Patent Application
20240388944
The example and non-limiting embodiments relate generally to beam management and scheduling and, more particularly, to signal to interference and noise ratio determining and reporting.
Use of multiple transmission reception points with a user equipment is known. Reporting of information for reference signal received power regarding multiple transmission reception points is also known.
The following summary is merely intended to be an example. The summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.
In accordance with one aspect, an example method comprises: determining a first reference signal received power and a first signal to interference and noise ratio at a user equipment in relation to a first transmission reception point; determining a second reference signal received power and a second signal to interference and noise ratio at the user equipment in relation to a second transmission reception point, where the first and second transmission reception points are spaced from each other; and transmitting a signal from the user equipment, where the signal comprises information in regard to the reference signal received powers and the signal to interference and noise ratios for the first and second transmission reception points.
In accordance with another aspect, an example apparatus comprises: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform: determining a first reference signal received power and a first signal to interference and noise ratio at the apparatus in relation to a first transmission reception point; determining a second reference signal received power and a second signal to interference and noise ratio at the apparatus in relation to a second transmission reception point, where the first and second transmission reception points are spaced from each other; transmitting a signal from the apparatus, where the signal comprises information in regard to the reference signal received powers and the signal to interference and noise ratios for the first and second transmission reception points.
In accordance with one aspect, an example apparatus comprises: means for determining a first reference signal received power and a first signal to interference and noise ratio at the apparatus in relation to a first transmission reception point; means for determining a second reference signal received power and a second signal to interference and noise ratio at the apparatus in relation to a second transmission reception point, where the first and second transmission reception points are spaced from each other; means for transmitting a signal from the apparatus, where the signal comprises information in regard to the reference signal received powers and the signal to interference and noise ratios for the first and second transmission reception points.
In accordance with one aspect, an example is provided with a non-transitory program storage device readable by an apparatus, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable with the apparatus for performing operations, the operations comprising: determining a first reference signal received power and a first signal to interference and noise ratio at a user equipment in relation to a first transmission reception point; determining a second reference signal received power and a second signal to interference and noise ratio at the user equipment in relation to a second transmission reception point, where the first and second transmission reception points are spaced from each other; and transmitting a signal from the user equipment, where the signal comprises information in regard to the reference signal received powers and the signal to interference and noise ratios for the first and second transmission reception points.
In accordance with one aspect, an example method comprises: determining a signal, where the signal comprises an identification of at least two modes for a user equipment to be able to use to perform a signal to interference and noise ratio determination; and transmitting the signal to the user equipment.
In accordance with one aspect, an example apparatus comprises: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform: determining a signal, where the signal comprises an identification of at least two modes for a user equipment to use to perform a signal to interference and noise ratio determination; and transmitting the signal to the user equipment.
In accordance with one aspect, an example apparatus comprises: means for determining a signal, where the signal comprises an identification of at least two modes for a user equipment to use to perform a signal to interference and noise ratio determination; and means for transmitting the signal to the user equipment.
In accordance with one aspect, an example a non-transitory program storage device readable by an apparatus is provided, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable with the apparatus for performing operations, the operations comprising: determining a signal, where the signal comprises an identification of at least two modes for a user equipment to use to perform a signal to interference and noise ratio determination; and transmitting the signal to the user equipment.
In accordance with one aspect, an example method comprises: receiving a signal from a user equipment, where the signal comprises an indication of a mode used to determine signal to interference and noise ratios for multiple transmission reception points; and using the indication to at least partially determine beam management and scheduling decisions for subsequent simultaneous reception at the user equipment.
In accordance with one aspect, an example apparatus comprises: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform: receiving a signal from a user equipment, where the signal comprises an indication of a mode used to determine signal to interference and noise ratios for multiple transmission reception points; and using the indication to at least partially determine beam management and scheduling decisions for subsequent simultaneous reception at the user equipment.
In accordance with one aspect, an example apparatus comprises: means for receiving a signal from a user equipment, where the signal comprises an indication of a mode used to determine signal to interference and noise ratios for multiple transmission reception points; and means for using the indication to at least partially determine beam management and scheduling decisions for subsequent simultaneous reception at the user equipment.
In accordance with one aspect, an example a non-transitory program storage device readable by an apparatus is provided, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable with the apparatus for performing operations, the operations comprising: receiving a signal from a user equipment, where the signal comprises an indication of a mode used to determine signal to interference and noise ratios for multiple transmission reception points; and using the indication to at least partially determine beam management and scheduling decisions for subsequent simultaneous reception at the user equipment.
According to some aspects, there is provided the subject matter of the independent claims. Some further aspects are provided in subject matter of the dependent claims.
