Supporting measurments and feedback for 3D MIMO with data transmission optimization
First Claim
1. A device for reducing feedback overhead associated with multiple vertical beams from a two-dimensional antenna array having a plurality of rows of antenna elements and a plurality of columns of antenna elements for wireless communication, comprising:
- a receive module, at a User Equipment (UE), configured to receive multiple Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources, wherein a CSI-RS resource corresponds to one of multiple vertical beam configurations associated with the plurality of columns of antenna elements; and
a selection module, at the UE, configured to select a subset of multiple vertical beam configurations for which to provide CSI-RS reports to reduce a number of CSI-RS reports, leaving a set of non-selected CSI-RS resources unreported; and
a preparation module, at the UE, configured to prepare at least one CSI-RS report for the subset of multiple vertical beam configurations; and
a reporting module, at the UE, to send the at least one CSI-RS report to an evolved Node B (eNodeB), wherein the two-dimensional antenna array, including the plurality of rows of antenna elements and the plurality of columns of antenna elements, is located at the eNodeB.
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Abstract
Technology is discussed for supporting wireless communication paths from an antenna array with a vertical directional component. Examples reduce training feedback for increased numbers of communication paths by only reporting on a subset of Reference Signals (RSs) provided for various vertical beam configurations. Additional examples reduce feedback with virtual measurements based on a difference between RS measurements. One such measurement can come from full set of RSs for a reference beam configuration and another from a partial set of RSs for an additional beam configuration. Such virtual measurements can also be based on cross correlation for beamforming weights associated with the two configurations. Several examples of preparing and sending measurement reports consistent with Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) standards are discussed. The supporting technology also increases diversity and reduces a power differential between spatially multiplexed layers transmitting a common codeword.
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29 Claims
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1. A device for reducing feedback overhead associated with multiple vertical beams from a two-dimensional antenna array having a plurality of rows of antenna elements and a plurality of columns of antenna elements for wireless communication, comprising:
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a receive module, at a User Equipment (UE), configured to receive multiple Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources, wherein a CSI-RS resource corresponds to one of multiple vertical beam configurations associated with the plurality of columns of antenna elements; and a selection module, at the UE, configured to select a subset of multiple vertical beam configurations for which to provide CSI-RS reports to reduce a number of CSI-RS reports, leaving a set of non-selected CSI-RS resources unreported; and a preparation module, at the UE, configured to prepare at least one CSI-RS report for the subset of multiple vertical beam configurations; and a reporting module, at the UE, to send the at least one CSI-RS report to an evolved Node B (eNodeB), wherein the two-dimensional antenna array, including the plurality of rows of antenna elements and the plurality of columns of antenna elements, is located at the eNodeB. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for reducing feedback overhead for multiple vertical beams from a two-dimensional antenna array having a plurality of rows of antenna elements and a plurality of columns of antenna elements for wireless communication, comprising:
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receiving, at a User Equipment (UE) from an evolved Node B (eNodeB); reference Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources configured for a first full set of antenna ports for a first vertical beam configuration associated with the plurality of columns of antenna elements, and a set of additional CSI-RS resources configured for at least one subset of a second full set of antenna ports for an additional vertical beam configuration associated with the plurality of columns of antenna elements, wherein the two-dimensional antenna array, including the plurality of rows of antenna elements and the plurality of columns of antenna elements, is located at the eNodeB; measuring reference channel response information for the reference CSI-RS resources and additional channel response information for the set of additional CSI-RS resources; and calculating an offset between the first vertical beam configuration and the additional vertical beam configuration with the reference channel response information and the additional channel response information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein to implement instructions for a method for reducing a power differential between multiple spatial multiplexing layers transmitting a common codeword, comprising:
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generating a column vector, at an evolved Node B (eNodeB), with multiple symbols from a common codeword, wherein the column vector has a length equal to a Rank Indicator (RI) and each symbol in the column vector is assigned to a spatial multiplexing layer, wherein vertical beam forming increases a number of spatial multiplexing layers transmitted from the eNodeB and the vertical beamforming is performed using an antenna array having a plurality of rows of antenna elements and a plurality of columns of antenna elements, wherein the two-dimensional antenna array, including the plurality of rows of antenna elements and the plurality of columns of antenna elements, is located at the eNodeB; multiplying the column vector by a rotation matrix, wherein the rotation matrix combines symbols from the common codeword to equalize transmission signals among the symbols from the common codeword to reduce differences arising from differing characteristics in multiple spatial multiplexing layers for the symbols from the common codeword; and multiplying by a precoding matrix so that the symbols in the column vector are prepared for transmission from the eNodeB to a User Equipment (UE). - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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