Method and device for determining a number of mimo layers
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsDirk GERSTENBERGER, Daniel LARSSON, Kai-Erik SUNELL, Henning WIEMANN
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Abstract
The embodiments herein relate to a method in a base station for communicating with a user equipment in the communication network. The base station is configured to communicate with the user equipment according to a selectable of at least two user equipment categories. Based on information about a selected user equipment category, the base station determines a first number of maximum transmission layers supported by the base station. The base station communicates with the user equipment according to up to the determined first number of maximum transmission layers and according to the selected user equipment category.
Claims19
1-33. (canceled)
A method in a user equipment for communicating with a base station in a communication network, the user equipment being configured to communicate with the base station according to a selectable of at least two user equipment categories, the method comprising:
- based on information about a selected user equipment category, determining a first number of maximum transmission layers supported by the user equipment;
- and
- communicating with the base station according to the up to the first number of maximum transmission layers and according to the selected user equipment category.
A user equipment for communicating with a base station in a communication network, the user equipment being configured to communicate with the base station according to a selectable of at least two user equipment categories, the user equipment comprising:
- a determining unit configured to, based on information about a selected user equipment category, determine a first number of maximum transmission layers supported by the user equipment;
- and
- a communicating unit configured to communicate with the base station according to up to the first number of maximum transmission layers and according to the selected user equipment category.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.