Restricted aperiodic CSI measurement reporting in enhanced interference management and traffic adaptation

• US 9,667,331 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2015
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Wei, Chao, Chen, Wanshi, Gaal, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Tuan A
• Application Number:
  US15/303,453
• Publication Number:
  US 20170126299A1
• Time in Patent Office: 774 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0626 Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 11/0023 Interference mitigation or co-ordination direct sequence spread spectrum [DSSS] systems H04B1/7097; frequency hopping H04B1/713; allocation criteria for ingress interference avoidance H04L5/0062; frequency allocation criteria for requirements on out-of-channel emissions H04L5/0066; arrangements for removing intersymbol interference or baseband equalisers H04L25/03006; peak power aspects in multicarrier modulation H04L27/2614; power management H04W52/00; traffic scheduling H04W72/54, H04W72/541
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0026 Transmission of channel quality indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/32 Carrier systems characterised by combinations of two or more of the types covered by groups H04L27/02, H04L27/10, H04L27/18 or H04L27/26
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/001 the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0073 Allocation arrangements that take into account other cell interferences for intercell interference mitigation or co-ordination in orthogonal multiplex systems H04J11/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/14 Two-way operation using the same type of signal, i.e. duplex
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/28 Discontinuous transmission [DTX]; Discontinuous reception [DRX]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines a first CSI subframe set including a first set of subframes of a frame and a second CSI subframe set including a second set of subframes of the frame. Subframes in the first set of subframes are different than subframes in the second set of subframes. The UE determines a CSI reference subframe in one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set. The UE measures CSI in the CSI reference subframe. The UE receives an aperiodic CSI request in a triggering subframe in one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set. The triggering subframe is after the CSI reference subframe.

Claims

1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

determining a first channel state information (CSI) subframe set including a first set of subframes of a frame and a second CSI subframe set including a second set of subframes of the frame, subframes in the first set of subframes being different than subframes in the second set of subframes;

determining a CSI reference subframe in one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set;

measuring CSI in the CSI reference subframe; and

receiving an aperiodic CSI request in a triggering subframe in one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set, the triggering subframe being after the CSI reference subframe, wherein the aperiodic CSI request is for the second CSI subframe set when the CSI reference subframe is in the second CSI subframe set and the triggering subframe is in the first CSI subframe set, and the aperiodic CSI request is for the first CSI subframe set when the CSI reference subframe is in the first CSI subframe set and the triggering subframe is in the second CSI subframe set.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the CSI reference subframe is in the second CSI subframe set, the triggering subframe is in the first CSI subframe set, and the aperiodic CSI request is received for the second CSI subframe set, the method further comprising:

determining a reporting subframe in which the aperiodic CSI measurements are to be reported;

determining whether there is a downlink subframe within the second CSI subframe set between the triggering subframe and the reporting subframe, the triggering subframe being located at least four subframes before the reporting subframe; and

measuring CSI in said downlink subframe when there is said downlink subframe within the second CSI subframe set between the triggering subframe and the reporting subframe, and said downlink subframe is at least four subframes before the reporting subframe.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising reporting, within the reporting subframe, the CSI measurements from the CSI reference subframe when there is no said downlink subframe at least four subframes before the reporting subframe and within the second CSI subframe set between the triggering subframe and the reporting subframe.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising reporting, within the reporting subframe, the CSI measurements from said downlink subframe when there is said downlink subframe at least four subframes before the reporting subframe and within the second CSI subframe set between the triggering subframe and the reporting subframe.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a semi-static configuration of the CSI reference subframe through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the CSI reference subframe is determined to be a first downlink subframe within said one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the CSI reference subframe is in the first CSI subframe set, the triggering subframe is in the second CSI subframe set, and the aperiodic CSI request is for the first CSI subframe set, and the method further comprises:

determining a second CSI reference subframe in the second CSI subframe set;

measuring CSI in the second CSI reference subframe; and

receiving a second aperiodic CSI request in a second triggering subframe in the first CSI subframe set, the second triggering subframe being after the second CSI reference subframe, the second aperiodic CSI request being for the second CSI subframe set.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the CSI reference subframe and the second CSI reference subframe are the only two CSI reference subframes in the first CSI subframe set and the second CSI subframe set.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is performed by a user equipment (UE), the CSI in the CSI reference subframe is measured only when the CSI reference subframe is during a discontinuous reception (DRX) active state of the UE, and the method further comprises reporting the CSI measured in the CSI reference subframe only when the CSI reference subframe is during a DRX active state of the UE.

10. A method of wireless communication, comprising:

determining a first channel state information (CSI) subframe set including a first set of subframes of a frame and a second CSI subframe set including a second set of subframes of the frame, subframes in the first set of subframes being different than subframes in the second set of subframes;

determining a CSI reference subframe in one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set;

measuring CSI in the CSI reference subframe;

storing the measured CSI only for the CSI reference subframe; and

receiving an aperiodic CSI request in a triggering subframe in one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set, the triggering subframe being after the CSI reference subframe, wherein the aperiodic CSI request is for the second CSI subframe set when the CSI reference subframe is in the second CSI subframe set and the triggering subframe is in the first CSI subframe set, and the aperiodic CSI request is for the first CSI subframe set when the CSI reference subframe is in the first CSI subframe set and the triggering subframe is in the second CSI subframe set.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining a time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink configuration; and

