# US 12,184,362 B2 · Interference layer categorization and non zero power interference measurement resource for non linear precoding > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,184,362 B2 - Document ID: US12184362B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/262,441 - Filed: 2019-08-13 - Published: 2021-09-23 - Granted: 2024-12-31 - Earliest claimed: 2018-08-14 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: Qualcomm Incorporated - Inventors: Chenxi Hao; Yu Zhang; Liangming Wu; Hao Xu; Wanshi Chen; Peter Gaal - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12184362B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/0456: Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices antenna weighting - H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]} - H04B 7/0413: MIMO systems - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04L 5/0051: {of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal} - H04L 5/0053: {Allocation of signalling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals} - H04L 5/0023: {Time-frequency-space} - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In one aspect, the described techniques provide for identifying interference signals on multiple layers or resources and determining whether the interference signals transmitted on a particular layer or resource were precoded using linear precoding (LP) or NLP. In this aspect, a receiving device may equalize signals received from a transmitting device (e. g., filter out interference signals) based on determining whether the interference signals were precoded using a first type of precoding (e. g., linear precoding (LP)) or a second type of precoding (e. g., NLP). In another aspect, the described techniques provide for performing interference measurements on signals precoded using NLP based on categorizing interference resources as being precoded using LP or NLP. In this aspect, a receiving device may perform and report measurements differently for interference signals precoded using LP and interference signals precoded using NLP. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: transmitting, from the UE, a support indicator that indicates a threshold quantity of non-linear precoding layers supported by the UE; receiving a configuration of a first one or more reference signal ports associated with at least one data stream for the UE, the configuration being based at least in part on the support indicator; identifying a second one or more reference signal ports unassociated with the at least one data stream for the UE; receiving an indicator indicating a categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to one of a first type of precoding layer or a second type of precoding layer, wherein a first subset of the second one or more reference signal ports are categorized as a non-linear precoding layer and a second subset of the second one or more reference signal ports are categorized as a linear precoding layer, and wherein a quantity of the first subset of the second one or more reference signal ports is less than or equal to the threshold quantity of non-linear precoding layers supported by the UE; receiving a transmission associated with the first one or more reference signal ports; and decoding the transmission to obtain the at least one data stream based at least in part on the categorization of the second one or more reference signal ports. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indicator comprises one or more reference signal indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports, the method further comprising: identifying the categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on the one or more reference signal indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein identifying the categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports further comprises: determining the categorization of each port of the second one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on a comparison of an index of a respective port of the second one or more reference signal ports with the one or more reference signal indexes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indicator comprises one or more reference signal indexes and one or more group indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports, the method further comprising: identifying the categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on the one or more reference signal indexes and the one or more group indexes. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein identifying the categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports further comprises: identifying the first one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on the one or more reference signal indexes and one or more configured groups of a plurality of groups based at least in part on the one or more group indexes; categorizing, within the one or more configured groups, each port of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to the first type of precoding layer; and categorizing, within each unconfigured group of the plurality of groups, each port of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to the second type of precoding layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indicator comprises a bitmap, the method further comprising: identifying the categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on a respective bit within the bitmap. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indicator comprises a row index, the method further comprising: identifying a first configuration table; and categorizing each of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to one of the first type of precoding layer or the second type of precoding layer by indexing the first configuration table based at least in part on the row index. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the indicator comprises one or more reference signal indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports, the method further comprising: identifying indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on the indicator; identifying a first configuration table of a plurality of configuration tables; and categorizing each of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to one of the first type of precoding layer or the second type of precoding layer by indexing the first configuration table based at least in part on the identified indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the support indicator further indicates a defined number of the second one or more reference signal ports associated with the linear precoding layer, capable of being supported by the UE or a defined number of a second one or more layers of the first type, the second type, or both, capable of being supported by the UE. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein decoding the transmission further comprises: determining a parameter corresponding to a first port of the second one or more reference signal ports corresponding to the first type of precoding layer; and decoding the at least one data stream based at least in part on the parameter. