Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
Methods and apparatus for channel state information sounding and feedback
Methods and apparatus for channel state information feedback are provided. In various aspects, a message is transmitted to one or more wireless communication devices requesting channel state information. In some aspects, a first portion of the message is transmitted according to a first or second, and contains first information intended for a first or second set of wireless communication devices compatible with the first or second format respectively. In some aspects, a second portion of the first message is transmitted according to the second format, and contains second information intended for the second set of wireless communication devices compatible with the second format. In some aspects, this information may comprise at least one of a list of identifiers, a set of parameters for estimating the channel state information estimation, and uplink transmission allocation information.
QUALCOMM Incorporated
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Sameer Youhan Alfred Simone Bin Gwendolyn Denise George
Vermani Kim Asterjadhi Merlin Tian Barriac Cherian