Notice of Pre-AIA or AIA Status
The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA .
Claim Objections
Claims 4, 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, 18 are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base claim but would be allowable if rewritten in independent form including all of the limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 102
The following is a quotation of the appropriate paragraphs of 35 U.S.C. 102 that form the basis for the rejections under this section made in this Office action:
A person shall be entitled to a patent unless –
(a)(1) the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention.
Claim(s) 1-3, 8, 11, 15-17, 22, 50 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(1) as being anticipated by KWAK et al. (U.S. Pub No. 2021/0152302 A1).
1, KWAK discloses an information transmission method, performed by a terminal, comprising: receiving at least one Channel State Information (CSI) resource setting information and at least one CSI reporting setting information sent by a network side device [par 0065, 0105, 0114, the eNB may configure the CSI-RS and two CSI-IM resources to effectively measure the amounts of interference from the adjacent eNB by allowing the adjacent eNB to always transmit a signal in one CSI-IM and allowing the adjacent eNB to not always transmit a signal in the other CSI-IM. NR supports not only ZP-CSI-RS-based CSI-IM supported in LTE but also non zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS-based CSI-IM, and thus additionally supports an operation for emulating interference through precoding information for interference information indicated to the UE in advance and reporting channel state information reflecting the interference. Thereafter, the eNB may transmit the activated CSI-RSs to the UE as indicated by reference numerals 840 and 850, and the UE may measure and report channel state information on the basis of thereof. The eNB transfers a PDSCH transmission start time point of the corresponding transmission, ZP CSI-RS information, and QCLed NAP CSI-RS information together to the UE through the PQI field. Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay)]
wherein the at least one CSI resource setting information comprises first CSI resource setting information, the first CSI resource setting information comprises configuration information of a first CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) used for time-frequency tracking [par 0065, 0066, pg 5 table 1, The eNB transfers a PDSCH transmission start time point of the corresponding transmission, ZP CSI-RS information, and QCLed NAP CSI-RS information together to the UE through the PQI field. Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay), Resource config time and frequency location within subframe];
the at least one CSI reporting setting information comprises first CSI reporting setting information, the first CSI reporting setting information is used to indicate a first reporting quantity in CSI reported by the terminal [par 0067 table 2, par 0115, Configuration for reporting a channel state on the basis of periodic CSI-RSs within a CSI process may be classified into four types as shown in [Table 1]. CSI-RS config is to configure frequency and time locations of a CSI-RS RE. NR requires indication and transmission of a large number of CSI-RS resources in order to support a large number of beams, and accordingly the semi-persistent CSI-RS and aperiodic CSI-RS-based QCL may be supported differently from LTE-A]
the first reporting quantity comprises delay information and/or Doppler information; receiving the first CSI-RS based on the first CSI resource setting information [par 0114, The eNB transfers a PDSCH transmission start time point of the corresponding transmission, ZP CSI-RS information, and QCLed NAP CSI-RS information together to the UE through the PQI field. Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay) and type B assumes that a CRS may support only Doppler spread and Doppler shift information and the UE should acquire other information through a CSI-RS];
sending CSI to the network side device based on the first CSI reporting setting information [par 0095, As illustrated in [Table 1] and [Table 2], periodic CSI-RS transmission is supported by LTE. The periodic CSI-RS may allow the UE to periodically measure resources, so that the UE may report periodic channel state information (CSI) therethrough. However, the periodic CSI-RS transmission is not advantageous in supporting conventional LTE and the future UE]
wherein the CSI comprises K1 pieces of delay information and/or K2 pieces of Doppler information, where K1 and K2 are each a positive integer greater than or equal to 1 [par 0114, 0119, Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay) and type B assumes that a CRS may support only Doppler spread and Doppler shift information. UE performs delay information estimation, Doppler information estimation, or all pieces of information according to the method, it is possible to reduce DCI overhead for QCL indication and efficiently indicate QCL information by supporting a plurality of semi-persistent CSI-RS configurations for one piece of information and using only semi-persistent CSI-RS resources activated using the aforementioned activation methods for the QCL indication].
2, KWAK disclose the method according to claim 1, KWAK fail to show wherein the first CSI resource setting information comprises S resource sets, each of the resource sets comprises Y pieces of configuration information of the first CSI-RS, where S is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and Y is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1 [par 0065, the eNB may configure the CSI-RS and two CSI-IM resources to effectively measure the amounts of interference from the adjacent eNB by allowing the adjacent eNB to always transmit a signal in one CSI-IM and allowing the adjacent eNB to not always transmit a signal in the other CSI-IM. NR supports not only ZP-CSI-RS-based CSI-IM supported in LTE but also non zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS-based CSI-IM];
the first CSI resource setting information is associated with the first CSI reporting setting information [par 0065, NR supports not only ZP-CSI-RS-based CSI-IM supported in LTE but also non zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS-based CSI-IM, and thus additionally supports an operation for emulating interference through precoding information for interference information indicated to the UE in advance and reporting channel state information reflecting the interference].
