# US 2014/0192732 A1 · Identifying modulation and coding schemes and channel quality indicators

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- Number: US 2014/0192732 A1
- Document ID: US20140192732A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/140,098
- Filed: 2013-12-24
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-09
- Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Inventors: Wanshi Chen; Peter Gaal; Tao Luo; Hao Xu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192732A1

## CPC

- H04L 5/0057: {Physical resource allocation for CQI}
- H04L 1/0003: {by switching between different modulation schemes}
- H04L 1/0009: {by adapting the channel coding (H04L1/1812 takes precedence)}
- H04L 1/0016: {involving special memory structures, e.g. look-up tables}
- H04L 1/0025: {Transmission of mode-switching indication}
- H04L 1/0026: {Transmission of channel quality indication}
- H04L 1/003: {Adaptive formatting arrangements particular to signalling, e.g. variable amount of bits}
- H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality
- H04L 2025/0342: {QAM}
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)

## Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communications. The use of at least two channel quality indicator (CQI) tables is supported. One of the at least two CQI table is identified. The identified CQI table is used to generate a CQI value for a wireless channel. In addition, the use of at least two modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables is supported. A transmission is received via a wireless channel. One of the at least two MCS tables is identified to use for the received transmission. Further, a transport block size (TBS) table is identified that is mapped from the identified MCS table. The identified TBS table is used to determine a size of the received transmission.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for wireless communications, comprising:
supporting the use of at least two channel quality indicator (CQI) tables;
identifying one of the at least two CQI tables; and
using the identified CQI table to generate a CQI value for a wireless channel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a same number of bits is used to represent the CQI value regardless of which CQI table is identified.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the identification of the CQI table is based at least in part on an identification of channel state information (CSI), from a plurality of CSI identifications, where the CSI is at least one of a periodic CSI or an aperiodic CSI.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of CSI identifications is associated with a set of subframes, where the set of subframes are determined based at least in part on a semi-static configuration or a semi-static indication.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
identifying a first CQI table to use for a first channel state information (CSI) process; and
identifying a second CQI table to use for a second CSI process, the second CSI process being different than the first CSI process.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying one of the at least two CQI tables comprises:
selecting the CQI table to use to generate the CQI value according to a predefined configuration setting.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the identifying one of the at least two CQI tables comprises:
dynamically selecting the CQI table to use to generate the CQI value.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining whether the CQI value is to be transmitted via a control channel or a data channel; and
upon determining that the CQI value is to be transmitted via the control channel, identifying a first CQI table to use; and
upon determining that the CQI value is to be transmitted via the data channel, identifying a second CQI table to use, the second CQI table being different from the first CQI table.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising:
upon identifying the first CQI table, using a first number of bits to represent the CQI value based on the first CQI table; and
upon identifying the second CQI table, using a second number of bits to represent the CQI value based on the second CQI table, the second number of bits being greater than the first number of bits.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
determining whether the CQI value is part of a periodic channel state information (P-CSI) report or an aperiodic channel state information (A-CSI) report;
upon determining that the CQI value if part of the P-CSI report, identifying a first CQI table to use; and
upon determining that the CQI value is part of the A-CSI report, identifying a second CQI table to use, the second CQI table being different from the first CQI table.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
generating a first CQI value using a first CQI table;
generating a second CQI value using a second CQI table; and
transmitting the first CQI value and the second CQI value via a wireless channel in a single subframe.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two CQI tables comprise at least one common data entry.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein a CQI table comprises a listing of CQI values, each CQI value being mapped to a spectral efficiency value.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the identified CQI reporting tables supports 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM).

### Claim 15

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
a processor;
a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
support the use of at least two channel quality indicator (CQI) reporting tables;
identify one of the at least two CQI tables; and
use the identified CQI table to generate a CQI value for a wireless channel.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein a same number of bits is used to represent the CQI value regardless of which CQI table is identified.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the identification of the CQI table is based at least in part on an identification of channel state information (CSI), from a plurality of CSI identifications, where the CSI is at least one of a periodic CSI or an aperiodic CSI.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The apparatus of claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of CSI identifications is associated with a set of subframes, where the set of subframes are determined based at least in part on a semi-static configuration or a semi-static indication.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
identify a first CQI table to use for a first channel state information (CSI) process; and
identify a second CQI table to use for a second CSI process, the second CSI process being different than the first CSI process.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions to identify one of the at least two CQI tables are executable by the processor to:
select the CQI table to use to generate the CQI value according to a predefined configuration setting.

