Patent ID: 11963212
Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A method of wireless communication performed at a base station, comprising:
receiving, from a user equipment (UE), a first indication indicating a recommended null resource element pattern or a recommended quantity of resource elements for a null resource element pattern in at least one of a UE capability report or a channel state information (CSI) report;
transmitting, to the UE, downlink control information (DCI) that includes a second indication indicating a particular null resource element pattern of a set of null resource element patterns,
at least one of the recommended null resource element pattern or the recommended quantity of resource elements included in the null resource element pattern depending on at least one of:
a maximum rank configured for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception of the UE, or
a precoding resource block group configuration; and

transmitting a downlink communication responsive at least in part to the particular null resource element pattern indicated in the DCI.