Method and User Equipment for Generating a Channel State Information Feedback Report Including Jointly Encoded Parameters from Multiple Layers

Abstract

A method and user equipment are provided for generating a channel state information feedback report, which has multiple layers, from channel state information associated with each of the multiple layers including at least one parameter, which is commonly present in the channel state information associated with each of the multiple layers. Each commonly present parameter in each of the multiple layers has a respective value. A set of reference signals transmitted from a network entity are received and observed channel characteristics are organized, based on the received set of reference signals, into the multiple layers of channel state information. From the at least one parameter, which is commonly present in each of the multiple layers, selecting one or more parameters from which a respective index value can be derived for each of the multiple layers. The derived respective index values are jointly encoded, and the channel state information feedback report is formulated, which includes the jointly encoded derived index values, and the channel state information of each of the multiple layers, exclusive of the selected one or more parameters from which the respective index value for each of the multiple layers has been derived.

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