Method and apparatus for channel quality indicator (CQI) enhancements
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1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
- determining a plurality of periodicities for reporting one or more Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs) from an apparatus; and
transmitting, to the apparatus, information about the plurality of periodicities,wherein a first periodicity of the plurality of periodicities is for reporting the one or more CQIs according to a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size, upon the apparatus transitioning to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode, andwherein a second periodicity of the plurality of periodicities is for reporting the one or more CQIs according to a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size, upon the apparatus transitioning out of the DRX mode.
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Abstract
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for reporting of channel quality indication in Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) wireless systems.
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1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
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determining a plurality of periodicities for reporting one or more Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs) from an apparatus; and transmitting, to the apparatus, information about the plurality of periodicities, wherein a first periodicity of the plurality of periodicities is for reporting the one or more CQIs according to a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size, upon the apparatus transitioning to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode, and wherein a second periodicity of the plurality of periodicities is for reporting the one or more CQIs according to a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size, upon the apparatus transitioning out of the DRX mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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means for determining a plurality of periodicities for reporting one or more Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs) from another apparatus; and means for transmitting, to the another apparatus, information about the plurality of periodicities, wherein a first periodicity of the plurality of periodicities is for reporting the one or more CQIs according to a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size, upon the another apparatus transitioning to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode, and wherein a second periodicity of the plurality of periodicities is for reporting the one or more CQIs according to a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size, upon the another apparatus transitioning out of the DRX mode. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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a circuit configured to determine a plurality of periodicities for reporting one or more Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs) from another apparatus; and a transmitter configured to transmit, to the another apparatus, information about the plurality of periodicities, wherein a first periodicity of the plurality of periodicities is for reporting the one or more CQIs according to a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size, upon the another apparatus transitioning to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode, and wherein a second periodicity of the plurality of periodicities is for reporting the one or more CQIs according to a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size, upon the another apparatus transitioning out of the DRX mode.
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16. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for:
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determining a plurality of periodicities for reporting one or more Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs) from an apparatus; and transmitting, to the apparatus, information about the plurality of periodicities, wherein a first periodicity of the plurality of periodicities is for reporting the one or more CQIs according to a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size, upon the apparatus transitioning to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode, and wherein a second periodicity of the plurality of periodicities is for reporting the one or more CQIs according to a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size, upon the apparatus transitioning out of the DRX mode.
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17. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
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obtaining, at an apparatus, information about a plurality of periodicities for reporting one or more Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs); determining to report the one or more CQIs according to a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size at a first periodicity of the plurality of periodicities, upon the apparatus transitioning to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode; and determining to report the one or more CQIs according to a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size at a second periodicity of the plurality of periodicities, upon the apparatus transitioning out of the DRX mode. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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means for obtaining information about a plurality of periodicities for reporting one or more Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs); means for determining to report the one or more CQIs according to a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size at a first periodicity of the plurality of periodicities, upon the apparatus transitioning to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode; and means for determining to report the one or more CQIs according to a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size at a second periodicity of the plurality of periodicities, upon the apparatus transitioning out of the DRX mode. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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a first circuit configured to obtain information about a plurality of periodicities for reporting one or more Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs); a second circuit configured to determine to report the one or more CQIs according to a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size at a first periodicity of the plurality of periodicities, upon the apparatus transitioning to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode, wherein the second circuit is also configured to determine to report the one or more CQIs according to a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size at a second periodicity of the plurality of periodicities, upon the apparatus transitioning out of the DRX mode.
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32. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for:
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obtaining, at an apparatus, information about a plurality of periodicities for reporting one or more Channel Quality Indicators (CQIs); determining to report the one or more CQIs according to a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size at a first periodicity of the plurality of periodicities, upon the apparatus transitioning to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode; and determining to report the one or more CQIs according to a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size at a second periodicity of the plurality of periodicities, upon the apparatus transitioning out of the DRX mode.