### Claim 21 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions to identify one of the at least two CQI tables are executable by the processor to:
dynamically select the CQI table to use to generate the CQI value.

### Claim 22 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
determine whether the CQI value is to be transmitted via a control channel or a data channel; and
upon determining that the CQI value is to be transmitted via the control channel, identify a first CQI table to use; and
upon determining that the CQI value is to be transmitted via the data channel, identify a second CQI table to use, the second CQI table being different from the first CQI table.

### Claim 23 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
upon identifying the first CQI table, use a first number of bits to represent the CQI value based on the first CQI table; and
upon identifying the second CQI table, use a second number of bits to represent the CQI value based on the second CQI table, the second number of bits being greater than the first number of bits.

### Claim 24 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
determine whether the CQI value is part of a periodic channel state information (P-CSI) report or an aperiodic channel state information (A-CSI) report;
upon determining that the CQI value if part of the P-CSI report, identify a first CQI table to use; and
upon determining that the CQI value is part of the A-CSI report, identify a second CQI table to use, the second CQI table being different from the first CQI table.

### Claim 25 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
generate a first CQI value using a first CQI table;
generate a second CQI value using a second CQI table; and
transmit the first CQI value and the second CQI value via a wireless channel in a single subframe.

### Claim 26 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least two CQI tables comprise at least one common data entry.

### Claim 27 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein a CQI table comprises a listing of CQI values, each CQI value being mapped to a spectral efficiency value.

### Claim 28 (depends on 15)

The apparatus of claim 15, wherein at least one of the identified CQI reporting tables supports 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM).

### Claim 29

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
means for supporting the use of at least two channel quality indicator (CQI) reporting tables;
means for identifying one of the at least two CQI tables; and
means for using the identified CQI table to generate a CQI value for a wireless channel.

### Claim 30 (depends on 29)

The apparatus of claim 29, wherein a same number of bits is used to represent the CQI value regardless of which CQI table is identified.

### Claim 31 (depends on 29)

The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the identification of the CQI table is based at least in part on an identification of channel state information (CSI), from a plurality of CSI identifications, where the CSI is at least one of a periodic CSI or an aperiodic CSI.

### Claim 32 (depends on 31)

The apparatus of claim 31, wherein each of the plurality of CSI identifications is associated with a set of subframes, where the set of subframes are determined based at least in part on a semi-static configuration or a semi-static indication.

### Claim 33 (depends on 29)

The apparatus of claim 29, further comprising:
means for determining whether the CQI value is to be transmitted via a control channel or a data channel; and
upon determining that the CQI value is to be transmitted via the control channel, means for identifying a first CQI table to use; and
upon determining that the CQI value is to be transmitted via the data channel, means for identifying a second CQI table to use, the second CQI table being different from the first CQI table.

### Claim 34 (depends on 33)

The apparatus of claim 33, further comprising:
upon identifying the first CQI table, means for using a first number of bits to represent the CQI value based on the first CQI table; and
upon identifying the second CQI table, means for using a second number of bits to represent the CQI value based on the second CQI table, the second number of bits being greater than the first number of bits.

### Claim 35

A computer program product for managing wireless communications, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:
support the use of at least two channel quality indicator (CQI) reporting tables;
identify one of the at least two CQI tables; and
use the identified CQI table to generate a CQI value for a wireless channel.

### Claim 36

A method for wireless communications, comprising:
supporting the use of at least two modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables;
receiving a transmission via a wireless channel; and
identifying one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the received transmission.

### Claim 37 (depends on 36)

The method of claim 36, further comprising:
using the identified MCS table to determine an MCS to use for the received transmission.

### Claim 38 (depends on 36)

The method of claim 36, wherein a first transport block size (TBS) table is mapped from a first MCS table and a second TBS table is mapped from a second MCS table, the second TBS table comprising at least one TBS that is greater than a maximum TBS in the first TBS table.