3, KWAK illustrate the method according to claim 1, wherein the first CSI resource setting information further comprises configuration information of a second CSI-RS used for channel measurement [par 0065, the eNB may configure the CSI-RS and two CSI-IM resources to effectively measure the amounts of interference from the adjacent eNB by allowing the adjacent eNB to always transmit a signal in one CSI-IM and allowing the adjacent eNB to not always transmit a signal in the other CSI-IM. NR supports not only ZP-CSI-RS-based CSI-IM supported in LTE but also non zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS-based CSI-IM];
wherein the first CSI resource setting information is associated with the first CSI reporting setting information, and the first reporting quantity further comprises a preset candidate configuration parameter [par 0065, 0067, thus additionally supports an operation for emulating interference through precoding information for interference information indicated to the UE in advance and reporting channel state information reflecting the interference. Configuration for reporting a channel state on the basis of periodic CSI-RSs within a CSI process may be classified into four types as shown in [Table 1]. CSI-RS config is to configure frequency and time locations of a CSI-RS RE];
or the at least one CSI reporting setting information further comprises second CSI reporting setting information, the first CSI resource setting information is associated with the first CSI reporting setting information and the second CSI reporting setting information, the second CSI reporting setting information is used to indicate a second reporting quantity in the CSI reported by the terminal, and the second reporting quantity comprises a preset candidate configuration parameter.
8, KWAK creates the method according to claim 1, wherein sending the CSI to the network side device comprises at least one of the following steps: sending K1 pieces of quantized delay information to the network side device through a preset
first quantization mode; or sending K2 pieces of quantized Doppler information to the network side device through a preset second quantization mode [par 0114, The eNB transfers a PDSCH transmission start time point of the corresponding transmission, ZP CSI-RS information, and QCLed NAP CSI-RS information together to the UE through the PQI field. Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay) and type B assumes that a CRS may support only Doppler spread and Doppler shift information and the UE should acquire other information through a CSI-RS].
11. KWAK provide the method according to claim 1, wherein when the first reporting quantity comprises the Doppler information, the Doppler information comprises at least one of the followings: first Doppler information, wherein the first Doppler information is Doppler frequency shift; second Doppler information, wherein the second Doppler information represents a first Doppler variation caused by acceleration of relative motion between the terminal and the network side device; or third Doppler information, wherein the third Doppler information represents a second Doppler variation between a current report and a previous report [par 0114, The eNB transfers a PDSCH transmission start time point of the corresponding transmission, ZP CSI-RS information, and QCLed NAP CSI-RS information together to the UE through the PQI field. Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay)]
15, KWAK creates an information transmission method, performed by a network side device, comprising: sending at least one Channel State Information (CSI) resource setting information to a terminal[par 0065, 0105, 0114, the eNB may configure the CSI-RS and two CSI-IM resources to effectively measure the amounts of interference from the adjacent eNB by allowing the adjacent eNB to always transmit a signal in one CSI-IM and allowing the adjacent eNB to not always transmit a signal in the other CSI-IM. NR supports not only ZP-CSI-RS-based CSI-IM supported in LTE but also non zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS-based CSI-IM, and thus additionally supports an operation for emulating interference through precoding information for interference indicated to the UE in advance and reporting channel state information reflecting the interference. Thereafter, the eNB may transmit the activated CSI-RSs to the UE as indicated by reference numerals 840 and 850, and the UE may measure and report channel state information on the basis of thereof. The eNB transfers a PDSCH transmission start time point of the corresponding transmission, ZP CSI-RS information, and QCLed NAP CSI-RS information together to the UE through the PQI field. Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay)],
wherein the at least one CSI resource setting information comprises first CSI resource setting information, the first CSI resource setting information comprises configuration information of a first CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) used for time-frequency tracking[par 0065, 0066, pg 5 table 1, The eNB transfers a PDSCH transmission start time point of the corresponding transmission, ZP CSI-RS information, and QCLed NAP CSI-RS information together to the UE through the PQI field. Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay), Resource config time and frequency location within subframe];
sending at least one CSI reporting setting information to the terminal, wherein the at least one CSI reporting setting information comprises first CSI reporting setting information [information [le 2, par 0115, Configuration for reporting a channel state on the basis of periodic CSI-RSs within a CSI process may be classified into four types as shown in [Table 1]. CSI-RS config is to configure frequency and time locations of a CSI-RS RE. NR requires indication and transmission of a large number of CSI-RS resources in order to support a large number of beams, and accordingly the semi-persistent CSI-RS and aperiodic CSI-RS-based QCL may be supported differently from LTE-A],
the first CSI reporting setting information is used to indicate a first reporting quantity in CSI reported by the terminal, and the first reporting quantity comprises delay information and/or Doppler information[par 0114, 0119, Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay) and type B assumes that a CRS may support only Doppler spread and Doppler shift information. UE performs delay information estimation, Doppler information estimation, or all pieces of information according to the method, it is possible to reduce DCI overhead for QCL indication and efficiently indicate QCL information by supporting a plurality of semi-persistent CSI-RS configurations for one piece of information and using only semi-persistent CSI-RS resources activated using the aforementioned activation methods for the QCL indication].
