Abstract:
Scalable channel state information feedback for FD-MIMO involves quantizing the downlink channel according to a finite set of basis vectors to reduce the number of coefficients quantized and reported from a user equipment to a base station. The procedure includes measurement at the base station of angle of arrival spread for uplink signal reception from the user equipment and signaling that spread to the user equipment. The user equipment then quantizes the MIMO channel according to a sub-scheme configured based upon the signaled spread and reports (feeds back) the quantized channel to the base station.
Abstract:
A method includes configuring one or multiple pools of Device-to-Device (D2D) communication resources by an eNodeB (eNB). The method also includes signaling of the configured pool(s) of D2D communication resources by the eNB to a first User Equipment (UE) and a plurality of UEs using a common broadcast channel; and sending a request for one or multiple D2D communication resources to an eNB by the first UE configured to transmit D2D messages. The method also includes determining one or multiple resources for D2D communication by an eNB for the first UE. The method also includes communicating D2D resource allocation information to the first UE. The method also includes communicating D2D resource allocation information by the first UE to multiple UEs; and transmitting D2D data by the first UE to multiple UEs. Methods for configuring and signaling D2D communication resources by relay or out-of-coverage UEs are also provided.
Abstract:
A method includes determining, at a first eNodeB (eNB) associated with a first cell of a network, that a first user equipment (UE) is to engage in a device discovery process. The method also includes coordinating parameters of the device discovery process with a second eNB. The second eNB is associated with a second cell of the network and with a second UE. The parameters define one or more resources to be used in the first and second cells during the device discovery process. The method further includes communicating at least some of the parameters to the first UE. The device discovery process includes a process in which the first UE identifies one or more other UEs with which the first UE is able to engage in device-to-device communications.
Abstract:
For an O-RAN system, supported hybrid beamforming configurations are indicated based on a number of analog ports, a number of digital ports, a number of analog ports per transceiver, and supported codebooks. A hybrid beamforming configuration to be employed includes control bit vectors for phase-shifters, each control bit vector mapped to a phase value, an in-phase (I) value and a quadrature (Q) value. The hybrid beamforming configuration may include analog and digital beamforming parameters applicable to frequency bands or subbands or joint phase-time array parameters.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for a bit compression of uplink fronthaul data in wireless communication systems are provided. The methods of UE comprise: identifying uplink fronthaul data to reduce a data load on an uplink fronthaul link, wherein the uplink fronthaul link is between the RU and a DU; processing the uplink fronthaul data to obtain a set of representative values for a compression operation; selecting, based on the set of representative values, at least one encoding parameter for the compression operation; and transmitting, to the DU, the uplink fronthaul data that is compressed based on the compression operation.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for frequency selective beam management. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving first information related to a plurality of frequency subbands and receiving, in a first part of a downlink control information (DCI), at least one first transmission configuration indication (TCI) state and second information related to a second part of the DCI. The method further includes determining, based on the first information, a first association between the plurality of frequency subbands and the at least one first TCI state; for a first frequency subband from the plurality of frequency subbands, determining a first TCI state based on the first association; and identifying, based on the determined first TCI state, a spatial domain filter for transmitting or receiving UE-dedicated channels or signals for the first frequency subband.
Abstract:
A method includes determining a beam measurement periodicity for beam reporting by a user equipment (UE) for use in beam tracking. The method also includes performing beam tracking according to the beam measurement periodicity. The method also includes adaptively increasing or decreasing the beam measurement periodicity based on information related to at least one of a UE measurement report, a current network state, a UE state, or a previously observed network behavior. The method also includes performing additional beam tracking according to the adaptively increased or decreased beam measurement periodicity.
Abstract:
Method and apparatuses for scheduling and beam design in joint phase time arrays (JPTAs). In another embodiment, a method for operating a base station (BS) is provided. The method includes identifying a set of user equipments (UEs) to schedule, a plurality of resource blocks (RBs), and a UE beam map. The UE beam map maps one or more beams from a plurality of beams to one or more UEs in the set of UEs. The method further includes allocating, for a UE in the set of UEs, one or more RBs from the plurality of RBs based the UE beam map and a beam gain on the one or more RBs in a direction of the UE. The method further includes determining a JPTA beam for the UE. The method further includes transmitting scheduling information indicating the allocated one or more RBs and the determined one or more JPTA beams.
Abstract:
A hybrid MIMO system comprises N digital transceiver chains and N analog beamformers, each coupled to one of the digital transceiver chains and comprising M analog transmitter (TX) chains and M analog receiver (RX) chains. One of the analog RX chains is an RX reference node and one of the analog TX chains is a TX reference node. A processor is coupled to a calibration transceiver, the transceiver chains, and the beamformers. For each beamformer the processor measures, using the corresponding transceiver chain and the calibration transceiver, TX and RX phase responses and TX and RX magnitude responses of the TX and RX reference nodes, respectively, determines a reciprocity calibration based on a phase difference between the TX and RX phase responses and a magnitude difference between the TX and RX magnitude responses, and applies the reciprocity calibration to stored beam definitions to correct for the phase and magnitude differences.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for channel state information reference signal in wireless communication systems are provided. The methods of BS comprise: identifying first information corresponding to a number of antenna ports associated with transmissions of CSI-RSs; identifying, a first size of CDM groups associated with the number of antenna ports and a first shape of the CDM groups; identifying second information from the first information; identifying a starting SC index and a starting symbol index; identifying, based on the number of antenna ports associated with a CSI-RS transmission and a predetermined frequency domain granularity of channel state information, a size of RB cluster for the resource allocation; and transmitting, to a UE, resource configuration information indicating at least one of the size of RB cluster, the first size of the CDM groups, the first shape of the CDM groups, the starting SC index, and the starting symbol index.