DCI Format Mapping for MIMO Diversity Methods and Resource Allocation Types

The table below lists the supported DCI formats for different MIMO diversity methods and resource allocation types. Refer to 3GPP TS 36.213 for detailed descriptions of these formats. 

Diversity Method

Precoding Method

Number of Layers

Number of Codewords

Resource Allocation Type

Virtual Resource Blocks Type

Supported DCI Format

No Diversity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type 0/1

 

Format 1/2B

Type 2

 

Localized

Format 1A

Distributed

Format 1A/1C

Transmit Diversity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Layers

 

 

One Codeword

 

 

Type 0/1

 

Format 1/2/2A

Type 2

 

Localized

Format 1A

Distributed

Format 1A/1C

 

Four Layers

 

 

One Codeword

 

 

Type 0/1

 

Format 1/2/2A

Type 2

 

Localized

Format 1A

Distributed

Format 1/A1/C

Spatial Multiplexing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Without CDD

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Layer

 

 

One Codeword

 

 

Type 0/1

 

Format 2/2B

Type 2

 

Localized

Format 1B/1D

Distributed

Format 1B/1D

Two Layers

 

One Codeword

Type 0/1

 

Format 2

Two Codewords

Type 0/1

 

Format 2/2B

Three Layers

Two Codewords

Type 0/1

 

Format 2

Four Layers

Two Codewords

Type 0/1

 

Format 2

Large CDD

 

 

 

 

 

Two Layers

 

One Codeword

Type 0/1

 

Format 2A

Two Codewords

Type 0/1

 

Format 2A/2B

Three Layers

 

One Codeword

Type 0/1

 

Format 2A

Two Codewords

Type 0/1

 

Format 2A

Four Layers

 

One Codeword

Type 0/1

 

Format 2A

Two Codewords

Type 0/1

 

Format 2A