16, KWAK demonstrate the method according to claim 15, wherein the first CSI resource setting information comprises S resource sets, each of the resource sets comprises Y pieces of configuration information of the first CSI-RS, where S is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1, and Y is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1[par 0065, the eNB may configure the CSI-RS and two CSI-IM resources to effectively measure the amounts of interference from the adjacent eNB by allowing the adjacent eNB to always transmit a signal in one CSI-IM and allowing the adjacent eNB to not always transmit a signal in the other CSI-IM. NR supports not only ZP-CSI-RS-based CSI-IM supported in LTE but also non zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS-based CSI-IM];
the first CSI resource setting information is associated with the first CSI reporting setting information [par 0065, NR supports not only ZP-CSI-RS-based CSI-IM supported in LTE but also non zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS-based CSI-IM, and thus additionally supports an operation for emulating interference through precoding information for interference information indicated to the UE in advance and reporting channel state information reflecting the interference].
17, KWAK conveys the method according to claim 15, wherein the first CSI resource setting information further comprises configuration information of a second CSI-RS used for channel measurement[par 0065, the eNB may configure the CSI-RS and two CSI-IM resources to effectively measure the amounts of interference from the adjacent eNB by allowing the adjacent eNB to always transmit a signal in one CSI-IM and allowing the adjacent eNB to not always transmit a signal in the other CSI-IM. NR supports not only ZP-CSI-RS-based CSI-IM supported in LTE but also non zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS-based CSI-IM];
wherein the first CSI resource setting information is associated with the first CSI reporting setting information, and the first reporting quantity further comprises a preset candidate configuration parameter [par 0065, 0067, thus additionally supports an operation for emulating interference through precoding information for interference information indicated to the UE in advance and reporting channel state information reflecting the interference. Configuration for reporting a channel state on the basis of periodic CSI-RSs within a CSI process may be classified into four types as shown in [Table 1]. CSI-RS config is to configure frequency and time locations of a CSI-RS RE];
or the at least one CSI reporting setting information further comprises second CSI reporting setting information, the first CSI resource setting information is associated with the first CSI reporting setting information and the second CSI reporting setting information, the second CSI reporting setting information is used to indicate a second reporting quantity in the CSI reported by the terminal, and the second reporting quantity comprises a preset candidate configuration parameter.
22, KWAK illustrate a terminal, comprising a memory, a transceiver, and a processor; wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver is configured to receive and send data under the control of the processor [par 0011, The UE includes: a transceiver; and a controller configured to perform control to receive one or more pieces of quasi co-location (QCL) configuration information including information indicating a plurality of CSI-RS resources from an eNB];
the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory to: receive at least one Channel State Information (CSI) resource setting information and at least one CSI reporting setting information sent by a network side device[par 0065, 0105, 0114, the eNB may configure the CSI-RS and two CSI-IM resources to effectively measure the amounts of interference from the adjacent eNB by allowing the adjacent eNB to always transmit a signal in one CSI-IM and allowing the adjacent eNB to not always transmit a signal in the other CSI-IM. NR supports not only ZP-CSI-RS-based CSI-IM supported in LTE but also non zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS-based CSI-IM, and thus additionally supports an operation for emulating interference through precoding information for interference information indicated to the UE in advance and reporting channel state information reflecting the interference. Thereafter, the eNB may transmit the activated CSI-RSs to the UE as indicated by reference numerals 840 and 850, and the UE may measure and report channel state information on the basis of thereof. The eNB transfers a PDSCH transmission start time point of the corresponding transmission, ZP CSI-RS information, and QCLed NAP CSI-RS information together to the UE through the PQI field. Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay)],
wherein the at least one CSI resource setting information comprises first CSI resource setting information, the first CSI resource setting information comprises configuration information of a first CSI-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) used for time-frequency tracking[par 0065, 0066, pg 5 table 1, The eNB transfers a PDSCH transmission start time point of the corresponding transmission, ZP CSI-RS information, and QCLed NAP CSI-RS information together to the UE through the PQI field. Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay), Resource config time and frequency location within subframe];
the at least one CSI reporting setting information comprises first CSI reporting setting information, the first CSI reporting setting information is used to indicate a first reporting quantity in CSI reported by the terminal, the first reporting quantity comprises delay information and/or Doppler information[par 0114, The eNB transfers a PDSCH transmission start time point of the corresponding transmission, ZP CSI-RS information, and QCLed NAP CSI-RS information together to the UE through the PQI field. Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay) and type B assumes that a CRS may support only Doppler spread and Doppler shift information and the UE should acquire other information through a CSI-RS];
receive the first CSI-RS based on the first CSI resource setting information;
