Abstract:
A network control device includes a wireless communications module and a controller. The wireless communications module uses a preferred transmitting beam to communicate with a communications apparatus in one or more downlink opportunities corresponding to the preferred transmitting beam. The controller schedules signal or data to be transmitted in at least one downlink opportunity corresponding to the preferred transmitting beam. When scheduling signal or data to be transmitted, the controller further provides at least one training gap, in which the controller does not schedule any dedicated data to the communications apparatus, in the downlink opportunity corresponding to the preferred transmitting beam.
Abstract:
Inter-cell coordination and beam-aware scanning with end-to-end UE-BS signaling enhancements for robust HO trigger in a beamforming mmWave network is proposed. From the network and the base station perspective, inter-BS control beam coordination is performed, coupled with neighbor-cell information advertisement to facilitate UE-side beam-aware scanning. Inter-BS CB coordination enables a variety of network planning, pre-determined or random, enhanced with UE-reports and dynamic re-coordination to minimize inter-cell interference. From UE perspective, by utilizing the advertised CB information, UE can learn serving cell and neighbor cell CB pattern for beam-aware scanning. Beam-aware scanning enables power saving fast scanning at the UE with beam-aware HO measurement of neighboring and target cells, which reduces HO latency and avoids unnecessary HO.
Abstract:
A beamforming system synchronization architecture is proposed to allow a receiving device to synchronize to a transmitting device in time, frequency, and spatial domain in the most challenging situation with very high pathloss. A detector at the receiving device detects the presence of control beams, synchronizes to the transmission and estimates the channel response by receiving pilot signals. The detector has low complexity when exploiting the structure of the pilot signals. The detector consists of three stages that break down the synchronization procedure into less complicated steps. The detector accurately estimates the parameters required for identifying the transmit device and performing subsequent data communication.
Abstract:
A beamforming system synchronization architecture is proposed to allow a receiving device to synchronize to a transmitting device in time, frequency, and spatial domain in the most challenging situation with very high pathloss. A periodically configured time-frequency resource blocks in which the transmitting device uses the same beamforming weights for its control beam transmission to the receiving device. A pilot signal for each of the control beams is transmitted in each of the periodically configured time-frequency resource blocks. Pilot symbols are inserted into pilot structures and repeated for L times in each pilot structure. The L repetitions can be implemented by one or more Inverse Fast Fourier Transfers (IFFTs) with corresponding one or more cyclic prefix (CP) lengths.
Abstract:
A method of downlink channel state information (DL CSI) computation and reporting is proposed to support high velocity in new radio (NR) systems. In a first novel aspect, two CSI reference slots are defined. CSI reference slot for CSI measurement is defined for determining which CSI-RS/SSB occasion(s) is used for computing CSI. CSI reference slot for CSI computation is defined for determining the slot where UE assumes the CSI computation should be based upon the channel at that time onwards. In a second novel aspect, UE can be configured with a CSI computation period consisting of one or N slots and can be divided into multiple sub-periods without overlap. UE can be configured to compute and report wideband CSI and subband CSI for the whole CSI computation period and/or for each sub-period.
Abstract:
Various solutions for tiered channel information feedback with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may determine a first tier channel state information (CSI) based on a first reference signal resource measurement. The apparatus may report the first tier CSI to a network node. The apparatus may determine a second tier CSI based on the first tier CSI and based on a second reference signal resource measurement. The apparatus may report the second tier CSI to the network node. The second tier CSI may be different from the first tier CSI.
Abstract:
Techniques pertaining to channeling state information (CSI) pre-processing are described. A user equipment (UE) that is in wireless communication with a base station node extracts eigenvectors (EVs) from CSI acquired by the UE. The UE generates pre-processed CSI for compression by a machine-learning (ML)-based encoder of the UE into CSI feedback for the base station node by at least performing one or more of a phase discontinuity compensation (PDC), a one-step polarization separation with re-ordering, or a two-step polarization separation that includes separation based on polarization type and separation by position on the EVs.
Abstract:
Techniques and examples of efficient detection of a transmission session in New Radio unlicensed spectrum (NR-U) are described. An apparatus (e.g., user equipment (UE)) detects presence of an indication from a base station of a wireless network in an NR-U. The apparatus determines that a transmission opportunity (TXOP) follows the indication responsive to the detecting. The apparatus then receives a downlink (DL) transmission in the NR-U from the base station during the TXOP.
Abstract:
Method and apparatus are provided for joint communication and sensing with same radio resource in a mobile communication system. An apparatus can receive a common signal from a network node. The apparatus can use the common signal as a pilot signal to perform a channel estimation. The apparatus can use the common signal as a sensing signal to perform a sensing. The common signal comprises the pilot signal and the sensing signal.
Abstract:
A method of downlink channel state information (DL CSI) computation and reporting is proposed to support high velocity in new radio (NR) systems. In a first novel aspect, two CSI reference slots are defined. CSI reference slot for CSI measurement is defined for determining which CSI-RS/SSB occasion(s) is used for computing CSI. CSI reference slot for CSI computation is defined for determining the slot where UE assumes the CSI computation should be based upon the channel at that time onwards. In a second novel aspect, UE can be configured with a CSI computation period consisting of one or N slots and can be divided into multiple sub-periods without overlap. UE can be configured to compute and report wideband CSI and subband CSI for the whole CSI computation period and/or for each sub-period.