The foregoing aspects and other features are explained in the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The following abbreviations that may be found in the specification and/or the drawing figures are defined as follows:
Turning to
The RAN node 170 in this example is a base station that provides access by wireless devices such as the UE 110 to the wireless network 100. The RAN node 170 may be, for example, a base station for 5G, also called New Radio (NR). In 5G, the RAN node 170 may be a NG-RAN node, which is defined as either a gNB or a ng-eNB. A gNB is a node providing NR user plane and control plane protocol terminations towards the UE, and connected via the NG interface to a 5GC (such as, for example, the network element(s) 190). The ng-eNB is a node providing E-UTRA user plane and control plane protocol terminations towards the UE, and connected via the NG interface to the 5GC. The NG-RAN node may include multiple gNBs, which may also include a central unit (CU) (gNB-CU) 196 and distributed unit(s) (DUs) (gNB-DUs), of which DU 195 is shown. Note that the DU may include or be coupled to and control a radio unit (RU). The gNB-CU is a logical node hosting RRC, SDAP and PDCP protocols of the gNB or RRC and PDCP protocols of the en-gNB that controls the operation of one or more gNB-DUs. The gNB-CU terminates the F1 interface connected with the gNB-DU. The F1 interface is illustrated as reference 198, although reference 198 also illustrates a link between remote elements of the RAN node 170 and centralized elements of the RAN node 170, such as between the gNB-CU 196 and the gNB-DU 195. The gNB-DU is a logical node hosting RLC, MAC and PHY layers of the gNB or en-gNB, and its operation is partly controlled by gNB-CU. One gNB-CU supports one or multiple cells. One cell is supported by only one gNB-DU. The gNB-DU terminates the F1 interface 198 connected with the gNB-CU. Note that the DU 195 is considered to include the transceiver 160, e.g., as part of a RU, but some examples of this may have the transceiver 160 as part of a separate RU, e.g., under control of and connected to the DU 195. The RAN node 170 may also be an eNB (evolved NodeB) base station, for LTE (long term evolution), or any other suitable base station or node.
The RAN node 170 includes one or more processors 152, one or more memories 155, one or more network interfaces (N/W I/F(s)) 161, and one or more transceivers 160 interconnected through one or more buses 157. Each of the one or more transceivers 160 includes a receiver, Rx, 162 and a transmitter, Tx, 163. The one or more transceivers 160 are connected to one or more antennas 158. The one or more memories 155 include computer program code 153. The CU 196 may include the processor(s) 152, memories 155, and network interfaces 161. Note that the DU 195 may also contain its own memory/memories and processor(s), and/or other hardware, but these are not shown.
The RAN node 170 includes a module 150, comprising one of or both parts 150-1 and/or 150-2, which may be implemented in a number of ways. The module 150 may be implemented in hardware as module 150-1, such as being implemented as part of the one or more processors 152. The module 150-1 may be implemented also as an integrated circuit or through other hardware such as a programmable gate array. In another example, the module 150 may be implemented as module 150-2, which is implemented as computer program code 153 and is executed by the one or more processors 152. For instance, the one or more memories 155 and the computer program code 153 are configured to, with the one or more processors 152, cause the RAN node 170 to perform one or more of the operations as described herein. Note that the functionality of the module 150 may be distributed, such as being distributed between the DU 195 and the CU 196, or be implemented solely in the DU 195.
The one or more network interfaces 161 communicate over a network such as via the links 176 and 131. Two or more gNBs 170 may communicate using, e.g., link 176. The link 176 may be wired or wireless or both and may implement, for example, an Xn interface for 5G, an X2 interface for LTE, or other suitable interface for other standards.
The one or more buses 157 may be address, data, or control buses, and may include any interconnection mechanism, such as a series of lines on a motherboard or integrated circuit, fiber optics or other optical communication equipment, wireless channels, and the like. For example, the one or more transceivers 160 may be implemented as a remote radio head (RRH) 195 for LTE or a distributed unit (DU) 195 for gNB implementation for 5G, with the other elements of the RAN node 170 possibly being physically in a different location from the RRH/DU, and the one or more buses 157 could be implemented in part as, for example, fiber optic cable or other suitable network connection to connect the other elements (e.g., a central unit (CU), gNB-CU) of the RAN node 170 to the RRH/DU 195. Reference 198 also indicates those suitable network link(s).
