Wireless communication device and wireless communication method

• US 10,651,911 B2
• Filed: 10/31/2016
• Issued: 05/12/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Xu, Jin, Liu, Siqi, Gao, Cheng, Jin, Bingcheng, Chen, Jinhui
• Primary Examiner(s): Agosta, Stephen M D
• Application Number:
  US15/770,664
• Publication Number:
  US 20180316404A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,289 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0626 Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/28 using beam steering
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A wireless communication device and a wireless communication method. A wireless communication device for use in a base station side includes one or more processors. The processor is configured to obtain a distribution state of a user equipment, and determine to use a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) mechanism based on the distribution state of the user equipment. In addition, the processor is further configured to generate indication information, the indication information being used for indicating to the user equipment the CSI-RS to be used. Besides, the processor is further configured to control to send the CSI-RS to the user equipment according to the CSI-RS mechanism.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device for base station side, comprising:

at least one processor configured to

acquire a distribution profile of user equipments, wherein the distribution profile indicates a user density;

determine, based on the distribution profile of the user equipments, a Channel State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS mechanism to be adopted, wherein determining the CSI-RS mechanism comprises selecting one of a beamformed CSI-RS and a non-precoded CSI-RS, wherein the non-precoded CSI-RS is selected in a case where the user density is higher than a predetermined level, and the beamformed CSI-RS is selected in a case where the user density is lower than the predetermined level, and wherein the predetermined level is related to a spatial resolution of the beamformed CSI-RS;

generate indication information for informing a user equipment of the CSI-RS mechanism to be adopted; and

control, according to the CSI-RS mechanism, a transmission of a CSI-RS to the user equipment.

2. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the distribution profile of the user equipments comprises:

estimating the distribution profile of the user equipments based on directional information acquired from uplink signals of the user equipments.

3. The wireless communication device according to claim 2, wherein the uplink signal comprises a sounding reference signal, and the directional information comprises an angle of arrival of the sounding reference signal.

4. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

control a reception and/or a parse of a Channel State Information CSI report from the user equipment, wherein for the beamformed CSI-RS, the CSI report contains a channel quality indication, and does not contain a rank indication and a precoding matrix indication, and for the non-precoded CSI-RS, the CSI report contains at least one of the channel quality indication, the rank indication and the precoding matrix indication.

5. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to embed the indication information in a Radio Resource Control signaling.

6. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

set, respectively for the beamformed CSI-RS and the non-precoded CSI-RS, corresponding CSI-RS resource subsets.

7. The wireless communication device according to claim 6, wherein setting the corresponding CSI-RS resource subsets comprises:

setting the CSI-RS resource subset for the beamformed CSI-RS and the CSI-RS resource subset set for the non-precoded CSI-RS to be orthogonal to each other.

8. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to:

generate information for informing a user equipment of the number of ports for a corresponding CSI-RS mechanism.

9. A wireless communication device for user equipment side, comprising:

at least one processor configured to

control a transmission of an uplink signal providing directional information to a base station;

parse indication information from the base station, wherein the indication information indicates a Channel State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS mechanism to be adopted, wherein the CSI-RS mechanism is selected from a beamformed CSI-RS and a non-precoded CSI-RS;

control a measurement of a CSI-RS from the base station according to the indicated CSI-RS mechanism;

generate a Channel State Information CSI report based on a measurement for the CSI-RS from the base station according to the indicated CSI-RS mechanism, wherein for the beam formed CSI-RS, the CSI report contains a channel quality indication, and does not contain a rank indication and a precoding matrix indication; and

control a transmission of the CSI report to the base station, wherein CSI of a corresponding CSI-RS resource subset is reported according to the indicated CSI-RS mechanism.

10. The wireless communication device according to claim 9, wherein the uplink signal comprises a sounding reference signal.

11. A wireless communication device for base station side, comprising:

at least one processor configured to

acquire a distribution profile of user equipments, wherein acquiring the distribution profile of the user equipments comprises;

estimating the distribution profile of the user equipments based on directional information acquired from uplink signals of the user equipments;

determine, based on the distribution profile of the user equipments, a Channel State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS mechanism to be adopted, wherein determining the CSI-RS mechanism comprises selecting one of a beamformed CSI-RS and a non-precoded CSI-RS, wherein the selecting comprises;

selecting the CSI-RS mechanism respectively for each of sub-regions of a cell of the base station based on the distribution profile of user equipments in the sub-region;

generate indication information for informing a user equipment of the CSI-RS mechanism to be adopted; and

control, according to the CSI-RS mechanism, a transmission of a CSI-RS to the user equipment.

12. The wireless communication device according to claim 11, wherein the distribution profile indicates a user density, the selecting comprises:

the non-precoded CSI-RS is selected in a case where the user density is higher than a predetermined level, and the beamformed CSI-RS is selected in a case where the user density is lower than the predetermined level.

13. The wireless communication device according to claim 12, wherein the predetermined level is related to a spatial resolution of the beamformed CSI-RS.

14. A wireless communication device for base station side, comprising:

at least one processor configured to

acquire a distribution profile of user equipments;

determine, based on the distribution profile of the user equipments, a Channel State Information Reference Signal CSI-RS mechanism to be adopted, wherein determining the CSI-RS mechanism comprises selecting one of a beamformed CSI-RS and a non-precoded CSI-RS;

generate indication information for informing a user equipment of the CSI-RS mechanism to be adopted;

control, according to the CSI-RS mechanism, a transmission of a CSI-RS to the user equipment; and

control a reception and/or a parse of a Channel State Information CSI report from the user equipment, wherein for the beamformed CSI-RS, the CSI report contains a channel quality indication, and does not contain a rank indication and a precoding matrix indication, and for the non-precoded CSI-RS, the CSI report contains at least one of the channel quality indication, the rank indication and the precoding matrix indication.