Methods for feedback of metrics associated with reduced capability antenna modules in millimeter wave systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11848730-B2
Application number	US-202117644686-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2021
Priority date	Dec 16, 2021
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support mechanisms for signaling metrics associated with antenna modules of a UE in a wireless communication system. A user equipment (UE) determines one or more metrics associated with at least one antenna module of the UE. The UE transmits a message including the one or more metrics associated with at least one antenna module of the UE (e.g., to a base station or to another sidelink UE). In certain aspects, the message including the one or more metrics is transmitted to the base station during an initial establishment of a communication session between the UE and the base station. In some aspects, the UE transmits the message including the one or more metrics as a broadcast message, in a radio resource control (RRC) message, and/or in a medium access control (MAC)-control element (CE) message.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processing system that includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, the processing system configured to:
determine, by a user equipment (UE), one or more metrics associated with at least one antenna module of the UE, the one or more metrics including information on analog beamforming codebook feedback expected from the UE, and the information on analog beamforming codebook feedback including an indication of a number of hierarchical levels present in a beamforming codebook; and
initiate transmission, to a base station, of a message including the one or more metrics associated with the at least one antenna module of the UE.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more metrics further include a number of antenna modules of the at least one antenna module and an indication of a placement of each antenna module of the antenna modules within the UE.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more metrics further include an indication of a type of antenna element of antenna elements in each antenna module of the at least one antenna module.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the type of antenna element includes one or more of: a dual polarized patch antenna element or a single polarized end-fire dipole antenna element.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more metrics further include an indication of a number of antenna ports configured for the UE.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more metrics further include an indication of a number of antenna elements in each subarray of each antenna module of the at least one antenna module, and wherein the indication of the number of antenna elements in each subarray includes a range of the antenna elements.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more metrics further include an indication of a percentile of an effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) realized using a number of antenna modules of the at least one antenna module.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more metrics further include an indication of a boresight direction of each subarray of each antenna module of the at least one antenna module.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the information on analog beamforming codebook feedback further includes an indication of one or more of:
a number of beams in each hierarchical level of the hierarchical levels;
an array gain variation across all beams in a first hierarchical level; or
an overlap region between a first set of beams in one hierarchical level and a second set of beams in another hierarchical level.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more metrics further include an indication of a peak transmission and reception power consumed when using each of the at least one antenna module corresponding to a peak effective isotropically radiated power (EIRP).

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more metrics further include one or more of:
an indication of a power condition of the UE, the power condition indicating whether the UE operates on battery power or a fixed power source; or
an indication of a thermal condition of the UE, the indication of the thermal condition indicating a type of thermal management.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing system configured to initiate the transmission of the message comprises the processing system further configured to initiate the transmission of the message in one or more of:
a broadcast message;
a radio resource control (RRC) message; or
a medium access control (MAC)-control element (CE) message.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing system configured to initiate the transmission of the message comprises the processing system further configured to initiate the transmission of the message during an initial establishment of a communication session between the UE and the base station.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processing system is further configured to:
initiate transmission of a second message including the one or more metrics associated with the at least one antenna module of the UE to another UE over a sidelink.

15. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
a processing system that includes one or more processors and one or more memories coupled with the one or more processors, the processing system configured to:
initiate receipt, by a base station, from a user equipment (UE), a message including one or more metrics associated with at least one antenna module of the UE, the one or more metrics including information on analog beamforming codebook feedback expected from the UE, and the information on analog beamforming codebook feedback including an indication of a number of hierarchical levels present in a beamforming codebook; and
perform, by the base station, an activity based on the one or more metrics associated with the at least one antenna module of the UE.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more metrics further include a number of antenna modules of the at least one antenna module and an indication of a placement of each antenna module of the antenna modules within the UE.

17. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more metrics further include an indication of a type of antenna element of antenna elements in each antenna module of the at least one antenna module.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the type of antenna element includes one or more of: a dual polarized patch antenna element or a single polarized end-fire dipole antenna element.

19. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more metrics further include an indication of a number of antenna ports configured for the UE.

20. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more metrics further include an indication of a number of antenna elements in each subarray of each antenna module of the at least one antenna module, and wherein the indication of the number of antenna elements in each subarray includes a range of the antenna elements.

21. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more metrics further include an indication of a percentile of an effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) realized using a number of antenna modules of the at least one antenna module.

22. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more metrics further include
an indication of a boresight direction of each subarray of each antenna module of the at least one antenna module.

23. The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the information on analog beamforming codebook feedback further includes an indication of one or more of:
a number of beams in each hierarchical level of the hierarchical levels;
an array gain variation across all beams in a first hierarchical level; or
an overlap region between a first set of beams in one hierarchical level and a second set of beams in another hierarchical level.

24. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more metrics further include an indication of a peak transmission and reception power consumed when using each of the at least one antenna module corresponding to a peak effective isotropically radiated power (EIRP).

25. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the one or more metrics further include one or more of:
an indication of a power condition of the UE, the power condition indicating whether the UE opera

Assignees

• Qualcomm Inc

Inventors

• Raghavan Vasanthan
• Tassoudji Mohammad Ali
• Luo Tao
• Li Junyi

Classifications

• H04B7/0478 Primary

  Special codebook structures directed to feedback optimisation · CPC title

• H01Q5/49

  with parasitic elements used for purposes other than for dual-band or multi-band, e.g. imbricated Yagi antennas · CPC title

• H04B17/309

  Measuring or estimating channel quality parameters · CPC title

• H04W76/14

  Direct-mode setup · CPC title

• H04B7/0404 Primary

  the mobile station comprising multiple antennas, e.g. to provide uplink diversity · CPC title