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first type of precoding layer or the second type of precoding layer is the non-linear precoding layer. ### Claim 12 A method for wireless communication at a network device, comprising: receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a support indicator that indicates a threshold quantity of non-linear precoding layers supported by the UE; transmitting a configuration of a first one or more reference signal ports associated with at least one data stream for the UE, the first one or more reference signal ports being different from a second one or more reference signal ports unassociated with the at least one data stream for the UE, wherein the configuration is based at least in part on the support indicator; transmitting an indicator indicating a categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to one of a first type of precoding layer or a second type of precoding layer, wherein a first subset of the second one or more reference signal ports are categorized as a non-linear precoding layer and a second subset of the second one or more reference signal ports are categorized as a linear precoding layer and wherein a quantity of the first subset of the second one or more reference signal ports is less than or equal to the threshold quantity of non-linear precoding layers supported by the UE; and transmitting the at least one data stream using the first one or more reference signal ports. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the indicator comprises one or more reference signal indexes, one or more group indexes, one or more row indexes, one or more group table indexes, one or more port indexes, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the indicator comprises the one or more row indexes, the method further comprising: transmitting an indication of a configuration table to be referenced by the UE using the one or more row indexes. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein transmitting the indication of the configuration table comprises: transmitting the indication of the configuration table in a radio resource control (RRC) message, a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), or a downlink control information (DCI) message. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the indicator comprises a bitmap. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the indicator indicates a first configuration table of a plurality of configuration tables based at least in part on a defined number of the first one or more reference signal ports, a defined number of layers associated with the first one or more reference signal ports, a defined number of layers associated with the second one or more reference signal ports, a defined number of the second one or more reference signal ports, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein transmitting the indicator comprises: transmitting the indicator in a radio resource control (RRC) message, a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), or a downlink control information (DCI) message. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the support indicator further indicates a defined number of the second one or more reference signal ports associated with the linear precoding layer, capable of being supported by the UE or a defined number of a second one or more layers of the first type, the second type, or both, capable of being supported by the UE. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the support indicator further indicates a defined number of the first one or more reference signal ports associated with the linear precoding layer, capable of being supported by the UE or a defined number of a first one or more layers of the first type, the second type, or both, capable of being supported by the UE. ### Claim 21 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the first type of precoding layer or the second type of precoding layer is the non-linear precoding layer. ### Claim 22 An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising: a processor, memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: transmit, from the UE, a support indicator that indicates a threshold quantity of non-linear precoding layers supported by the UE; receive a configuration of a first one or more reference signal ports associated with at least one data stream for the UE, the configuration being based at least in part on the support indicator; identify a second one or more reference signal ports unassociated with the at least one data stream for the UE; receive an indicator indicating a categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to one of a first type of precoding layer or a second type of precoding layer, wherein a first subset of the second one or more reference signal ports are categorized as a non-linear precoding layer and a second subset of the second one or more reference signal ports are categorized as a linear precoding layer, and wherein a quantity of the first subset of the second one or more reference signal ports is less than or equal to the threshold quantity of non-linear precoding layers supported by the UE; receive a transmission associated with the first one or more reference signal ports; and decode the transmission to obtain the at least one data stream based at least in part on the categorization of the second one or more reference signal ports. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the indicator comprises one or more reference signal indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports, and the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to: identify the categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on the one or more reference signal indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The apparatus of claim 23, wherein, to identify the categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports, the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to: determine the categorization of each port of the second one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on a comparison of an index of a respective port of the second one or more reference signal ports with the one or more reference signal indexes. ### Claim 25 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the indicator comprises one or more reference signal indexes and one or more group indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports, and the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to: identify the categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on the one or more reference signal indexes and the one or more group indexes. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The apparatus of claim 25, wherein, to identify the categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports, the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to: identify the first one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on the one or more reference signal indexes and one or more configured groups of a plurality of groups based at least in part on the one or more group indexes; categorize, within the one or more configured groups, each port of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to the first type of precoding layer; and categorize, within each unconfigured group of the plurality of groups, each port of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to the second type of precoding layer. ### Claim 27 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the indicator comprises a bitmap, and the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to: identify the categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on a respective bit within the bitmap. ### Claim 28 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the indicator comprises a row index, and the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to: identify a first configuration table; and categorize each of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to one of the first type of precoding layer or the second type of precoding layer by indexing the first configuration table based at least in part on the row index. ### Claim 29 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the indicator comprises one or more reference signal indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports, and the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to: identify indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports based at least in part on the indicator; identify a first configuration table of a plurality of configuration tables; and categorize each of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to one of the first type of precoding layer or the second type of precoding layer by indexing the first configuration table based at least in part on the identified indexes of the first one or more reference signal ports. ### Claim 30 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the support indicator further indicates a defined number of the second one or more reference signal ports associated with the linear precoding layer, capable of being supported by the UE or a defined number of a second one or more layers of the first type, the second type, or both, capable of being supported by the UE. ### Claim 31 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein, to decode the transmission the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to: determine a parameter corresponding to a first port of the second one or more reference signal ports corresponding to the first type of precoding layer; and decode the at least one data stream based at least in part on the parameter. ### Claim 32 (depends on 22) The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the first type of precoding layer or the second type of precoding layer is the non-linear precoding layer. ### Claim 33 An apparatus for wireless communication at a network entity, comprising: a processor, memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to: receive, from a user equipment (UE), a support indicator that indicates a threshold quantity of non-linear precoding layers supported by the UE; transmit a configuration of a first one or more reference signal ports associated with at least one data stream for a user equipment (UE), the first one or more reference signal ports being different from a second one or more reference signal ports unassociated with the at least one data stream for the UE, wherein the configuration is based at least in part on the support indicator; transmit an indicator indicating a categorization of each of the second one or more reference signal ports as corresponding to one of a first type of precoding layer or a second type of precoding layer, wherein a first subset of the second one or more reference signal ports are categorized as a non-linear precoding layer and a second subset of the second one or more reference signal ports are categorized as a linear precoding layer, and wherein a quantity of the first subset of the second one or more reference signal ports is less than or equal to the threshold quantity of non-linear precoding layers supported by the UE; and transmit the at least one data stream using the first one or more reference signal ports. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the indicator comprises one or more reference signal indexes, one or more group indexes, one or more row indexes, one or more group table indexes, one or more port indexes, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 35 (depends on 34) The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the indicator comprises the one or more row indexes, and the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to: transmit an indication of a configuration table to be referenced by the UE using the one or more row indexes. ### Claim 36 (depends on 35) The apparatus of claim 35, wherein, to transmit the indication of the configuration table, the processor is further configured to cause the apparatus to: transmit the indication of the configuration table in a radio resource control (RRC) message, a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), or a downlink control information (DCI) message. ### Claim 37 (depends on 33) The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the indicator comprises a bitmap. ### Claim 38 (depends on 33) The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the indicator indicates a first configuration table of a plurality of configuration tables based at least in part on a defined number of the first one or more reference signal ports, a defined number of layers associated with the first one or more reference signal ports, a defined number of layers associated with the second one or more reference signal ports, a defined number of the second one or more reference signal ports, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 39 (depends on 33) The apparatus of claim 33, wherein, to transmit the indicator, the processor is configured to cause the apparatus to: transmit the indicator in a radio resource control (RRC) message, a medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), or a downlink control information (DCI) message. ### Claim 40 (depends on 33) The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the support indicator further indicates a defined number of the second one or more reference signal ports associated with the linear precoding layer, capable of being supported by the UE or a defined number of a second one or more layers of the first type, the second type, or both, capable of being supported by the UE. ### Claim 41 (depends on 33) The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the support indicator further indicates a defined number of the first one or more reference signal ports associated with the linear precoding layer, capable of being supported by the UE or a defined number of a first one or more layers of the first type, the second type, or both, capable of being supported by the UE. ### Claim 42 (depends on 33) The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the first type of precoding layer or the second type of precoding layer is the non-linear precoding layer.