Feedback information transmission method, mobile station apparatus and base station apparatus

A feedback information transmission method to assume a Hermitian transpose of a precoding matrix corresponding to a PMI that is selected in accordance with an amount of channel variation as a channel matrix and transmit feedback information to use in MIMO transmission to a base station apparatus, the feedback information transmission method comprising the steps of:

• selecting the PMI and an RI in accordance with the amount of channel variation;
• measuring a CQI for single-user MIMO transmission in accordance with the amount of channel variation;
• calculating complementary information that complements a difference between the CQI for single-user MIMO transmission and a CQI for multi-user MIMO transmission;
• and
• transmitting the PMI, RI, CQI for single-user MIMO transmission and complementary information to the base station apparatus as the feedback information,
• wherein quantization error information, which is produced due to assuming the Hermitian transpose of the precoding matrix corresponding to the PMI as the channel matrix, is calculated as the complementary information, and
• wherein quantization error information corresponding to a CQI for single-user MIMO transmission having a greater value in a plurality of CQIs for single-user MIMO transmission to match the number of layers to feed back in the RI, is calculated and included in the feedback information.

A mobile station apparatus to assume a Hermitian transpose of a precoding matrix corresponding to a PMI that is selected in accordance with an amount of channel variation as a channel matrix and transmit feedback information to use in MIMO transmission to a base station apparatus, the mobile station apparatus comprising:

• a selection section configured to select the PMI and an RI in accordance with the amount of channel variation;
• a measurement section configured to measure a CQI for single-user MIMO transmission in accordance with the amount of channel variation;
• a calculation section configured to calculate complementary information that complements a difference between the CQI for single-user MIMO transmission and a CQI for multi-user MIMO transmission;
• and
• a transmission section configured to transmit the PMI, RI, CQI for single-user MIMO transmission and complementary information to the base station apparatus as the feedback information,
• wherein
• difference information between the CQI for single-user MIMO transmission, and a CQI for multi-user MIMO transmission that is calculated by estimating multiple access interference, is calculated as the complementary information, and
• difference information corresponding to a CQI for single-user MIMO transmission having a greater value in a plurality of CQIs for single-user MIMO transmission to match the rank to feed back in the RI, is calculated and included in the feedback information.

A base station apparatus to assume a Hermitian transpose of a precoding matrix corresponding to a PMI that is selected in accordance with an amount of channel variation as a channel matrix and receive feedback information to use in MIMO transmission from a mobile station apparatus, the base station apparatus comprising:

• a receiving section configured to receive the feedback information from the mobile station apparatus;
• a calculation section configured to calculate a CQI for multi-user MIMO transmission from a CQI for single-user MIMO transmission included in the feedback information and complementary information that complements a difference between the CQI for single-user MIMO transmission and the CQI for multi-user MIMO transmission;
• and
• a weight generation section configured to generate a precoding weight based on the CQI for multi-user MIMO transmission,
• wherein
• difference information between the CQI for single-user MIMO transmission, and a CQI for multi-user MTMO transmission that is calculated by estimating multiple access interference, is calculated as the complementary information, and
• difference information corresponding to a CQI for single-user MIMO transmission having a greater value in a plurality of CQIs for single-user MIMO transmission to match the rank to feed back in the RI, is calculated and included in the feedback information.