### Claim 39 (depends on 38)

The method of claim 38, further comprising:
identifying a TBS table mapped from the identified MCS table;
using the identified TBS table to determine a size of the received transmission.

### Claim 40 (depends on 36)

The method of claim 36, wherein the identifying one of the at least two MCS tables comprises:
determining a type of transmission used to transmit the received transmission via the wireless channel; and
identifying one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the received transmission based at least in part on the type of transmission.

### Claim 41 (depends on 36)

The method of claim 36, wherein the identifying one of the at least two MCS tables comprises:
identifying a type of control channel used to transmit the received transmission; and
identifying one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the received transmission based at least in part on the identified type of control channel.

### Claim 42 (depends on 36)

The method of claim 36, further comprising:
using the identified MCS table to determine an MCS to use for an uplink transmission.

### Claim 43 (depends on 36)

The method of claim 36, wherein a first number of bits is used to represent a first MCS based on a first MCS table, and a second number of bits is used to represent a second MCS based on a second MCS table.

### Claim 44 (depends on 43)

The method of claim 43, wherein the first number of bits is the same as the second number of bits.

### Claim 45 (depends on 36)

The method of claim 36, wherein the identifying one of the at least two MCS tables comprises:
dynamically selecting the MCS table to use for the received transmission.

### Claim 46 (depends on 36)

The method of claim 36, wherein identifying one of the at least two MCS tables comprises:
selecting the MCS table to use for the received transmission according to a predefined configuration setting.

### Claim 47

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
a processor;
a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
support the use of at least two modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables;
receive a transmission via a wireless channel; and
identify one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the received transmission.

### Claim 48 (depends on 47)

The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
use the identified MCS table to determine an MCS to use for the received transmission.

### Claim 49 (depends on 47)

The apparatus of claim 47, wherein a first transport block size (TBS) table is mapped from a first MCS table and a second TBS table is mapped from a second MCS table, the second TBS table comprising at least one TBS that is greater than a maximum TBS in the first TBS table.

### Claim 50 (depends on 49)

The apparatus of claim 49, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
identify a TBS table mapped from the identified MCS table;
use the identified TBS table to determine a size of the received transmission.

### Claim 51 (depends on 47)

The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the instructions to identify one of the at least two MCS tables are executable by the processor to:
determine a type of transmission used to transmit the received transmission via the wireless channel; and
identify one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the received transmission based at least in part on the type of transmission.

### Claim 52 (depends on 47)

The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the instructions to identify one of the at least two MCS tables are executable by the processor to:
identify a type of control channel used to transmit the received transmission; and
identify one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the received transmission based at least in part on the identified type of control channel.

### Claim 53 (depends on 47)

The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
use the identified MCS table to determine an MCS to use for an uplink transmission.

### Claim 54 (depends on 47)

The apparatus of claim 47, wherein a first number of bits is used to represent a first MCS based on a first MCS table, and a second number of bits is used to represent a second MCS based on a second MCS table.

### Claim 55 (depends on 54)

The apparatus of claim 54, wherein the first number of bits is the same as the second number of bits.

### Claim 56 (depends on 47)

The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the instructions to identify one of the at least two MCS tables are executable by the processor to:
dynamically select the MCS table to use for the received transmission.

### Claim 57 (depends on 47)

The apparatus of claim 47, wherein the instructions to identify one of the at least two MCS tables are executable by the processor to:
select the MCS table to use for the received transmission according to a predefined configuration setting.

### Claim 58

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
means for supporting the use of at least two modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables;
means for receiving a transmission via a wireless channel; and
means for identifying one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the received transmission.

### Claim 59 (depends on 58)

The apparatus of claim 58, further comprising:
means for using the identified MCS table to determine an MCS to use for the received transmission.

### Claim 60 (depends on 58)

The apparatus of claim 58, wherein a first number of bits is used to represent a first MCS based on a first MCS table, and a second number of bits is used to represent a second MCS based on a second MCS table.

### Claim 61 (depends on 60)

The apparatus of claim 60, wherein the first number of bits is the same as the second number of bits.

### Claim 62

A computer program product for managing wireless communications, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:
support the use of at least two modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables;
receive a transmission via a wireless channel; and
identify one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the received transmission.

