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the detailed description of the accompanying drawings is intended to serve as the description of the current preferred embodiment of the present invention , but is not intended to represent the only form for implementing the present invention . it should be understood that identical or equivalent functions can be implemented by different embodiments included in the spirit and scope of the present invention . a person skilled in the art can understand that , the means and functions described herein can be implemented by software functions that combine a program control microprocessor and a general computer and / or implemented by using an application specific integrated circuit ( asic ). it should be further understood that , although the present invention is described in the form of methods and apparatuses , the present invention can also be embodied as a computer program product and a system that includes a computer processor and a memory connected to the processor . the memory is encoded by using one or more programs that can implement the functions disclosed herein . a person skilled in the art should understand that , the base station or base station device herein is , for example , a node b or an evolved node n ( enb ) in an lte system or an ltb - a system , but is not limited thereto . the technical solution of the present invention is not limited to applications in the lie system or the lte - a system . a base station is configured with a linear antenna array of n transmit antennas , and uses an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing ( ofdm ) system with the number of subcarriers being n fft . a radio multipath channel is formed by k propagation paths , and for each propagation path , time to arrive ( toa ) is τ k , an arrival direction is θ k , and a complex amplitude is β k ( k = 1 to k ). a frequency domain of the channel response thus can be represented as follows : where h is an n × n fft dimension matrix , the ( n , j ) th element represents an attenuation coefficient of the n th transmit antenna on the j th subcarrier , and h j =[ h ( 1 , j ) λh ( n , j )] t is the j th column of h . in formula ( 1 ), a ( θ k )=[ 1 , exp ( l 2πθ k ), λ , exp ( l ( n − 1 ) 2πθ k )] t ( 2 ), f ( τ k )=[ 1 , exp ( l 2π wτ k / n fft ), λ , exp ( l 2π ( n fft − 1 ) wτ k / n fft )] t ( 3 ), where τ =√{ square root over (− 1 )}, w represents the system bandwidth , θ k = d sin ( φ k )/ λ = α sin ( φ k ), φ k represents a physical arrival angle of the k th path , d represents a distance between antennas , λ represents the subcarrier wavelength for transmission , and α = d / λ . due the sparsity of the radio channel of the large scale antenna system , only a limited number of domain propagation paths or strong propagation paths make contribution to the communication capacity . fig1 shows a flowchart of a method 10 used in a ue of a large scale antenna system according to an embodiment of the present invention . fig2 shows a flowchart of a method 20 used in a base station device in a large scale antenna system according to an embodiment of the present invention . as shown in the figures , the method 10 includes steps 11 , 12 , and 13 , and the method 20 includes steps 21 and 22 . in step 12 , the ue determines , according to a multipath propagation model from the detected downlink channel ( matrix ), a channel response of a first number of strong propagation paths , where the channel response of each propagation path is determined as a matrix related to the following time - varying parameters : an arrival direction , time to arrive , and a path amplitude . the channel response of each propagation path is , for example , the expression form at the right side of the equation in formula ( 1 ), but is not limited thereto . a first number of strong propagation paths are usually selected by using the following manners . in the first manner , the “ first number ” is not predetermined . first , a propagation path with a maximum amplitude , that is , a propagation path whose corresponding β k has a maximum module , is determined . then , all propagation paths , ratios of amplitudes of which to the maximum propagation path amplitude are not less than ( or greater than ) a predetermined value , are determined , where the predetermined value is , for example , any value between 0 . 1 and 0 . 2 , but is not limited thereto . the propagation paths , the ratios of the amplitudes of which to the maximum propagation path amplitude are not less than the predetermined value ( including the propagation path with the maximum amplitude value ), are the first number of strong propagation paths . in an extreme case , the “ first number ” may be 1 , that is , there is only one strong propagation path , namely , the propagation path with the maximum amplitude value . in the second manner , the “ first number ” is determined in advance . the “ first number ” of propagation paths with the maximum amplitude are strong propagation paths . this manner can control the operation volume and the feedback information volume in advance . in step 13 , the ue feeds back the first number and indication information of the time - varying parameters of the first number of strong propagation paths . generally , the “ first number ” ( the number of strong propagation paths ) is represented as k d , and all the propagation paths are sequenced in descending order of amplitudes , that is , | β 1 |≧| β 2 |≧ λ ≧| β k |. the ue feeds back the indication information of the time - varying parameters of k d strong propagation paths . the number k d of the strong propagation paths is less than the total number k of propagation paths of the multipath channel , and therefore the feedback payload can be reduced . in an embodiment , the ue feeds back { τ k , θ k , β k | k = 1 ˜ k d }. the change of the path amplitude with time is faster than the change of the arrival direction and time to arrive with time , and therefore , the ue feeds back { τ k , θ k | k = 1 ˜ k d } in a first average period which is longer , and feeds back { β k | k = 1 ˜ k d } in