Method and radio node for handling CSI reporting

• US 10,575,202 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2019
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Song, Xinghua, Li, Shaohua, Guo, Zhiheng, Fan, Rui, Liu, Jinhua
• Primary Examiner(s): Roberts, Brian S
• Application Number:
  US16/249,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20190150018A1
• Time in Patent Office: 405 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/309 Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0026 Transmission of channel quality indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0027 Scheduling of signalling, e.g. occurrence thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1822 involving configuration of automatic repeat request [ARQ] with parallel processes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/00 Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0035 Resource allocation in a cooperative multipoint environment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0057 Physical resource allocation for CQI
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal

Abstract

A radio node and a UE are described, and methods and computer programs therein to handle separate aperiodic CSI reports for one or more static subframes, in which the direction of signal transmission is fixed, and one or more flexible subframes, in which the direction of signal transmission is variable. The method performed by a UE comprises receiving a trigger for an aperiodic CSI report as part of an uplink grant from a radio node in a static downlink subframe, said trigger indicating a CSI subframe set related to the one or more static subframes. The method further comprises reporting to the radio node, in a CSI reporting subframe, a result of an aperiodic CSI measurement for a CSI reference in the CSI subframe set. The method further comprises receiving a second trigger that relates to the one or more flexible subframes and reporting the results to the radio node.

Claims

1. A method performed by a User Equipment, UE, to handle separate aperiodic channel state information, CSI, reports for one or more static subframes, in which the direction of signal transmission is fixed, and one or more flexible subframes, in which the direction of signal transmission is variable, the method comprising:

receiving a trigger for an aperiodic CSI report as part of an uplink, UL, grant from a radio node in a static downlink, DL, subframe, said trigger indicating a CSI subframe set related to the one or more static subframes;

reporting to the radio node, in a CSI reporting subframe, a result of an aperiodic CSI measurement for a CSI reference in the CSI subframe set;

receiving a second trigger for a second aperiodic CSI report as part of a second UL grant from the radio node in a second static DL subframe, said second trigger indicating a second CSI subframe set that relates to the one or more flexible subframes; and

reporting to the radio node, in a second CSI reporting subframe, a result of a second aperiodic CSI measurement for a second CSI reference in the second CSI subframe set.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein each of the trigger and the second trigger further indicates one or more CSI processes, the method further comprising:

performing the aperiodic CSI measurement for the CSI reference resource in the CSI subframe set based on the one or more CSI processes; and

performing the second aperiodic CSI measurement for the second CSI reference resource in the second CSI subframe set based on the one or more CSI processes.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein each CSI reference source of the first CSI reference resource and the second CSI reference resource is defined, in the time domain, as a single downlink subframe n-nCQI_ref, where nCQI_ref is an offset such that the single downlink subframe is a valid downlink subframe belonging to the CSI subframe set for the CSI reference source.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a configuration change that changes at least one of the one or more flexible subframes.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the trigger and the second trigger is indicated by at least one bit, wherein the at least one bit indicates the trigger when the at least one bit is set to a first value and indicates the second trigger when the at least one bit is set to a second value, the method further comprising decoding the at least one bit to determine whether the at least one bit indicates the trigger or the second trigger.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program code comprising instructions to be executed by at least one processor of a User Equipment, UE, to handle separate aperiodic channel state information, CSI, reports for one or more static subframes, in which the direction of signal transmission is fixed, and one or more flexible subframes, in which the direction of signal transmission is variable, whereby execution of the program code causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a trigger for an aperiodic CSI report as part of an uplink, UL, grant from a radio node in a static downlink, DL, subframe, said trigger indicating a CSI subframe set related to the one or more static subframes;

reporting to the radio node, in a CSI reporting subframe, a result of an aperiodic CSI measurement for a CSI reference in the CSI subframe set;

receiving a second trigger for a second aperiodic CSI report as part of a second UL grant from the radio node in a second static DL subframe, said second trigger a second CSI subframe set that relates to the one or more flexible subframes; and

reporting to the radio node, in a second CSI reporting subframe, a result of a second aperiodic CSI measurement for a second CSI reference in the second CSI subframe set.

7. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 6, wherein each of the trigger and the second trigger further indicates one or more CSI processes, wherein the program code contains further instructions that when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

performing the aperiodic CSI measurement for the CSI reference resource in the CSI subframe set based on the one or more CSI processes; and

performing the second aperiodic CSI measurement for the second CSI reference resource in the second CSI subframe set based on the one or more CSI processes.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 7, wherein each CSI reference source of the first CSI reference resource and the second CSI reference resource is defined, in the time domain, as a single downlink subframe n-nCQI_ref, where nCQI_ref is an offset such that the single downlink subframe is a valid downlink subframe belonging to the CSI subframe set for the CSI reference source.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 6, wherein the program code contains further instructions that when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising receiving a configuration change that changes at least one of the one or more flexible subframes.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 6, wherein the trigger and the second trigger is indicated by at least one bit, wherein the at least one bit indicates the trigger when the at least one bit is set to a first value and indicates the second trigger when the at least one bit is set to a second value, the program code contains further instructions that when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising decoding the at least one bit to determine whether the at least one bit indicates the trigger or the second trigger.

11. A User Equipment, UE, to handle separate aperiodic channel state information, CSI, reports for one or more static subframes, in which the direction of signal transmission is fixed, and one or more flexible subframes, in which the direction of signal transmission is variable, the UE comprising a processor, the processor configured to perform operations comprising:

receiving a trigger for an aperiodic CSI report as part of an uplink, UL, grant from a radio node in a static downlink, DL, subframe, said trigger indicating a CSI subframe set related to the one or more static subframes;

reporting to the radio node, in a CSI reporting subframe, a result of an aperiodic CSI measurement for a CSI reference in the CSI subframe set;

receiving a second trigger for a second aperiodic CSI report as part of a second UL grant from the radio node in a second static DL subframe, said second trigger a second CSI subframe set that relates to the one or more flexible subframes; and

reporting to the radio node, in a second CSI reporting subframe, a result of a second aperiodic CSI measurement for a second CSI reference in the second CSI subframe set.

12. The User Equipment according to claim 11, wherein each of the trigger and the second trigger further indicates one or more CSI processes, wherein the processor performs further operations comprising:

performing the aperiodic CSI measurement for the CSI reference resource in the CSI subframe set based on the one or more CSI processes; and

performing the second aperiodic CSI measurement for the second CSI reference resource in the second CSI subframe set based on the one or more CSI processes.

13. The User Equipment according to claim 12, wherein each CSI reference source of the first CSI reference resource and the second CSI reference resource is defined, in the time domain, as a single downlink subframe n-nCQI_ref, where nCQI_ref is an offset such that the single downlink subframe is a valid downlink subframe belonging to the CSI subframe set for the CSI reference source.

14. The User Equipment according to claim 11, wherein the processor performs further operations comprising receiving a configuration change that changes at least one of the one or more flexible subframes.

15. The User Equipment according to claim 11, wherein the trigger and the second trigger is indicated by at least one bit, wherein the at least one bit indicates the trigger when the at least one bit is set to a first value and indicates the second trigger when the at least one bit is set to a second value, wherein the processor performs further operations comprising decoding the at least one bit to determine whether the at least one bit indicates the trigger or the second trigger.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program code comprising instructions to be executed by at least one processor of a radio node to handle separate aperiodic Channel State Information, CSI, reports for one or more static subframes, in which the direction of signal transmission is fixed, and one or more flexible subframes, in which the direction of signal transmission is variable, whereby execution of the program code causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

indicating to a User Equipment, UE, in an uplink, UL, grant in a static downlink, DL, subframe, a first CSI subframe set in which the UE should perform an aperiodic CSI measurement for a first CSI reference resource, where the first CSI subframe sets relates to the one or more static subframes;

receiving, in a CSI reporting subframe, a CSI report from the UE comprising a result of the aperiodic CSI measurement for a CSI reference resource in the first CSI subframe set;

indicating to the UE, in a second UL grant in a second DL subframe, a second CSI subframe set in which the UE should perform a second aperiodic CSI measurement for a second CSI reference resource, where the second CSI subframe sets relates to the one or more flexible subframes;

receiving, in a second CSI reporting subframe, a second CSI report from the UE comprising a result of the second aperiodic CSI measurement for the second CSI reference resource.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 16, wherein each CSI reference source of the first CSI reference resource and the second CSI reference resource is defined, in the time domain, as a single downlink subframe n-nCQI_ref, where nCQI_ref is an offset such that the single downlink subframe is a valid downlink subframe belonging to the CSI subframe set for the CSI reference source.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the program code contains further instructions that when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising indicating to the UE a configuration change that changes at least one of the one or more flexible subframes.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 16, wherein the program code contains further instructions that when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

indicating the first CSI subframe set by use of a first trigger and indicating the second CSI subframe by use of a second trigger, wherein the first trigger and the second trigger is indicated by at least one bit, wherein the at least one bit indicates the first trigger when the at least one bit is set to a first value and indicates the second trigger when the at least one bit is set to a second value.