Method for performing hierarchical beamforming in wireless access system and device therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9184806-B2
Application number	US-201314382517-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2013
Priority date	Mar 7, 2012
Publication date	Nov 10, 2015
Grant date	Nov 10, 2015

Abstract

A method for performing hierarchical beamforming in a wireless access system and a device therefor are disclosed. Particularly, the method comprises: an initial step for allowing a base station to transmit a plurality of first beams, to which different steering vectors are applied, to a terminal through corresponding reference signals, and a repetition step for allowing the base station to transmit a plurality of second beams, to which different steering vectors are applied, to the terminal through corresponding reference signals by considering feedback information that contains an index of one or more beams received from the terminal, wherein the repetition step can be repeated up to a predetermined number of times.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for performing hierarchical beamforming in a wireless access system at a base station, the method comprising:
transmitting a plurality of first beams, to which different steering vectors are applied, to a user equipment through corresponding reference signals;
receiving feedback information including indexes of one or more beams from the user equipment; and
transmitting a plurality of second beams, to which different steering vectors are applied, to the user equipment through corresponding reference signals by considering the feedback information,
wherein the one or more beams are determined by estimating the plurality of first beams at the user equipment,
wherein a number of the second beams is more than a number of the one or more beams,
wherein angles of the second beams are determined using the indexes of the one or more beams.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the plurality of second beams is repeated as much as a predetermined number of times.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback information further includes at least any one of signal strength on the one or more beams, channel quality information (CQI), and precoding matrix indication (PMI).

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein, if the feedback information includes the PMI, the PMI is determined on the basis of the first beams or the second beams, or is determined on the basis of one or beams selected by the user equipment through signal strength of the first beams or the second beams.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein, if the feedback information includes signal strength on a plurality of beams, angles of the second beams are determined at an unequal interval by considering signal strength on the plurality of beams.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first beams or the second beams are generated using antenna ports only having a predetermined interval, generated using antenna ports grouped per a predetermined number, or generated by being grouped per a predetermined number.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reference signal is a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

8. A method for performing hierarchical beamforming in a wireless access system at a user equipment, the method comprising:
transmitting a plurality of first beams, to which different steering vectors are applied, to the base station through corresponding reference signals;
receiving feedback information including indexes of one or more beams from the base station; and
transmitting a plurality of second beams, to which different steering vectors are applied, to the base station through corresponding reference signals by considering feedback information,
wherein the one or more beams are determined by estimating the plurality of first beams at the user equipment,
wherein a number of the second beams is more than a number of the one or more beams,
wherein angles of the second beams are determined as using the indexes of the one or more beams.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the transmitting the plurality of second beams is repeated as much as a predetermined number of times.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the feedback information further includes at least any one of signal strength on the one or more beams, channel quality information (CQI), and precoding matrix indication (PMI).

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein, if the feedback information includes the PMI, the PMI is determined on the basis of the first beams or the second beams, or is determined on the basis of one or beams selected by the base station through signal strength of the beams.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein, if the feedback information includes signal strength on a plurality of beams, angles of the second beams are determined at an unequal interval by considering signal strength on the plurality of beams.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the first beams or the second beams are generated using antenna ports only having a predetermined interval, generated using antenna ports grouped per a predetermined number, or generated by being grouped per a predetermined number.

14. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the reference signal is a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS).

15. A base station for performing hierarchical beamforming in a wireless access system, the base station comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive a radio signal; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to transmit a plurality of first beams, to which different steering vectors are applied, to a user equipment through corresponding reference signals, receives feedback information including indexes of one or more beams from the base station, and transmit a plurality of second beams, to which different steering vectors are applied, to the user equipment through corresponding reference signals by considering feedback information, and
wherein the one or more beams are determined by estimating the plurality of first beams at the user equipment,
wherein a number of the second beams is more than a number of the one or more beams,
wherein angles of the second beams are determined using the indexes of the one or more beams.

16. A user equipment for performing hierarchical beamforming in a wireless access system, the user equipment comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive a radio signal; and
a processor,
wherein the processor is configured to transmit a plurality of first beams, to which different steering vectors are applied, to the base station through corresponding reference signals, receives feedback information including indexes of one or more beams from the base station and transmit a plurality of second beams, to which different steering vectors are applied, to the base station through corresponding reference signals by considering feedback information, and
wherein the one or more beams are determined by estimating the plurality of first beams at the user equipment,
wherein a number of the second beams is more than a number of the one or more beams,
wherein angles of the second beams are determined using the indexes of the one or more beams.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Jinmin
• Kim Sunam
• Ihm Binchul
• Son Hyukmin
• Chung Jaehoon

Classifications

• H04B7/06952

  Selecting one or more beams from a plurality of beams, e.g. beam training, management or sweeping · CPC title

• H04W16/28

  using beam steering · CPC title

• H04B7/0408 Primary

  using two or more beams, i.e. beam diversity · CPC title

• H04B7/061

  using feedback from receiving side · CPC title

• H04B7/0456 Primary

  Selection of precoding matrices or codebooks, e.g. using matrices antenna weighting · CPC title