a second average period which is shorter . in this way , feedback modes of different periods are applicable to the time - varying feature of the channel parameters , thereby further saving the feedback payload . in another embodiment , the ue feeds back { θ k | k = 1 ˜ k d } in the first average period which is longer , and feeds back { τ k , β k | k = 1 ˜ k d } in the second average period which is shorter . in still another embodiment , the ue feeds back { θ k | k = 1 ˜ k d }, { τ k | k = 1 ˜ k d }, and { β k | k = 1 ˜ k d } in three different average periods . in step 21 , the base station device receives the first number and the indication information of the time - varying parameters of the first number of strong propagation paths , where the first number and the indication information are fed back by the ue , and the time - varying parameters include : an arrival direction , time to arrive , and a path amplitude . for example , the arrival direction , time to arrive , and path amplitude are { θ k | k = 1 ˜ k d }, { τ k | k = 1 ˜ k d }, and { β k | k = 1 ˜ k d } that are fed back by the ue , but are not limited thereto . in step 22 , the base station device determines a downlink channel response according to the received indication information of the time - varying parameters of the first number of strong propagation paths . the reconstruction of the downlink channel may be represented by the following formula ( 4 ), but is not limited thereto . in some cases , several or only one sub - band is allocated to the ue . the channel response on one sub - band may be regarded as flat ; only the channel coefficient allocated to the ue needs to be fed back and reported , and it is unnecessary to report channel coefficients of the entire bandwidth . the foregoing formula ( 1 ) can be re - written as : where ={ b k , j }≡ β k f h ( τ k ) is a 1 × n fft two - dimensional vector . a channel vector of the j th subcarrier can be represented as the whole bandwidth is divided into multiple sub - bands , and the channel response in each sub - band can be regarded as flat . an average channel vector of the s th sub - band is represented as { tilde over ( h )} s , and { tilde over ( h )} s is calculated according to the following formula : j s represents the number of subcarriers in one sub - band , j ( s ) represents a set of subcarriers in the s th sub - band , and represents a joint mean value of the time to arrive and path amplitude in the sub - band . if only the s th sub - band is allocated to the ue , the ue only feeds back and reports { tilde over ( h )} s to the base station device , and it is unnecessary to report the complete channel matrix h . similarly , a first number of strong propagation paths are determined as k d propagation paths with a maximum module of the joint mean value { tilde over ( b )} k , s or a maximum norm . generally , all propagation paths are sequenced in descending order of modules of the joint mean values of time to arrive and path amplitudes , that is , |{ tilde over ( b )} 1 , s |≧|{ tilde over ( b )} 2 , s |≧ λ ≧|{ tilde over ( b )} k , s |, and the ue only needs to feed back indication information of the time - varying parameters of k d strong propagation paths . the number k d of the strong propagation paths is less than the total number k of propagation paths of the multipath channel , and therefore the feedback payload can be reduced . in an embodiment , the ue feeds back { θ k ,{ tilde over ( b )} k , s ≦ k = 1 ˜ k d }. the change of the joint mean value of the path amplitude with time is faster than the change of the arrival direction with time , and therefore , the ue feeds back { θ k ≦ k = 1 ˜ k d } in a first average period which is longer , and feeds back {{ tilde over ( b )} k , s | k = 1 ˜ k d } in a second average period which is shorter . in this way , feedback modes of different periods are applicable to the time - varying feature of the channel parameters , thereby further saving the feedback payload . correspondingly , the base station device receives { θ k | k = 1 ˜ k d } and {{ tilde over ( b )} k , s | k = 1 ˜ k d } that are fed back by the ue . in step 22 , the base station device reconstructs the downlink channel by using , for example , the formula ( 8 ) below , but is not limited thereto : fig3 shows a structural diagram of an apparatus 30 used in a ue of a large scale antenna system according to an embodiment of the present invention . fig4 shows a structural diagram of an apparatus 40 used in a base station device of a large scale antenna system according to an embodiment of the present invention . the apparatus 30 is usually configured in a ue . as shown in fig3 , the apparatus 30 includes a detection module 31 , a calculation module 32 , and a feedback module 33 . the apparatus 40 is usually configured in a base station device . as shown in fig4 , the apparatus 40 includes a receiving module 41 and a calculation module 42 . the detection module 31 is configured to detect a downlink channel . the calculation module 32 is configured to determine , according to a multipath propagation model from the detected downlink channel ( matrix ), a channel response of a first number of strong propagation paths , where the channel response of each strong propagation path is determined as a matrix related to the following time - varying parameters : an arrival direction , time to arrive , and a path amplitude . the channel response of each strong propagation path is , for example , the expression form at the right side of the equation in formula ( 1 ), but is not limited thereto . two manners for determining the first number of strong propagation paths are described in the foregoing , and are not repeated herein . the feedback module 33 is configured to feed back the first number and indication information of the time - varying parameters of the first number of strong propagation paths . generally , the “ first number ” ( the number of strong propagation paths ) is represented as k d , and all the propagation paths are sequenced in descending order of amplitudes , that is , | β 1 |≧| β 2 |≧ λ ≧| β k |. the ue