It is noted that description herein indicates that “cells” perform functions, but it should be clear that equipment which forms the cell will perform the functions. The cell makes up part of a base station. That is, there can be multiple cells per base station. For example, there could be three cells for a single carrier frequency and associated bandwidth, each cell covering one-third of a 360 degree area so that the single base station's coverage area covers an approximate oval or circle. Furthermore, each cell can correspond to a single carrier and a base station may use multiple carriers. So if there are three 120 degree cells per carrier and two carriers, then the base station has a total of 6 cells.
The wireless network 100 may include a network element or elements 190 that may include core network functionality, and which provides connectivity via a link or links 181 with a further network, such as a telephone network and/or a data communications network (e.g., the Internet). Such core network functionality for 5G may include access and mobility management function(s) (AMF(S)) and/or user plane functions (UPF(s)) and/or session management function(s) (SMF(s)). Such core network functionality for LTE may include MME (Mobility Management Entity)/SGW (Serving Gateway) functionality. These are merely exemplary functions that may be supported by the network element(s) 190, and note that both 5G and LTE functions might be supported. The RAN node 170 is coupled via a link 131 to a network element 190. The link 131 may be implemented as, e.g., an NG interface for 5G, or an S1 interface for LTE, or other suitable interface for other standards. The network element 190 includes one or more processors 175, one or more memories 171, and one or more network interfaces (N/W I/F(s)) 180, interconnected through one or more buses 185. The one or more memories 171 include computer program code 173. The one or more memories 171 and the computer program code 173 are configured to, with the one or more processors 175, cause the network element 190 to perform one or more operations.
The wireless network 100 may implement network virtualization, which is the process of combining hardware and software network resources and network functionality into a single, software-based administrative entity, a virtual network. Network virtualization involves platform virtualization, often combined with resource virtualization. Network virtualization is categorized as either external, combining many networks, or parts of networks, into a virtual unit, or internal, providing network-like functionality to software containers on a single system. Note that the virtualized entities that result from the network virtualization are still implemented, at some level, using hardware such as processors 152 or 175 and memories 155 and 171, and also such virtualized entities create technical effects.
The computer readable memories 125, 155, and 171 may be of any type suitable to the local technical environment and may be implemented using any suitable data storage technology, such as semiconductor based memory devices, flash memory, magnetic memory devices and systems, optical memory devices and systems, fixed memory and removable memory. The computer readable memories 125, 155, and 171 may be means for performing storage functions. The processors 120, 152, and 175 may be of any type suitable to the local technical environment, and may include one or more of general purpose computers, special purpose computers, microprocessors, digital signal processors (DSPs) and processors based on a multi-core processor architecture, as non-limiting examples. The processors 120, 152, and 175 may be means for performing functions, such as controlling the UE 110, RAN node 170, and other functions as described herein.
In general, the various embodiments of the user equipment 110 can include, but are not limited to, cellular telephones such as smart phones, tablets, personal digital assistants (PDAs) having wireless communication capabilities, portable computers having wireless communication capabilities, image capture devices such as digital cameras having wireless communication capabilities, gaming devices having wireless communication capabilities, music storage and playback appliances having wireless communication capabilities, Internet appliances permitting wireless Internet access and browsing, tablets with wireless communication capabilities, as well as portable units or terminals that incorporate combinations of such functions.
Features as described herein may be used with reference to signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR) reporting. Features as described herein may be used in regard to how a network may distinguish between transmission reception point (TRP) beam groups with 1. SINR reporting that includes inter-TRP interference versus 2. SINR reporting that excludes inter-TRP interference. Features as described herein may also be used in regard to how a UE estimates and reports signal to interference and noise ratio (SINR). SINR is typically considered to be an “estimate” in baseband terms. However, it may be “computed” in so far as a mathematical operation may be performed.
Rel-17 Group Based Beam Reporting framework does not have a provision to report the SINR for beam pairs associated with multiple TRPs (mTRP). It only specifies L1-RSRP (reference signal received power) measurement and reporting for beam pairs belonging to different channel measurement resource (CMR) sets associated with different TRPs. In practical conditions an FR2 multi-Rx UE receiving data from multiple TRPs will experience time varying interference from undesired TRP signals to the desired TRP signals at each Rx chain. This SINR plays a major role in degradation of receiver performance. The received signal strength (L1-RSRP) report of the beam pairs alone will not be sufficient to represent the interference conditions faced by the UE across the beam pairs. Conventionally, there is no distinction if the SINR includes the inter-TRP interference or not. This distinction may be important for the network to differentiate its beam pair selection for UEs with a receiver supporting joint demodulation, and for UEs not supporting joint demodulation, as the beam pair selection would vary significantly. Features as described herein may be used for a network to distinguish between mTRP beam groups with SINR reporting that includes inter-TRP interference versus SINR reporting that excludes inter-TRP interference.
