Channel quality indicator for time, frequency and spatial channel in terrestrial radio access network
First Claim
1. A method in a wireless communication device capable of communicating on a channel comprising a plurality of sub-carriers divided into a plurality of frequency bands, wherein each frequency band includes at least one sub-carrier, the method comprising:
- measuring a channel quality indicator for a plurality of frequency bands;
reporting channel quality indicator measurement information in successive reports, each report including non-differential channel quality indicator measurement information for at least one of the frequency bands and each report including differential channel quality indicator measurement information for all other frequency bands for which the channel quality indicator was measured, each successive report including non-differential channel quality indicator measurement information for different frequency bands and each successive report including differential channel quality measurement indicator information for all other frequency bands for which the channel quality indicator was measured.
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Abstract
A wireless communication terminal (200) that communicates on a plurality of sub-carriers divided into a plurality of frequency bands, wherein each frequency band includes at least one sub-carrier. The terminal successively generates channel quality indicator (CQI) measurement information reports based on CQI measurements, wherein each report includes non-differential channel quality indicator measurement information for at least one of the frequency bands and differential channel quality indicator measurement information for all other frequency bands.
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15 Claims
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1. A method in a wireless communication device capable of communicating on a channel comprising a plurality of sub-carriers divided into a plurality of frequency bands, wherein each frequency band includes at least one sub-carrier, the method comprising:
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measuring a channel quality indicator for a plurality of frequency bands;
reporting channel quality indicator measurement information in successive reports, each report including non-differential channel quality indicator measurement information for at least one of the frequency bands and each report including differential channel quality indicator measurement information for all other frequency bands for which the channel quality indicator was measured, each successive report including non-differential channel quality indicator measurement information for different frequency bands and each successive report including differential channel quality measurement indicator information for all other frequency bands for which the channel quality indicator was measured. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless communication terminal, comprising:
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a transceiver capable of communicating on a channel comprising a plurality of sub-carriers divided into a plurality of frequency bands, wherein each frequency band includes at least one sub-carrier;
a processor communicably coupled to the transceiver, the processor obtaining channel quality indicator measurements for a plurality of frequency bands, the processor successively generating channel quality indicator measurement information reports based on the channel quality indicator measurements, each report including non-differential channel quality indicator measurement information for at least one of the frequency bands and each report including differential channel quality indicator measurement information for all other frequency bands for which the channel quality indicator was measured, each successive report including non-differential channel quality indicator measurement information for different frequency bands and each successive report including differential channel quality measurement indicator information for all other frequency bands for which the channel quality indicator was measured. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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