determining whether the CSI reference subframe is for the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set based on the TDD uplink/downlink configuration.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first CSI subframe set includes subframes 0, 1, 5, and 6 of the frame, and the second CSI subframe set includes at least one other subframe of the frame, wherein the CSI reference subframe is determined to be within the second CSI subframe set when the TDD uplink/downlink configuration is one of TDD uplink/downlink configurations 0, 1, 3 or 6, and wherein the CSI reference subframe is determined to be within the first CSI subframe set when the TDD uplink/downlink configuration is one of TDD uplink/downlink configurations 2, 4, or 5.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the method is performed by a user equipment (UE), the CSI in the CSI reference subframe is measured only when the CSI reference subframe is during a discontinuous reception (DRX) active state of the UE, and the method further comprises reporting the CSI measured in the CSI reference subframe only when the CSI reference subframe is during a DRX active state of the UE.

14. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

determine a first channel state information (CSI) subframe set including a first set of subframes of a frame and a second CSI subframe set including a second set of subframes of the frame, subframes in the first set of subframes being different than subframes in the second set of subframes;

determine a CSI reference subframe in one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set;

measure CSI in the CSI reference subframe; and

receive an aperiodic CSI request in a triggering subframe in one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set, the triggering subframe being after the CSI reference subframe, wherein the aperiodic CSI request is for the second CSI subframe set when the CSI reference subframe is in the second CSI subframe set and the triggering subframe is in the first CSI subframe set, and the aperiodic CSI request is for the first CSI subframe set when the CSI reference subframe is in the first CSI subframe set and the triggering subframe is in the second CSI subframe set.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the CSI reference subframe is in the second CSI subframe set, the triggering subframe is in the first CSI subframe set, and the aperiodic CSI request is received for the second CSI subframe set, the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a reporting subframe in which the aperiodic CSI measurements are to be reported;

determine whether there is a downlink subframe within the second CSI subframe set between the triggering subframe and the reporting subframe, the triggering subframe being located at least four subframes before the reporting subframe; and

measure CSI in said downlink subframe when there is said downlink subframe within the second CSI subframe set between the triggering subframe and the reporting subframe, and said downlink subframe is at least four subframes before the reporting subframe.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to report, within the reporting subframe, the CSI measurements from the CSI reference subframe when there is no said downlink subframe at least four subframes before the reporting subframe and within the second CSI subframe set between the triggering subframe and the reporting subframe.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to report, within the reporting subframe, the CSI measurements from said downlink subframe when there is said downlink subframe at least four subframes before the reporting subframe and within the second CSI subframe set between the triggering subframe and the reporting subframe.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive a semi-static configuration of the CSI reference subframe through radio resource control (RRC) signaling.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the CSI reference subframe is determined to be a first downlink subframe within said one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set.

20. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the CSI reference subframe is in the first CSI subframe set, the triggering subframe is in the second CSI subframe set, and the aperiodic CSI request is for the first CSI subframe set, and the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a second CSI reference subframe in the second CSI subframe set;

measure CSI in the second CSI reference subframe; and

receive a second aperiodic CSI request in a second triggering subframe in the first CSI subframe set, the second triggering subframe being after the second CSI reference subframe, the second aperiodic CSI request being for the second CSI subframe set.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the CSI reference subframe and the second CSI reference subframe are the only two CSI reference subframes in the first CSI subframe set and the second CSI subframe set.

22. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the apparatus is performed by a user equipment (UE), the CSI in the CSI reference subframe is measured only when the CSI reference subframe is during a discontinuous reception (DRX) active state of the UE, and the at least one processor is further configured to report the CSI measured in the CSI reference subframe only when the CSI reference subframe is during a DRX active state of the UE.

23. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

determine a first channel state information (CSI) subframe set including a first set of subframes of a frame and a second CSI subframe set including a second set of subframes of the frame, subframes in the first set of subframes being different than subframes in the second set of subframes;

determine a CSI reference subframe in one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set;

measure CSI in the CSI reference subframe;

store the measured CSI only for the CSI reference subframe; and

receive an aperiodic CSI request in a triggering subframe in one of the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set, the triggering subframe being after the CSI reference subframe, wherein the aperiodic CSI request is for the second CSI subframe set when the CSI reference subframe is in the second CSI subframe set and the triggering subframe is in the first CSI subframe set, and the aperiodic CSI request is for the first CSI subframe set when the CSI reference subframe is in the first CSI subframe set and the triggering subframe is in the second CSI subframe set.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine a time division duplex (TDD) uplink/downlink configuration; and

determine whether the CSI reference subframe is for the first CSI subframe set or the second CSI subframe set based on the TDD uplink/downlink configuration.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the first CSI subframe set includes subframes 0, 1, 5, and 6 of the frame, and the second CSI subframe set includes at least one other subframe of the frame, wherein the CSI reference subframe is determined to be within the second CSI subframe set when the TDD uplink/downlink configuration is one of TDD uplink/downlink configurations 0, 1, 3 or 6, and wherein the CSI reference subframe is determined to be within the first CSI subframe set when the TDD uplink/downlink configuration is one of TDD uplink/downlink configurations 2, 4, or 5.

26. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the apparatus is performed by a user equipment (UE), the CSI in the CSI reference subframe is measured only when the CSI reference subframe is during a discontinuous reception (DRX) active state of the UE, and the at least one processor is further configured to report the CSI measured in the CSI reference subframe only when the CSI reference subframe is during a DRX active state of the UE.