Features as described herein may be used in regard to dynamic link adaptation in a 5G NR FR2 multi-TRP network. This may be used in regard to 5G NR FR2 UEs/devices which have multi-Rx chains, and multi-panel reception capabilities. This follows justifications of the WID RP-221753, “Requirement for NR FR2 multi-Rx chain DL reception” indicated below:
Based upon the Justifications in WID RP-221753 above, it has been determined that:
Also the Objective of WID in RP-221753, “Requirement for NR FR2 multi-Rx chain DL reception” indicated:
From the Objective above, it has been determined that the following maybe desirable:
From the 3GPP TSG-RAN4 WG4 meeting #106, WF on NR FR2 multi-Rx chain DL reception RRM requirements (part 1):
FFS Whether Enhancements to L1-SINR are Supported in this WI.
According to TR 38.802, NR shall support downlink transmission of the same Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) data stream(s) from multiple TRPs at least with ideal backhaul, and different PDSCH data streams from multiple TRPs with both ideal and non-ideal backhaul. A multi-Rx FR2 UE capable of simultaneous reception combines signals from multiple TRPs, maximizes received power, and enhances reliability. In scenarios where multiple TRPs are serving a UE, the choice of which TRP beam pairs should be used to simultaneously transmit to the UE is very important. In eMBB, the choice of TRP beam pairs impacts the throughput KPI. It is important that the choice of a pair of beams is done in an optimal way to minimize interference, and to improve the overall link budget. To facilitate selection of suitable beam pairs 3GPP Release 15, Release 16 and Release 17 define a framework for group-based beam reporting. In Rel-17 there were enhancements to group-based Beam Reporting where UE (capable of simultaneous DL data reception from different QCL-D sources) the UE will be configured with at least two different sets of L1 measurement resources that are associated with two different active TRPs. The UE then measures the L1-RSRP from the reference signals related to the two sets, constituting beam pairs, and reports the measurements in a single reporting instance. The reporting includes one or more different groups of reference signals, where the reporting of a group indicates that the UE can receive simultaneously from TCI states related to that group. More than two (2) beam pairs can be configured to the UE and their measurements can be reported to the network.
Where the Channel Matrix H of dimensions 4×4:
The channel matrices for each Tx-Rx pair are:
, the channel of TRP1 to Rx1 (modeled for intended signal for Rx1)
, the channel of TRP2 to Rx1 (modeled for interfering signal for Rx1)
, the channel of TRP1 to Rx2 (modeled for interfering signal for Rx2)
, the channel of TRP2 to RX2 (modeled for intended signal for RX2)
The individual elements of the H matrix are depicted in
In this work item, two type of MMSE baseband receivers are considered:
In the case of separate demodulation, the signals addressed by H2 and H4 are considered as pure interference as they are not used in the respective per Rx chain demodulation receiver process. Thus, in this case the signals from each TRP are interfering each other and main source of separation consists of the spatial filter at each UE panel.
In the case of joint demodulation, the signals from each TRP are used in the demodulation process considering the full H matrix and thus the signals addressed by H2 and H4 are not considered as interference.
For group-based beam reports, the configured measurement quantity in CSI-Report Config Information element is L1-RSRP. It has been determined that there is a need to enhance group-based beam reporting for DL multi-TRP and/or multi-panel UE reception to include an assessment of the dynamic per TRP interference, while differentiating how much of the interference is contributed by the inter-TRP interference due to the following:
While processing DL signals from the two TRPs, SINR is measured in the baseband Rx to determine a total interference including the one from different TRPs while factoring path loss and antenna gain.
SINR={circumflex over (P)}s/{circumflex over (P)}i+{circumflex over (P)}n
In an example scenario of a 4-layer DL-MIMO reception from 2 TRPs, if the multi-Rx UE has a joint detection and demodulation receiver, then it can compute the SINR ratio of interference from undesired TRP at each Rx chain. The reporting from the UE to the network of an adequate interference power is an important component for beam management. If group-based beam reporting framework of Rel-17 is enhanced to reporting an adequate L1-SINR, in addition to the L1-RSRP, then in mTRP scenarios, there can be a very significant improvement in beam management and scheduling decisions at network.
Rel-17 Group-Based Beam Reporting selects best beam pair from configured CMR sets based on L1-RSRP measurements only. 3GPP TS 38.214 section 5.2.1.4 mentions the following about Rel-17 group-Based Beam reporting:
Further, regarding the CSI reporting quantity configurations, 3GPP TS 38.214 section 5.2.1.4.2 mentions the following:
3GPP 38.214 section 5.2.1.4 mentions the following about L1-SINR reporting.