send the CSI to the network side device based on the first CSI reporting setting information [par 0095, As illustrated in [Table 1] and [Table 2], periodic CSI-RS transmission is supported by LTE. The periodic CSI-RS may allow the UE to periodically measure resources, so that the UE may report periodic channel state information (CSI) therethrough. However, the periodic CSI-RS transmission is not advantageous in supporting conventional LTE and the future UE],
wherein the CSI comprises K1 pieces of delay information and/or K2 pieces of Doppler information, where K1 and K2 are each a positive integer greater than or equal to 1[par 0114, 0119, Quasi co-location (QCL) includes type A and type B. Type A assumes that a CRS, a CSI-RS, and a DM-RS are QCLed for all pieces of information (delay spread, Doppler spread, Doppler shift, and average delay) and type B assumes that a CRS may support only Doppler spread and Doppler shift information. UE performs delay information estimation, Doppler information estimation, or all pieces of information according to the method, it is possible to reduce DCI overhead for QCL indication and efficiently indicate QCL information by supporting a plurality of semi-persistent CSI-RS configurations for one piece of information and using only semi-persistent CSI-RS resources activated using the aforementioned activation methods for the QCL indication].
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50, KWAK displays a network side device, comprising a memory, a transceiver, and a processor; wherein the memory is configured to store a computer program; the transceiver is configured to receive and send data under the control of the processor; the processor is configured to read the computer program in the memory to implement the method according to claim 15 [par 0036, These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart block or blocks. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer usable or computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including instruction means that implement the function specified in the flowchart block or blocks].
Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
Claim(s) 6, 20 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over KWAK et al. (U.S. Pub No. 2021/0152302 A1) in view of Ni et al. (U.S. Pub No. 2015/0124726 A1).
6, KWAK creates the method according to claim 1, KWAK fail to show wherein the at least one CSI resource setting information further comprises second CSI resource setting information, and the second CSI resource setting information comprises configuration information of the second CSI-RS used for channel measurement[par 0065, the eNB may configure the CSI-RS and two CSI-IM resources to effectively measure the amounts of interference from the adjacent eNB by allowing the adjacent eNB to always transmit a signal in one CSI-IM and allowing the adjacent eNB to not always transmit a signal in the other CSI-IM. NR supports not only ZP-CSI-RS-based CSI-IM supported in LTE but also non zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS-based CSI-IM];
In an analogous art Ni show wherein the second CSI resource setting information and the first CSI resource setting information are associated with the first CSI reporting setting information, and the first reporting quantity further comprises a preset candidate configuration parameter; or the at least one CSI reporting setting information further comprises second CSI reporting setting information, the second CSI resource setting information is associated with the second CSI reporting setting information, the first CSI resource setting information is associated with the first CSI reporting setting information, and the second CSI reporting setting information comprises the second reporting quantity used for instructing the terminal to report the CSI, and the second reporting quantity comprises the preset candidate configuration parameter [par 0146, The network configures through higher-layer signaling periodical report modes semi-statically for the three pairs of reference signal resources notified above. The network configures report mode 2-1 for pair of reference signal resources c1, report mode 1-1 for pair of reference signal resources c2 and report mode 1-1 for pair of reference signal resources c3]
Before the effective filing date it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the teachings of KWAK and NI because this provides a method and a device for reporting multipoint channel state information so as to address the problem in the prior art of the impossibility of a user equipment to report channel state information under one or more interference assumptions[Ni par 0016]
20, KWAK provide the method according to claim 15, wherein the at least one CSI resource setting information further comprises second CSI resource setting information, and the second CSI resource setting information comprises configuration information of the second CSI-RS used for channel measurement[par 0065, the eNB may configure the CSI-RS and two CSI-IM resources to effectively measure the amounts of interference from the adjacent eNB by allowing the adjacent eNB to always transmit a signal in one CSI-IM and allowing the adjacent eNB to not always transmit a signal in the other CSI-IM. NR supports not only ZP-CSI-RS-based CSI-IM supported in LTE but also non zero-power (NZP) CSI-RS-based CSI-IM];
KWAK fail to show wherein the second CSI resource setting information and the first CSI resource setting information are associated with the first CSI reporting setting information, and the first reporting quantity further comprises a preset candidate configuration parameter; or the at least one CSI reporting setting information further comprises second CSI reporting setting information, the second CSI resource setting information is associated with the second CSI reporting setting information, the first CSI resource setting information is associated with the first CSI reporting setting information, and the second CSI reporting setting information comprises the second reporting quantity used for instructing the terminal to report the CSI, and the second reporting quantity comprises the preset candidate configuration parameter.
