Coherence bandwidth adaptive CSI reporting
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsMartin Hessler, Henrik Sahlin, Zhao Wang, Karl Werner
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Abstract
This disclosure pertains to a wireless device for a Radio Access Network, the wireless device being adapted for transmitting sampling information indicating a sample determining device used by the wireless device for preparing a measurement report. The disclosure also pertains to related methods and devices.
Claims11
A wireless device for a Radio Access Network, the wireless device comprising:
- a sample determining device configured to:
- determine sampling information including at least a frequency variation to a reference signal of a radio channel used for channel estimation and a sample density in at least one of frequency and time properties of the radio channel used for channel estimation, the sample density being based at least on the frequency variation, the frequency variation being at least one of a coherence bandwidth and a delay spread;
- prepare a measurement report including at least the sampling information and the sample determining device used by the wireless device for preparing the measurement report;
- and
- the wireless device being configured to:
- transmit at least the measurement report.
A method for operating a wireless device in a Radio Access Network, the wireless device comprising a sample determining device, the method comprising:
- determining sampling information including at least a frequency variation to a reference signal of a radio channel used for channel estimation and a sample density in at least one of frequency and time properties of the radio channel used for channel estimation, the sample density being based at least on the frequency variation, the frequency variation being at least one of a coherence bandwidth and a delay spread;
- preparing a measurement report including at least the sampling information and the sample determining device used by the wireless device for preparing the measurement report;
- and
- transmitting at least the measurement report.
A wireless precoding device for a Radio Access Network, the Radio Access Network supporting communication with at least a wireless device, the wireless precoding device being configured to:
- receive at least a measurement report including at least sampling information and a sample determining device used by the wireless device for preparing the measurement report, the sampling information including at least a frequency variation to a reference signal of a radio channel used for channel estimation and a sample density in at least one of frequency and time properties of the radio channel used for channel estimation, the sample density being based at least on the frequency variation, the frequency variation being at least one of a coherence bandwidth and a delay spread;
- and
- transmit signaling based on precoding, the precoding being based on the sampling information and the sample determining device used at least by the wireless device for preparing a measurement report.
A method for operating a wireless precoding device in a Radio Access Network, the Radio Access Network supporting communication with at least a wireless device, the method comprising:
- receiving at least a measurement report including at least sampling information and a sample determining device used by the wireless device for preparing the measurement report, the sampling information including at least a frequency variation to a reference signal of a radio channel used for channel estimation and a sample density in at least one of frequency and time properties of the radio channel used for channel estimation, the sample density being based at least on the frequency variation, the frequency variation being at least one of a coherence bandwidth and a delay spread;
- and
- transmitting signaling based on precoding, the precoding being based on the sampling information and the sample determining device used at least by the wireless device for preparing a measurement report.
A computer storage medium storing an executable computer program comprising instructions that when executed cause control circuitry to at least one of control and perform a method for operating a wireless device in a Radio Access Network, the wireless device comprising a sample determining device, the method comprising:
- determining sampling information including at least a frequency variation to a reference signal of a radio channel used for channel estimation and a sample density in at least one of frequency and time properties of the radio channel used for channel estimation, the sample density being based at least on the frequency variation, the frequency variation being at least one of a coherence bandwidth and a delay spread;
- preparing a measurement report including at least the sampling information and the sample determining device used by the wireless device for preparing the measurement report;
- and
- transmitting at least the measurement report.
A wireless communication system comprising a wireless device for a Radio Access Network and a wireless precoding device for the Radio Access Network, the wireless device comprising:
- a sample determining device configured to:
- determine sampling information including at least a frequency variation to a reference signal of a radio channel used for channel estimation and a sample density in at least one of frequency and time properties of the radio channel used for channel estimation, the sample density being based at least on the frequency variation, the frequency variation being at least one of a coherence bandwidth and a delay spread;
- prepare a measurement report including at least the sampling information and the sample determining device used by the wireless device for preparing the measurement report;
- and
- the wireless device being configured to:
- transmit at least the measurement report;
- and
- the wireless precoding device being configured to:
- receive at least the measurement report including at least the sampling information and the sample determining device used by the wireless device for preparing the measurement report, the sampling information including at least the frequency variation to the reference signal of the radio channel used for channel estimation and the sample density in at least one of frequency and time properties of the radio channel used for channel estimation, the sample density being based at least on the frequency variation;
- and
- transmit signaling based on precoding, the precoding being based on the sampling information and the sample determining device used at least by the wireless device for preparing the measurement report.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.