With reference to above details, the following UE capabilities are defined: groupBeamReporting, groupSINR-reporting-r16 and mTRP-GroupBasedL1-RSRP-r17. From 3GPP TS 38.306 v17.0, Rel-17, the definitions are as below:
In Rel-15, the L1-RSRP group-based report is supported. If the UE reports capability of groupBeamReporting and the Network enables groupBasedBeamReporting via higher layer configuration, then the UE can report L1-RSRPs for a pair of SSBRI or CRI.
In Rel-16, additionally, L1-SINR group-based reporting is supported. If the UE reports an additional capability of groupSINR-reporting-r16 the Network enables groupBasedBeamReporting via higher layer configuration, then the UE can report L1-SINR for a pair of SSBRI or CRI.
In Rel-17, further enhancements on L1-RSRP group-based report are introduced. If the UE reports additional capability of mTRP-GroupBasedL1-RSRP-r17, then network can configure two CMR sets (or CSI-RS resource set) to the UE. Each CMR set is associated with a TRP. The number of SSBRI or CRI pairs reported by UE is extended from one to nrofReportedRSgroup. This enhancement has not been extended to report L1-SINR report for the beam pair groups.
In this example, network configures two channel measurement resource (CMR) sets in one resource setting meant for channel measurement. Each set has the same number of resources. CMR set 1 is associated with resources of TRP1, and CMR set 2 is associated with resources of TRP2. In order to illustrate the behavior of group-based beam reporting, one example is shown in
The steps involved Rel-17 group-based beam reporting are shown in
By using the procedure indicated in the steps above, the UE can indicate which are the DL beams that can be received simultaneously by the UE. With the information of the RS pairs in the group-based reporting, the gNB can activate and indicate the TCI states related to those groups for simultaneous reception by the UE.
Features as described herein may be used for enhancing the Rel-17 group-based beam reporting framework for mTRP to enable a better selection and reporting of the best downlink beam pair/group. An underlying assumption is that the UE is capable of simultaneously receiving DL signals from different TCI states QCL-D with reference signals from multiple TRPs, configured by the network in a channel measurement resource (CMR) set. This may be in regard to a UE receiving from two (2) TRPs simultaneously, and this is an example discussed below. The same could be extended in the case of UEs supporting a more than two TRPs for simultaneous receptions. The UE is multi-Rx capable and has Rx Chain 1 to process TRP1 signals and Rx Chain 2 to process TRP2 signals. Based on the capability in the UE receiver to perform advanced demodulation and detection, features may include:
Referring also to
The UE then reports the SINR1 and SINR2 as a pair in the group-based Beam Report along with the L1-RSRP1 and L1-RSRP2 beam pairs for TRP1 and TRP2 respectively, in the same reporting instance.
Currently there are no RAN4 enhancements to SINR reporting using group-based beam reporting R-17 framework.
For 3GPP TS 38.331:
For 3GPP TS 38.212, Section 6.3.1:
SINR_mode is defined in the proposed CSI-RS report (sent as part of group-based beam reporting). The reason for UE to report this is to implicitly indicate how the SINR estimation was performed for the reported beam pairs. The network mandates or recommends using a certain method (Mode 1 or Mode 2) to perform the SINR estimation, however the UE may decide to use the most optimum method (for example based on its receiver capability).
The bitwidth for CRI, SSBRI, RSRP, differential RSRP, and CapabilityIndex are provided in Table 6.3.1.1.2-6 and may be modified as follows:
where KsCSI-RS is the number of CSI-RS resources in the corresponding resource set, and KSSB is the configured number of SS/PBCH blocks in the corresponding resource set for reporting ‘ssb-Index-RSRP’.
Table 6.3.1.1.2-8B may be modified as follows:
where the 1-bit resource set indicator, with value of 0 or 1, indicates the 1st or the 2nd channel measurement resource set respectively, from which CRI or SSBRI #1 of 1st resource group is reported from; SINR_Mode is a flag that indicates Mode 1 or Mode 2 was used to estimate the reported SINR per beam in beam pair, and all remaining resource groups, if reported, follow the same mapping order as the 1st resource group where CRI or SSBRI #1 of all remaining resource groups is reported from the indicated channel measurement resource set. For all reported resource groups, CRI or SSBRI #1 and CRI or SSBRI #2 are reported from different channel measurement resource sets. In regard to the example two ways of determining the SINR, including and excluding inter-TRP interference, please note that “Method 1” is sometimes interchangeably referred to herein as “the first mode” or “Mode 1”, and “Method 2” is sometimes interchangeably referred to herein as “the second mode” or “Mode 2”. SINR_Mode may be a flag/indication indicating Method 1 (the first mode) or Method 2 (the second mode) for computing the reported SINR per beam pair, Method 1 may means estimating SINR including inter-TRP interference, and Method 2 may means estimating SINR excluding inter-TRP interference, and in one example this may be provided as:
Features as described herein may comprise determining at least one of SINR, differential SINR, based on a predefined rule of SINR estimations, wherein the SINR estimations are made per beam on at least one of NZP-CSI-RS resources or SSB resources. A method may comprise:
The method may further comprise use of a flag indicating that a “predefined method/rule” is used for SINR estimation. The method may further comprise use of group-based SINR values include at least one of SINR or differential SINR.