### Claim 63

A method for wireless communications, comprising:
supporting the use of at least two modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables;
identifying one of the at least two MCS tables; and
using the identified MCS table to identify an MCS for a transmission.

### Claim 64 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, further comprising:
identifying a channel quality indicator (CQI) value, the identified MCS being based at least in part on the received CQI value.

### Claim 65 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, wherein the using the identified MCS table to identify the MCS comprises:
selecting the MCS for a downlink transmission.

### Claim 66 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, wherein the using the identified MCS table to identify the MCS comprises:
selecting the MCS for an uplink transmission.

### Claim 67 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, wherein the identification of one of the at least two MCS tables is based at least in part on a downlink control information (DCI) format.

### Claim 68 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, wherein a first number of bits is used to represent a first MCS based on a first MCS table, and a second number of bits is used to represent a second MCS based on a second MCS table.

### Claim 69 (depends on 68)

The method of claim 68, wherein the first number of bits is the same as the second number of bits.

### Claim 70 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, further comprising:
associating a single MCS table with each assignment of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

### Claim 71 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, further comprising:
identifying at least two codewords to be transmitted via a single physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); and
using the identified one of the at least two MCS tables for downlink transmissions of the at least two codewords.

### Claim 72 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, further comprising:
identifying a type of control channel to be used for the transmission; and
identifying one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the transmission based at least in part on the identified type of control channel.

### Claim 73 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, further comprising:
identifying a set of candidates for a control channel transmission; and
identifying one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the control channel transmission based at least in part on the identified set of candidates.

### Claim 74 (depends on 73)

The method of claim 73, wherein a first set of candidates are associated with a common search space, and a second set of candidates are associated with a user equipment specific search space.

### Claim 75 (depends on 74)

The method of claim 74, further comprising:
identifying at least one candidate associated with both the common search space and the user equipment search space; and
identifying one of the at least two MCS tables based at least in part on a predefined rule.

### Claim 76 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, further comprising:
identifying a type of the transmission to occur on a wireless channel; and
identifying one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the transmission based at least in part on the identified type of transmission.

### Claim 77 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, wherein the identifying one of the at least two MCS tables comprises:
dynamically selecting the MCS table to use for the transmission.

### Claim 78 (depends on 77)

The method of claim 77, wherein the dynamic selection of the MCS table is performed by an information field in downlink control information, where the information field selects one of a plurality of sets of configurations, where each set of configuration comprises parameters including an MCS table indicator and at least one of a rate matching parameter and a quasi-co-location indication parameter.

### Claim 79 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, wherein identifying one of the at least two MCS tables comprises:
selecting the MCS table to use for the transmission according to a predefined configuration setting.

### Claim 80 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, wherein an MCS table comprises a listing of MCSs, each MCS being mapped to at least one of a modulation scheme and a transport block size (TBS).

### Claim 81 (depends on 80)

The method of claim 80, wherein a first TBS table is mapped from a first MCS table and a second TBS table is mapped from a second MCS table, the second TBS table comprising at least one TBS that is greater than a maximum TBS in the first TBS table.

### Claim 82 (depends on 63)

The method of claim 63, wherein at least one of the identified MCS tables supports 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM).

### Claim 83

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
a processor;
a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
support the use of at least two modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables;
identify one of the at least two MCS tables; and
use the identified MCS table to identify an MCS for a transmission.

### Claim 84 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
identify a channel quality indicator (CQI) value, the identified MCS being based at least in part on the received CQI value.

### Claim 85 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the instructions to use the identified MCS table to identify the MCS are executable by the processor to:
select the MCS for a downlink transmission.

### Claim 86 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the instructions to use the identified MCS table to identify the MCS are executable by the processor to:
select the MCS for an uplink transmission.

### Claim 87 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the identification of one of the at least two MCS tables is based at least in part on a downlink control information (DCI) format.

### Claim 88 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein a first number of bits is used to represent a first MCS based on a first MCS table, and a second number of bits is used to represent a second MCS based on a second MCS table.

### Claim 89 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the first number of bits is the same as the second number of bits.

