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Channel state computation for enhanced carrier aggregation

US10638346B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 11, 2016
Grant dateApr 28, 2020
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W8/22
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) utilizing enhanced carrier aggregation (eCA) may identify a limit to the number of channel state feedback (CSF) processes it is capable of supporting. The UE may transmit an indication of this limit to a base station, which may configure the UE for channel state reporting, and send channel state reporting triggers according to the indicated limit. The UE's determination of the limit to the number of CSF processes may be based on various transmit or receive antenna configurations. A single trigger may correspond to reports covering multiple subframes and/or component carriers. The base station may also arrange the channel state reporting configuration to reduce the peak number of channel state reports that the UE processes during each subframe. The UE may also determine that a number of channel state processes needed to support channel state reporting in a subframe exceeds its capacity. The UE may then prioritize the channel state processes and/or may transmit one or more non-current reports.

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