Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ)

Xinlin Zhang

Fredrik Athley

Andreas Nilsson

Sven Oscar Petersson

Roy Timo

Mattias Frenne

Shiwei Gao

Siva Dharshan Muruganathan

Sven Jacobsson

Chandan Pradhan

A technique for transmitting data on at least two subbands () of a radio channel (). As to a method aspect of the technique performed by a radio device, control information indicative of at least two precoders for the at least two subbands () of the radio channel () is received. The data is transmitted on the at least two subbands () using the at least two precoders.

Subband precoding technique

There is provided a method performed by a user equipment (UE). The method comprises: receiving a reference signal over multiple time instances; determining time domain properties of a channel, based on the received reference signal; and sending a report to a network node, the report comprising information about the determined time domain properties of the channel. A UE for implementing this method is also provided.

Methods and nodes for CSI reporting using TRS

A method () for precoding a signal. The method includes determining (s), based on uplink, UL, measurements, a spatial domain (SD) precoding vector and a frequency domain (FD) precoding vector for a downlink (DL) transmission of the signal. The method also includes applying (s) the FD precoding vector to the signal over subcarriers for carrying the signal, thus producing a modified signal. The method further includes applying (s) the SD precoding vector to the modified signal to produce a precoded signal, wherein the SD precoding vector is common for all said subcarriers in one symbol.

Signal precoding

There is provided mechanisms for interference handling. A method is performed by a radio access network node. The method comprises obtaining an indication of interference in a time/frequency interval. The method comprises querying a neighbouring radio access network node about scheduling in the time/frequency interval of uplink wireless transmission from any terminal device served by the neighbouring radio access network node. The method comprises receiving a response from the neighbouring radio access network node. The response comprises information identifying uplink reference signal resources/ports, and their scheduling, as to be used by the terminal device scheduled in the time/frequency interval.

Interference handling at radio access network nodes

There is provided mechanisms for transmission of reference signals. A method is performed by a terminal device. The terminal device comprises at least two physical antenna ports. The method comprises creating a virtual antenna port for, and applied over, at least two of the physical antenna ports. The method comprises transmitting, in the virtual antenna port, as many uplink reference signals as there are physical antenna ports.

Transmission of reference signals from a terminal device

There is provided mechanisms for transmission of reference signals. A method is performed by a terminal device. The terminal device comprises at least two physical antenna ports. The method comprises obtaining channel information. The method comprises determining, for at least one given precoder in a codebook, an uplink reference signal to physical antenna port mapping based on the channel information. The method comprises transmitting uplink reference signals in the physical antenna ports according to the determined mapping.

There is provided mechanisms for transmission of reference signals. A method is performed by a terminal device. The terminal device is configured for codebook based precoding. The terminal device comprises at least two physical antenna ports. The method comprises transmitting, in all physical antenna port, as many uplink reference signals as there are physical antenna ports in total.

There is provided mechanisms for transmission of reference signals. A method is performed by a terminal device. The terminal device comprises at least two physical antenna ports. Each physical antenna port is fed by its own power amplifier. The method comprises transmitting, in only the physical antenna port is fed by the power amplifier configured for highest total output power of all the power amplifiers, as many uplink reference signals as there are physical antenna ports in total.

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