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33. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
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generating a signal requesting at least one Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) from one or more apparatuses of a set of apparatuses, wherein each of the one or more apparatuses is in is configured to transition between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and a non-DRX mode; and transmitting the signal to the set of apparatuses, wherein the signal comprises CQI mode configuration, the CQI mode configuration including a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size to be used by each of the one or more apparatuses for transmission of the at least one CQI, upon that apparatus transitioning from the non-DRX mode to the DRX mode, and wherein the CQI mode configuration includes a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size to be used by each of the one or more apparatuses for transmission of the at least one CQI, upon that apparatus transitioning from the DRX mode to the non-DRX mode. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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means for generating a signal requesting at least one Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) from one or more apparatuses of a set of apparatuses, wherein each of the one or more apparatuses is in is configured to transition between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and a non-DRX mode; and means for transmitting the signal to the set of apparatuses, wherein the signal comprises CQI mode configuration, the CQI mode configuration including a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size to be used by each of the one or more apparatuses for transmission of the at least one CQI, upon that apparatus transitioning from the non-DRX mode to the DRX mode, and wherein the CQI mode configuration includes a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size to be used by each of the one or more apparatuses for transmission of the at least one CQI, upon that apparatus transitioning from the DRX mode to the non-DRX mode. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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a first circuit configured to generate a signal requesting at least one Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) from one or more apparatuses of a set of apparatuses, wherein each of the one or more apparatuses is configured to transition between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and a non-DRX mode; and a transmitter configured to transmit the signal to the set of apparatuses, wherein the signal comprises CQI mode configuration, the CQI mode configuration including a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size to be used by each of the one or more apparatuses for transmission of the at least one CQI, upon that apparatus transitioning from the non-DRX mode to the DRX mode, and wherein the CQI mode configuration includes a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size to be used by each of the one or more apparatuses for transmission of the at least one CQI, upon that apparatus transitioning from the DRX mode to the non-DRX mode.
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54. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for:
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generating a signal requesting at least one Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) from one or more apparatuses of a set of apparatuses, wherein each of the one or more apparatuses is configured to transition between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and a non-DRX mode; and transmitting the signal to the set of apparatuses, wherein the signal comprises CQI mode configuration, the CQI mode configuration including a first CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a first size to be used by each of the one or more apparatuses for transmission of the at least one CQI, upon that apparatus transitioning from the non-DRX mode to the DRX mode, and wherein the CQI mode configuration includes a second CQI reporting mode comprising a payload of a second size different from the first size to be used by each of the one or more apparatuses for transmission of the at least one CQI, upon that apparatus transitioning from the DRX mode to the non-DRX mode.
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55. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
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receiving, at an apparatus, a signal requesting at least one Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) of a set of CQIs, wherein the apparatus is configured to transition between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and a non-DRX mode, the signal including CQI mode configuration; detecting whether the signal is dedicated to the apparatus; and transmitting the at least one CQI according to the CQI mode configuration, if the signal is dedicated to the apparatus, wherein the transmitting the at least one CQI comprises; determining to transmit the at least one CQI according to a first CQI reporting mode with payloads of a first size, upon transitioning from the non-DRX mode to the DRX mode; and determining to transmit the at least one CQI according to a second CQI reporting mode with payloads of a second size different from the first size, upon the apparatus transitioning from the DRX mode to the non-DRX mode. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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means for receiving a signal requesting at least one Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) of a set of CQIs, wherein the apparatus is configured to transition between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and a non-DRX mode, the signal including CQI mode configuration; means for detecting whether the signal is dedicated to the apparatus; and means for transmitting the at least one CQI according to the CQI mode configuration, if the signal is dedicated to the apparatus, wherein the means for transmitting the at least one CQI is configured to; determine to transmit the at least one CQI according to a first CQI reporting mode with payloads of a first size, upon transitioning from the non-DRX mode to the DRX mode; and determine to transmit the at least one CQI according to a second CQI reporting mode with payloads of a second size different from the first size, upon the apparatus transitioning from the DRX mode to the non-DRX mode. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a signal requesting at least one Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) of a set of CQIs, wherein the apparatus is configured to transition between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and a non-DRX mode; a first circuit configured to detect whether the signal is dedicated to the apparatus; and a transmitter configured to transmit the at least one CQI, if the signal is dedicated to the apparatus, wherein the transmitter is further configured to; determine to transmit the at least one CQI according to a first CQI reporting mode with payloads of a first size, upon transitioning from the non-DRX mode to the DRX mode; and determine to transmit the at least one CQI according to a second CQI reporting mode with payloads of a second size different from the first size, upon the apparatus transitioning from the DRX mode to the non-DRX mode.
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81. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for:
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receiving, at an apparatus, a signal requesting at least one Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) of a set of CQIs, wherein the apparatus is configured to transition between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and a non-DRX mode; detecting whether the signal is dedicated to the apparatus; and transmitting the at least one CQI, if the signal is dedicated to the apparatus, wherein the transmitting the at least one CQI comprises; determining to transmit the at least one CQI according to a first CQI reporting mode with payloads of a first size, upon transitioning from the non-DRX mode to the DRX mode; and determining to transmit the at least one CQI according to a second CQI reporting mode with payloads of a second size different from the first size, upon the apparatus transitioning from the DRX mode to the non-DRX mode.
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