement, , where is a number of a Doppler-domain vector length, and where based on capability of the UE.

The UE then determines the CSI report (1730). For example, in 1730, the CSI report is determined based on the configuration and over the CPUs for the number of OFDM symbols. The UE then transmit the CSI report (1740).

The above flowcharts illustrate example methods that can be implemented in accordance with the principles of the present disclosure and various changes could be made to the methods illustrated in the flowcharts herein. For example, while shown as a series of steps, various steps in each figure could overlap, occur in parallel, occur in a different order, or occur multiple times. In another example, steps may be omitted or replaced by other steps.

Any of the above variation embodiments can be utilized independently or in combination with at least one other variation embodiment. The above flowcharts illustrate example methods that can be implemented in accordance with the principles of the present disclosure and various changes could be made to the methods illustrated in the flowcharts herein. For example, while shown as a series of steps, various steps in each figure could overlap, occur in parallel, occur in a different order, or occur multiple times. In another example, steps may be omitted or replaced by other steps.

Although the present disclosure has been described with exemplary embodiments, various changes and modifications may be suggested to one skilled in the art. It is intended that the present disclosure encompass such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims. None of the descriptions in this application should be read as implying that any particular element, step, or function is an essential element that must be included in the claims scope. The scope of patented subject matter is defined by the claims.

Claims

A user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

receive a configuration for a channel state information (CSI) report, the configuration including a parameter indicating a codebook type set to a first type associated with a multi panel or a second type associated with a doppler; and

identify the CSI report based on the configuration, wherein processing of the CSI report occupies CSI processing units (CPUs) for a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and

transmit the CSI report,

wherein, in case that the parameter is set to the first type with a number of CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports , .
The UE of claim 1, wherein:

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI-RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, ,

where , and

where based on a capability of the UE, and

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI-RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, , where .
The UE of claim 1, wherein:

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI-RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, ,

where based on a capability of the UE.
The UE of claim 1, wherein:

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with and K CSI-RS resources for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS measurement, ,

where is a number of a Doppler-domain vector length, and

where based on a capability of the UE.
A base station in a communication system, the base station comprising:

a transceiver; and

a controller coupled with the transceiver and configured to:

transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration for a channel state information (CSI) report, the configuration including a parameter indicating a codebook type set to a first type associated with a multi panel or a second type associated with a doppler; and

receive, from the UE, the CSI report,

wherein processing of the CSI report occupies CSI processing units (CPUs) for a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and

wherein, in case that the parameter is set to the first type with a number of CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports , .
The base station of claim 5, wherein:

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI-RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, ,

where ,

where based on a capability of the UE, and

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI-RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, , where .
The base station of claim 5, wherein:

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, ,

where based on a capability of the UE.
The base station of claim 5, wherein:

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with and K CSI-RS resources for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS measurement, ,

where is a number of a Doppler-domain vector length, and

where based on a capability of the UE.
A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a configuration for a channel state information (CSI) report, the configuration a parameter indicating a codebook type set to a first type associated with a multi panel or a second type associated with a doppler; and

identifying the CSI report based on the configuration, wherein processing of the CSI report occupies CSI processing units (CPUs) for a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and

transmitting the CSI report,

wherein, in case that the parameter is set to the first type with a number of CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports , .
The method of claim 9, wherein:

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI-RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, ,

where based on a capability of the UE, and

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI-RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, , where .
The method of claim 9, wherein:

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, ,

where based on a capability of the UE.
The method of claim 9, wherein:

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with and K CSI-RS resources for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS measurement, ,

where is a number of a Doppler-domain vector length, and

where based on a capability of the UE.
A method performed by a base station in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), a configuration for a channel state information (CSI) report, the configuration including a parameter indicating a codebook type set to a first type associated with a multi panel or a second type associated with a doppler; and

receiving, from the UE, the CSI report,

wherein processing of the CSI report occupies CSI processing units (CPUs) for a number of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, and

wherein, in case that the parameter is set to the first type with a number of CSI-reference signal (CSI-RS) ports , .
The method of claim 13, wherein:

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI-RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, ,

where based on a capability of the UE, and

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI-RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, , where .
The method of claim 13, wherein:

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with CSI RS resource groups for aperiodic CSI-RS measurement, ,

where based on a capability of the UE,

in case that the parameter is set to the second type and the UE is configured with and K CSI-RS resources for periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS measurement, ,

where is a number of a Doppler-domain vector length, and

where based on a capability of the UE.