# US 2024/0204841 A1 · Frequency selectivity based cqi and pmi reporting

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- Number: US 2024/0204841 A1
- Document ID: US20240204841A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/066,268
- Filed: 2022-12-14
- Published: 2024-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2022-12-14
- Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Inventors: Ahmed Attia ABOTABL; Yu ZHANG; Ahmed ELSHAFIE; Muhammad Sayed Khairy ABDELGHAFFAR
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240204841A1

## CPC

- H04B 7/0626: {Channel coefficients, e.g. channel state information [CSI]}
- H04L 1/0026: {Transmission of channel quality indication}
- H04B 7/063: {Parameters other than those covered in groups H04B7/0623 - H04B7/0634, e.g. channel matrix rank or transmit mode selection}
- H04B 7/0632: {Channel quality parameters, e.g. channel quality indicator [CQI]}
- H04B 7/0639: {Using selective indices, e.g. of a codebook, e.g. pre-distortion matrix index [PMI] or for beam selection}
- H04L 1/0028: {Formatting}
- H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers}
- H04L 5/0051: {of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal}
- H04L 5/0057: {Physical resource allocation for CQI}
- H04W 72/02: Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal
- H04W 72/0457: Variable allocation of band or rate
- 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)}
- H04B: TRANSMISSION
- 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

A network node may transmit a CSI-RS to a UE. The UE may transmit a CSI report corresponding to at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of a downlink BWP to the network node based on the CSI-RS. The CSI report may include at least one CQI for the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP. The downlink BWP may be associated with a full-duplex operation.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to:
receive a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) from a network node; and
transmit a channel state information (CSI) report corresponding to at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of a downlink bandwidth part (BWP) to the network node based on the CSI-RS.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the CSI report includes at least one channel quality indicator (CQI) for the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP corresponds to at least one downlink sub-band associated with a UE-selected downlink sub-band configuration in a plurality of usable downlink sub-band configurations.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP includes a plurality of downlink sub-bands associated with the UE-selected downlink sub-band configuration.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, the at least one processor being configured to:
transmit, prior to transmitting the CSI report, an indication of the UE-selected downlink sub-band configuration to the network node.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the plurality of usable downlink sub-band configurations is preconfigured.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the plurality of usable downlink sub-band configurations is configured based on radio resource control (RRC) signaling from the network node.

### Claim 8 (depends on 3)

The apparatus of claim 3, wherein each usable downlink sub-band configuration in the plurality of usable downlink sub-band configurations is associated with a specified number of sub-bands of a specified sub-band size.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP includes a single UE-selected bandwidth portion corresponding to the entire downlink BWP.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP includes a plurality of UE-selected bandwidth portions in the downlink BWP, and the CSI report includes a respective channel quality indicator (CQI) for each UE-selected bandwidth portion in the plurality of UE-selected bandwidth portions.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The apparatus of claim 10, the at least one processor being further configured to:
transmit indications of a plurality of bandwidths corresponding to the plurality of UE-selected bandwidth portions in the downlink BWP to the network node.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the downlink BWP is associated with a full-duplex operation.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a transceiver coupled to the at least one processor, the transceiver being configured to receive the CSI-RS and transmit the CSI report.

### Claim 14

A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE), comprising:
receiving a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) from a network node; and
transmitting a channel state information (CSI) report corresponding to at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of a downlink bandwidth part (BWP) to the network node based on the CSI-RS.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The method of claim 14, wherein the CSI report includes at least one channel quality indicator (CQI) for the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP.

### Claim 16

An apparatus for wireless communication at a network node, comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory and, based at least in part on information stored in the memory, the at least one processor is configured to:
transmit a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) to a user equipment (UE); and
receive a channel state information (CSI) report corresponding to at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of a downlink bandwidth part (BWP) from the UE based on the CSI-RS.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the CSI report includes at least one channel quality indicator (CQI) for the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP corresponds to at least one downlink sub-band associated with a UE-selected downlink sub-band configuration in a plurality of usable downlink sub-band configurations.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP includes a plurality of downlink sub-bands associated with the UE-selected downlink sub-band configuration.

### Claim 20 (depends on 18)

The apparatus of claim 18, the at least one processor being configured to:
receive, prior to receiving the CSI report, an indication of the UE-selected downlink sub-band configuration from the UE.

### Claim 21 (depends on 18)

The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the plurality of usable downlink sub-band configurations is preconfigured.

### Claim 22 (depends on 18)

The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the plurality of usable downlink sub-band configurations is configured based on radio resource control (RRC) signaling from the network node.

### Claim 23 (depends on 18)

The apparatus of claim 18, wherein each usable downlink sub-band configuration in the plurality of usable downlink sub-band configurations is associated with a specified number of sub-bands of a specified sub-band size.

### Claim 24 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP includes a single UE-selected bandwidth portion corresponding to the entire downlink BWP.

### Claim 25 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP includes a plurality of UE-selected bandwidth portions in the downlink BWP, and the CSI report includes a respective channel quality indicator (CQI) for each UE-selected bandwidth portion in the plurality of UE-selected bandwidth portions.

### Claim 26 (depends on 25)

The apparatus of claim 25, the at least one processor being further configured to:
receive indications of a plurality of bandwidths corresponding to the plurality of UE-selected bandwidth portions in the downlink BWP from the UE.

### Claim 27 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the downlink BWP is associated with a full-duplex operation.

### Claim 28 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising a transceiver coupled to the at least one processor, the transceiver being configured to transmit the CSI-RS and receive the CSI report.

### Claim 29

A method of wireless communication at a network node, comprising:
transmitting a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) to a user equipment (UE); and
receiving a channel state information (CSI) report corresponding to at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of a downlink bandwidth part (BWP) from the UE based on the CSI-RS.

### Claim 30 (depends on 29)

The method of claim 29, wherein the CSI report includes at least one channel quality indicator (CQI) for the at least one UE-selected bandwidth portion of the downlink BWP.