Referring also to
The signal may comprise a channel state information signal. The method may further comprise determining a mode, from a plurality of modes for the determining of the first signal to interference and noise ratio and for the determining of the second signal to interference and noise ratio. The determining of the mode may comprise selecting the mode from the plurality of modes. The determining of the mode may comprise using a parameter received at the user equipment from a network equipment to at least partially determine the mode. The method may further comprise receiving a signal from the network equipment, where the signal from the network equipment comprises the parameter in a channel state information reporting configuration. The mode may comprise performing a signal to interference and noise ratio estimation including inter-transmission reception point interference across receiver chains. The performing a signal to interference and noise ratio estimation may comprise estimating the signal to interference and noise ratio separately per receiver chain considering interference from multiple sources based on: a differential or ratio of signal power of the first transmission reception point on a first receiver chain to interference power including an interference signal from the second transmission reception point on the first receiver chain, and a differential or ratio of signal power of the second transmission reception point on the second receiver chain to interference power including an interference signal of the first transmission reception point on the second receiver chain. The mode may comprise performing a signal to interference and noise ratio estimation excluding inter-TRP interference across receiver chains. The mode may comprise estimating the signal to interference and noise ratio separately per receiver chain considering interference from multiple sources based on: a differential or ratio of signal power of the first transmission reception point on a first receiver chain to interference power excluding an interference signal from the second transmission reception point on the first receiver chain, and a differential or ratio of signal power of the second transmission reception point on the second receiver chain to interference power excluding an interference signal of the first transmission reception point on the second receiver chain. The transmitting of the signal from the user equipment may comprise information indicates the determined mode. The method may further comprise determining a strongest reference signal received power, where the transmitting of the signal from the user equipment comprises: the signal to interference and noise ratio for each beam in a reporting beam pair having the strongest reference signal received power, and differential signal to interference and noise ratio values for other beams. The differential signal to interference and noise ratio values and the signal to interference and noise ratio for each beam in the reporting beam pair having the strongest reference signal received power may have a same data format in the transmitting of the signal from the user equipment. A data format of the first reference signal received power reported in the signal may be the same as a data format of the first signal to interference and noise ratio reported in the signal. The signal from the network equipment comprises an indication to perform the method.
An example embodiment may be provided with an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform: determining a first reference signal received power and a first signal to interference and noise ratio at the apparatus in relation to a first transmission reception point; determining a second reference signal received power and a second signal to interference and noise ratio at the apparatus in relation to a second transmission reception point, where the first and second transmission reception points are spaced from each other; and transmitting a signal from the apparatus, where the signal comprises information in regard to the reference signal received powers and the signal to interference and noise ratios for the first and second transmission reception points. The signal may comprise a channel state information signal. The instructions, when executed with the at least one processor, may cause the apparatus to perform determining a mode, from a plurality of modes for the determining of the first signal to interference and noise ratio and for the determining of the second signal to interference and noise ratio. The determining of the mode may comprise selecting the mode from the plurality of modes. The determining of the mode may comprise using a parameter received at the apparatus from a network equipment to at least partially determine the mode. The instructions, when executed with the at least one processor, may cause the apparatus to perform receiving a signal from the network equipment, where the signal from the network equipment comprises the parameter in a channel state information reporting configuration. The mode may comprise performing a signal to interference and noise ratio estimation including inter-transmission reception point interference across receiver chains. The performing a signal to interference and noise ratio estimation may comprise estimating the signal to interference and noise ratio separately per receiver chain considering interference from multiple sources based on: a differential or ratio of signal power of the first transmission reception point on a first receiver chain to interference power including an interference signal from the second transmission reception point on the first receiver chain, and a differential or ratio of signal power of the second transmission reception point on the second receiver chain to interference power including an interference signal of the first transmission reception point on the second receiver chain. The mode may comprise performing a signal to interference and noise ratio estimation excluding inter-TRP interference across receiver chains. The mode may comprise estimating the signal to interference and noise ratio separately per receiver chain considering interference from multiple sources based on: a differential or ratio of signal power of the first transmission reception point on a first receiver chain to interference power excluding an interference signal from the second transmission reception point on the first receiver chain, and a differential or ratio of signal power of the second transmission reception point on the second receiver chain to interference power excluding an interference signal of the first transmission reception point on the second receiver chain. The transmitting of the signal from the apparatus may comprise information indicates the determined mode. The instructions, when executed with the at least one processor, may cause the apparatus to perform determining a strongest reference signal received power, where the transmitting of the signal from the apparatus comprises: the signal to interference and noise ratio for each beam in a reporting beam pair having the strongest reference signal received power, and differential signal to interference and noise ratio values for other beams. The differential signal to interference and noise ratio values and the signal to interference and noise ratio for each beam in the reporting beam pair having the strongest reference signal received power may have a same data format in the transmitting of the signal from the apparatus. A data format of the first reference signal received power reported in the signal may be the same as a data format of the first signal to interference and noise ratio reported in the signal. The instructions, when executed with the at least one processor, may cause the apparatus to perform receiving a signal from a network equipment, where the signal from the network equipment comprises an indication to perform the determining steps.
