RAN1 / #120 / NR_AIML_air / Verify

InterDigital · 9.1.3

Specification support for CSI prediction · RAN1#120 · Source verification
the AI's delta new vs RAN1#119
InterDigital is a new contributor. They argue against the Associated ID mechanism, citing complexity and negligible generalization degradation. They propose dropping the Associated ID requirement in favor of model performance monitoring, specifically supporting Type 3 and opposing Type 2. They added a novel proposal to use out-of-distribution metrics alongside intermediate KPIs to reduce unnecessary model switching overhead.
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Contributions at RAN1#120 · 1 doc

R1-2500533 discussion not treated 3gpp.org ↗
On AI/ML-based CSI prediction
Position extracted by AI
InterDigital argues that the Associated ID mechanism is unnecessary for UE-sided CSI prediction, citing high complexity and negligible generalization degradation across NW-side conditions like antenna down-tilt. They present technical evidence that Case 2 generalization shows negligible SGCS change relative to Case 1, and that localized models provide only minor SGCS gains over generalized models. Consequently, they propose dropping the Associated ID requirement (Proposal 1) and instead rely on model performance monitoring. They explicitly oppose Type 2 monitoring due to overhead and support Type 3 monitoring (Proposal 3), further proposing that out-of-distribution metrics be used alongside intermediate KPIs (Proposal 4) to reduce unnecessary model switching overhead.
Summary
InterDigital presents evaluation results on AI/ML-based CSI prediction, demonstrating that UE-sided models generalize well across antenna down-tilt variations and that localized models offer only minor gains over generalized ones. The document contains 4 proposals and 5 observations, arguing against the necessity of Associated IDs for training/inference consistency and recommending Type 3 performance monitoring combined with out-of-distribution metrics.

Prior contributions at RAN1#119 · 1 doc · Nov 18, 2024

R1-2410042 discussion not treated 3gpp.org ↗
On AI/ML-based CSI prediction
Position extracted by AI
InterDigital advocates FOR simplifying CSI prediction by eliminating the need for associated ID mechanisms, arguing that UE-sided models can generalize well across different network conditions without complex consistency checking. They are pushing AGAINST the adoption of associated ID-based approaches for CSI prediction, positioning this as unnecessarily complex when model performance monitoring and out-of-distribution detection can achieve the same goals more efficiently.
Summary
InterDigital presents evaluation results on AI/ML-based CSI prediction for NR air interface, demonstrating that UE-sided models can generalize well across different network conditions without requiring complex associated ID mechanisms. The document contains 1 formal proposal and 3 observations focused on simplifying CSI prediction implementation.
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