feeds back the indication information of the time - varying parameters of k d strong propagation paths . the number k d of the strong propagation paths is less than the total number k of propagation paths of the multipath channel , and therefore the feedback payload can be reduced . in an embodiment , the feedback module 33 feeds back { τ k , θ k , β k | k = 1 ˜ k d }. the change of the path amplitude with time is faster than the change of the arrival direction and time to arrive with time , and therefore , the feedback module 33 feeds back { τ k , θ k | k = 1 ˜ k d } in a first average period which is longer , and feeds back { β k | k = 1 ˜ k d } in a second average period which is shorter . in this way , feedback modes of different periods are applicable to the time - varying feature of the channel parameters , thereby further saving the feedback payload . in another embodiment , the feedback module 33 feeds back { θ k | k = 1 ˜ k d } in the first average period which is longer , and feeds back { τ k , δ k | k = 1 ˜ k d } in the second average period which is shorter . in still another embodiment , the feedback module 33 feeds back { θ k | k = 1 ˜ k d }, { τ k | k = 1 ˜ k d }, and { β k | k = 1 ˜ k d } in three different average periods . the receiving module 41 is configured to receive a first number and indication information of time - varying parameters of the first number of strong propagation paths , where the first number and the indication information are fed back by a ue , and the time - varying parameters include : an arrival direction , time to arrive , and a path amplitude . for example , the receiving module 41 receives { θ k | k = 1 ˜ k d }, { τ k | k = 1 ˜ k d }, and { β k | k = 1 ˜ k d } that are fed back by the ue , but is not limited thereto . the calculation module 42 is configured to determine a downlink channel response according to the received indication information of the time - varying parameters of the first number of strong propagation paths . the reconstruction of the downlink channel may be represented by the foregoing formula ( 4 ), but is not limited thereto . in some cases , several or only one sub - band is allocated to the ue . the channel response on one sub - band may be regarded as flat ; only the channel coefficient allocated to the ue needs to be fed back and reported , and it is unnecessary to report channel coefficients of the entire bandwidth . the foregoing formula ( 1 ) may be re - written as the foregoing formula ( 5 ). a channel vector of the j th subcarrier can be represented as the foregoing formula ( 6 ). the whole bandwidth is divided into multiple sub - bands , and the channel response in each sub - band can be regarded as flat . the average channel vector of the s th sub - band is represented as { tilde over ( h )} s , and { tilde over ( h )} s can be calculated by using the foregoing formula ( 7 ), where j s represents the number of subcarriers in one sub - band , j ( s ) represents a set of subcarriers in the s th sub - band , and { tilde over ( b )} k , s , represents the joint mean value of the time to arrive and path amplitude in the sub - band . if only the s th sub - band is allocated to the ue , the ue only feeds back and reports { tilde over ( h )} s to the base station device , and it is unnecessary to report the complete channel matrix h . similarly , a first number of strong propagation paths are determined as k d propagation paths with a maximum module of the joint mean value { tilde over ( b )} k , s or a maximum norm . generally , all the propagation paths are sequenced in descending order of modules of joint mean values of time to arrive and path amplitudes , that is , |{ tilde over ( b )} 1 , s |≧|{ tilde over ( b )} 2 , s |≧ λ ≧|{ tilde over ( b )} k , s |. the ue only needs to feed back the indication information of the time - varying parameters of k d strong propagation paths . the number k d of the strong propagation paths is less than the total number k of propagation paths of the multipath channel , and therefore the feedback payload can be reduced . in an embodiment , the feedback module 33 feeds back { θ k ,{ tilde over ( b )} k , s | k = 1 ˜ k d }. the change of the joint mean value of the path amplitude with time is faster than the change of the arrival direction with time , and therefore , the feedback module 33 feeds back { θ k | k = 1 ˜ k d } in a first average period which is longer , and feeds back {{ tilde over ( b )} k , s | k = 1 ˜ k d } in a second average period which is shorter . in this way , feedback modes of different periods are applicable to the time - varying feature of the channel parameters , thereby further saving the feedback payload . correspondingly , the receiving module 41 receives { θ k | k = 1 ˜ k d } and {{ tilde over ( b )} k , s | k = 1 ˜ k d } that are fed back by the ue . the reconstruction of the downlink channel by the calculation module 42 may be represented by the foregoing formula ( 8 ), but is not limited thereto . a person skilled in the art should understand that , the function of any one of the modules above can be implemented by multiple entity modules or functional modules , and the functions of multiple modules above can also be integrated on one entity module or implemented by a functional module . although different embodiments of the present invention are described above , the present invention is not limited to these embodiments . the ordinal numbers such as “ first ” and “ second ” in the claims are merely provided for the purpose of distinguishing , and does not mean that corresponding components have any specific sequence or connection relationship . the technical feature only appearing in some claims or embodiments does not mean that the technical feature cannot be combined with other features in other claims or embodiments to implement a new beneficial technical solution . modifications , alterations , transformations , replacements , and equivalences within the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims are obvious to a person skilled in the art .

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