An example embodiment may be provided with an apparatus comprising: means for determining a first reference signal received power and a first signal to interference and noise ratio at the apparatus in relation to a first transmission reception point; means for determining a second reference signal received power and a second signal to interference and noise ratio at the apparatus in relation to a second transmission reception point, where the first and second transmission reception points are spaced from each other; and means for transmitting a signal from the apparatus, where the signal comprises information in regard to the reference signal received powers and the signal to interference and noise ratios for the first and second transmission reception points.
An example embodiment may be provided with a non-transitory program storage device readable by an apparatus, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable with the apparatus for performing operations, the operations comprising: determining a first reference signal received power and a first signal to interference and noise ratio at a user equipment in relation to a first transmission reception point; determining a second reference signal received power and a second signal to interference and noise ratio at the user equipment in relation to a second transmission reception point, where the first and second transmission reception points are spaced from each other; and transmitting a signal from the user equipment, where the signal comprises information in regard to the reference signal received powers and the signal to interference and noise ratios for the first and second transmission reception points.
Referring also to
The signal may comprise channel state information reporting configuration transmitted to the user equipment. The signal may comprise an indication for the user equipment to report: the signal to interference and noise ratio determination, and a reference signal received power for at least one transmission reception point. The signal may comprise an indication for the user equipment to report a mode, of the at least two modes, used by the user equipment to perform a signal to interference and noise ratio determination. The signal may comprise an indication for the user equipment to report: the signal to interference and noise ratio determination regarding a first transmission reception point, and at least one differential signal to interference and noise ratio determination regarding at least one second transmission reception point. The method may further comprise: receiving a signal from the user equipment, where the signal comprises an indication of a mode used to determine signal to interference and noise ratios for multiple transmission reception points; and using the indication to at least partially determine beam management and scheduling decisions for subsequent simultaneous reception at the user equipment. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise a determined signal to interference and noise ratio regarding at least a first one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise the determined signal to interference and noise ratio for each beam in a reporting beam pair regarding the first transmission reception point. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a differential signal to interference and noise ratio value regarding at least a second one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a reference signal received power regarding at least a first one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a differential reference signal received power regarding at least a second one of the multiple transmission reception points. The information regarding a differential reference signal received power and the information regarding the information regarding a differential signal to interference and noise ratio value may comprise a common data format.
An example embodiment may be provided with an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform: determining a signal, where the signal comprises an identification of at least two modes for a user equipment to use to perform a signal to interference and noise ratio determination; and transmitting the signal to the user equipment. The signal may comprise channel state information reporting configuration transmitted to the user equipment. The signal may comprise an indication for the user equipment to report: the signal to interference and noise ratio determination, and a reference signal received power for at least one transmission reception point. The signal may comprise an indication for the user equipment to report a mode, of the at least two modes, used by the user equipment to perform a signal to interference and noise ratio determination. The signal may comprise an indication for the user equipment to report: the signal to interference and noise ratio determination regarding a first transmission reception point, and at least one differential signal to interference and noise ratio determination regarding at least one second transmission reception point. The instructions, when executed with the at least one processor, may be configured to cause the apparatus to perform: receiving a signal from the user equipment, where the signal comprises an indication of a mode used to determine signal to interference and noise ratios for multiple transmission reception points; and using the indication to at least partially determine beam management and scheduling decisions for subsequent simultaneous reception at the user equipment. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise a determined signal to interference and noise ratio regarding at least a first one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise the determined signal to interference and noise ratio for each beam in a reporting beam pair regarding the first transmission reception point. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a differential signal to interference and noise ratio value regarding at least a second one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a reference signal received power regarding at least a first one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a differential reference signal received power regarding at least a second one of the multiple transmission reception points. The information regarding a differential reference signal received power and the information regarding the information regarding a differential signal to interference and noise ratio value may comprise a common data format.
