Triggering aperiodic channel state information (CSI) reporting based on downlink control information (DCI)

A user equipment (UE) comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories storing instructions that, upon execution by the one or more processors, configure the UE to:
• receive, from a network, a channel state information (CSI) configuration;
• receive, from the network, downlink control information (DCI) having a format for scheduling physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) data reception;
• determine that the DCI triggers an aperiodic-CSI (AP-CSI);
• generate, based on the CSI configuration, an AP-CSI report;
• and
• determine, from the DCI, a timing offset for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource associated with sending the AP-CSI report.

A method implemented by a network node, the method comprising:

• sending, to a user equipment (UE), a channel state information (CSI) configuration;
• sending, to the UE, downlink control information (DCI) having a format for scheduling physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) data reception and indicating a timing offset for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource associated with sending an AP-CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) report;
• sending, to the UE, a CSI-RS;
• and
• receiving, from the UE, an AP-CSI report that is triggered based on the DCI and that is generated based on the CSI configuration.