In an analogous art show NI wherein the second CSI resource setting information and the first CSI resource setting information are associated with the first CSI reporting setting information, and the first reporting quantity further comprises a preset candidate configuration parameter; or the at least one CSI reporting setting information further comprises second CSI reporting setting information, the second CSI resource setting information is associated with the second CSI reporting setting information, the first CSI resource setting information is associated with the first CSI reporting setting information, and the second CSI reporting setting information comprises the second reporting quantity used for instructing the terminal to report the CSI, and the second reporting quantity comprises the preset candidate configuration parameter[par 0146, The network configures through higher-layer signaling periodical report modes semi-statically for the three pairs of reference signal resources notified above. The network configures report mode 2-1 for pair of reference signal resources c1, report mode 1-1 for pair of reference signal resources c2 and report mode 1-1 for pair of reference signal resources c3]
Before the effective filing date it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the teachings of KWAK and NI because this provides a method and a device for reporting multipoint channel state information so as to address the problem in the prior art of the impossibility of a user equipment to report channel state information under one or more interference assumptions[Ni par 0016]
Claim(s) 7 is/are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable over KWAK et al. (U.S. Pub No. 2022/0116924 A1) in view of Ni et al. (U.S. Pub No. 2015/0124726 A1) in view of MANOLAKOS et al. (U.S. Pub No. 2020/0150254 A1)
7, KWAK and OUCHI disclose the method according to claim 6, KWAK and OUCHI fail to show further comprising: receiving second pairing signaling sent by the network side device, wherein the second pairing signaling is used to indicate two associated paired resource sets, the two associated paired resource sets are in the second CSI resource setting information and the first CSI resource setting information respectively, wherein a first one of the two associated paired resource sets is indicated to be used for the channel measurement, and a second one of the two associated paired resource sets is indicated to be used for time-frequency tracking.
In an analogous art Ni show further comprising: receiving second pairing signaling sent by the network side device [par 0052, Then the network side device transmits pairs of numbers composed of the numbers of the downlink channel measurement reference signal resources and the numbers of the downlink interference measurement reference signal resources included in the one or more pairs of reference signal resources to be configured for the user equipment to the user equipment],
wherein the second pairing signaling is used to indicate two associated paired resource sets, the two associated paired resource sets are in the second CSI resource setting information and the first CSI resource setting information respectively [par 0157-0163, the network numbers combinations in pairs of all the channel measurement reference signal resources and the interference measurement reference signal resources: Pair of reference signal resources f2 (CSI resource d1--interference measurement reference signal resource e2)];
wherein a first one of the two associated paired resource sets is indicated to be used for the channel measurement [par 0157-0163, the network numbers combinations in pairs of all the channel measurement reference signal resources and the interference measurement reference signal resources]
Before the effective filing date it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the teachings of KWAK and NI because this provides a method and a device for reporting multipoint channel state information so as to address the problem in the prior art of the impossibility of a user equipment to report channel state information under one or more interference assumptions[NI par 0016]
KWAK and NI fail to show wherein a second one of the two associated paired resource sets is indicated to be used for time-frequency tracking.
In an analogous art MANOLAKOS show wherein a second one of the two associated paired resource sets is indicated to be used for time-frequency tracking [par 0076, In 5G, tracking resource sets (TRS) can be used for positioning estimation. Each tracking resource set may comprise a plurality of reference signal (RS) resources. In an aspect, a tracking resource set enables time and frequency tracking capabilities and may be configured as a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource set].
Before the effective filing date it would have been obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art to combine the teachings of KWAK, NI, and MANOLAKOS because processing the first and second tracking resource sets to determine one or more positioning related quantities. [Manolakos par 0007]
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