An example embodiment may be provided with an apparatus comprising: means for determining a signal, where the signal comprises an identification of at least two modes for a user equipment to use to perform a signal to interference and noise ratio determination; and means for transmitting the signal to the user equipment.
An example embodiment may be provided with a non-transitory program storage device readable by an apparatus, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable with the apparatus for performing operations, the operations comprising: determining a signal, where the signal comprises an identification of at least two modes for a user equipment to use to perform a signal to interference and noise ratio determination; and transmitting the signal to the user equipment.
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The signal received from the user equipment may comprise a determined signal to interference and noise ratio regarding at least a first one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise the determined signal to interference and noise ratio for each beam in a reporting beam pair regarding the first transmission reception point. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a differential signal to interference and noise ratio value regarding at least a second one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a reference signal received power regarding at least a first one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a differential reference signal received power regarding at least a second one of the multiple transmission reception points. The information regarding a differential reference signal received power and the information regarding the information regarding a differential signal to interference and noise ratio value may comprise a common data format. The method may further comprise: determining a configuration signal, where the configuration signal comprises an identification of at least two modes for the user equipment to use in order to perform the determination of the signal to interference and noise ratios; and transmitting the configuration signal to the user equipment.
An example embodiment may be provided with an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory storing instructions that, when executed with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform: receiving a signal from a user equipment, where the signal comprises an indication of a mode used to determine signal to interference and noise ratios for multiple transmission reception points; and using the indication to at least partially determine beam management and scheduling decisions for subsequent simultaneous reception at the user equipment. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise a determined signal to interference and noise ratio regarding at least a first one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise the determined signal to interference and noise ratio for each beam in a reporting beam pair regarding the first transmission reception point. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a differential signal to interference and noise ratio value regarding at least a second one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a reference signal received power regarding at least a first one of the multiple transmission reception points. The signal received from the user equipment may comprise information regarding a differential reference signal received power regarding at least a second one of the multiple transmission reception points. The information regarding a differential reference signal received power and the information regarding the information regarding a differential signal to interference and noise ratio value may comprise a common data format. The instructions, when executed with the at least one processor, may be configured to cause the apparatus to perform: determining a configuration signal, where the configuration signal comprises an identification of at least two modes for the user equipment to use in order to perform the determination of the signal to interference and noise ratios; and transmitting the configuration signal to the user equipment.
An example embodiment may be provided with an apparatus comprising: means for receiving a signal from a user equipment, where the signal comprises an indication of a mode used to determine signal to interference and noise ratios for multiple transmission reception points; and means for using the indication to at least partially determine beam management and scheduling decisions for subsequent simultaneous reception at the user equipment.
An example embodiment may be provided with a non-transitory program storage device readable by an apparatus, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable with the apparatus for performing operations, the operations comprising: receiving a signal from a user equipment, where the signal comprises an indication of a mode used to determine signal to interference and noise ratios for multiple transmission reception points; and using the indication to at least partially determine beam management and scheduling decisions for subsequent simultaneous reception at the user equipment.
The term “non-transitory,” as used herein, is a limitation of the medium itself (i.e., tangible, not a signal) as opposed to a limitation on data storage persistency (e.g., RAM vs. ROM).
As used in this application, the term “circuitry” may refer to one or more or all of the following:
This definition of circuitry applies to all uses of this term in this application, including in any claims. As a further example, as used in this application, the term circuitry also covers an implementation of merely a hardware circuit or processor (or multiple processors) or portion of a hardware circuit or processor and its (or their) accompanying software and/or firmware. The term circuitry also covers, for example and if applicable to the particular claim element, a baseband integrated circuit or processor integrated circuit for a mobile device or a similar integrated circuit in server, a cellular network device, or other computing or network device.
It should be understood that the foregoing description is only illustrative. Various alternatives and modifications can be devised by those skilled in the art. For example, features recited in the various dependent claims could be combined with each other in any suitable combination(s). In addition, features from different embodiments described above could be selectively combined into a new embodiment. Accordingly, the description is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances which fall within the scope of the appended claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202341035131 | May 2023 | IN | national |