### Claim 90 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
associate a single MCS table with each assignment of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

### Claim 91 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
identify at least two codewords to be transmitted via a single physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); and
use the identified one of the at least two MCS tables for downlink transmissions of the at least two codewords.

### Claim 92 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
identify a type of control channel to be used for the transmission; and
identify one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the transmission based at least in part on the identified type of control channel.

### Claim 93 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
identify a set of candidates for a control channel transmission; and
identify one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the control channel transmission based at least in part on the identified set of candidates.

### Claim 94 (depends on 93)

The apparatus of claim 93, wherein a first set of candidates are associated with a common search space, and a second set of candidates are associated with a user equipment specific search space.

### Claim 95 (depends on 94)

The apparatus of claim 94, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
identify at least one candidate associated with both the common search space and the user equipment search space; and
identify one of the at least two MCS tables based at least in part on a predefined rule.

### Claim 96 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to:
identify a type of the transmission to occur on a wireless channel; and
identify one of the at least two MCS tables to use for the transmission based at least in part on the identified type of transmission.

### Claim 97 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the instructions to identify one of the at least two MCS tables are executable by the processor to:
dynamically select the MCS table to use for the transmission.

### Claim 98 (depends on 97)

The apparatus of claim 97, wherein the dynamic selection of the MCS table is performed by an information field in downlink control information, where the information field selects one of a plurality of sets of configurations, where each set of configuration comprises parameters including an MCS table indicator and at least one of a rate matching parameter and a quasi-co-location indication parameter.

### Claim 99 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein the instructions to identify one of the at least two MCS tables are executable by the processor to:
select the MCS table to use for the transmission according to a predefined configuration setting.

### Claim 100 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein an MCS table comprises a listing of MCSs, each MCS being mapped to at least one of a modulation scheme and a transport block size (TBS).

### Claim 101 (depends on 100)

The apparatus of claim 100, wherein a first TBS table is mapped from a first MCS table and a second TBS table is mapped from a second MCS table, the second TBS table comprising at least one TBS that is greater than a maximum TBS in the first TBS table.

### Claim 102 (depends on 83)

The apparatus of claim 83, wherein at least one of the identified MCS tables supports 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM).

### Claim 103

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
means for supporting the use of at least two modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables;
means for identifying one of the at least two MCS tables; and
means for using the identified MCS table to identify an MCS for a transmission.

### Claim 104 (depends on 103)

The apparatus of claim 103, further comprising:
means for selecting the MCS for downlink transmission.

### Claim 105 (depends on 103)

The apparatus of claim 103, further comprising:
means for selecting the MCS for an uplink transmission.

### Claim 106

A computer program product for managing wireless communications, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:
support the use of at least two modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables;
identify one of the at least two MCS tables; and
use the identified MCS table to identify an MCS for a transmission.

### Claim 107

A method for wireless communications, comprising:
supporting the use of at least two channel quality indicator (CQI) tables;
receiving CQI data for a wireless channel; and
identifying one of the at least two CQI tables to use to identify a CQI value based on the CQI data.

### Claim 108 (depends on 107)

The method of claim 107, wherein a same number of bits is used to represent the CQI value regardless of which CQI table is identified.

### Claim 109 (depends on 107)

The method of claim 107, wherein the identifying one of the at least two CQI tables comprises:
selecting the CQI table to use to identify the CQI value according to a predefined configuration setting.

### Claim 110 (depends on 107)

The method of claim 107, wherein the identifying one of the at least two CQI tables comprises:
dynamically selecting the CQI table to use to identify the CQI value.

### Claim 111

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
a processor;
a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
support the use of at least two channel quality indicator (CQI) tables;
receive CQI data for a wireless channel; and
identify one of the at least two CQI tables to use to identify a CQI value based on the CQI data.

### Claim 112

An apparatus for wireless communications, comprising:
means for supporting the use of at least two channel quality indicator (CQI) tables;
means for receiving CQI data for a wireless channel; and
means for identifying one of the at least two CQI tables to use to identify a CQI value based on the CQI data.

### Claim 113

A computer program product for managing wireless communications, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to:
support the use of at least two channel quality indicator (CQI) tables;
receive CQI data for a wireless channel; and
identify one of the at least two CQI tables to use to identify a CQI value based on the CQI data.