WO2016121910A1 - ユーザ端末、無線基地局及び無線通信方法 - Google Patents
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- LTE Long Term Evolution
- FRA Full Radio Access
- the low-cost MTC terminal is realized by limiting the use band of the uplink (UL) and the downlink (DL) to a part of the system band.
- the system band corresponds to, for example, an existing LTE band (20 MHz or the like), a component carrier (CC), or the like.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a point, and even when a use band is limited to a narrow part of the system band, a user terminal, a radio base station, and An object is to provide a wireless communication method.
- a user terminal is a user terminal in which a use band is limited to a narrow part of a system band, and is based on information notified from a radio base station without using a PDCCH.
- An acquisition unit that acquires setting information; and a reception unit that detects a user terminal-specific search space (USS) of the EPDCCH based on the EPDCCH setting information.
- USS user terminal-specific search space
- a low-cost MTC terminal it is considered to allow a reduction in processing capability and simplify the hardware configuration.
- the peak rate is reduced, the transport block size is limited, and resource blocks (RB (Resource Block), PRB (Physical Resource Block)) are compared to existing user terminals (LTE terminals). It is considered to apply the restriction on the reception and the restriction on the reception RF.
- RB Resource Block
- PRB Physical Resource Block
- the upper limit of the use band of the MTC terminal is limited to a predetermined narrow band (for example, 1.4 MHz).
- a predetermined narrow band for example, 1.4 MHz.
- MTC terminals with limited bandwidths operate within the LTE system band.
- the MTC terminal may be represented as a terminal whose maximum band to be supported is a part of the system band, or may be represented as a terminal having a narrower band transmission / reception performance than the LTE system band. good.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of arrangement of narrow bands in the system band.
- FIG. 1 shows that a predetermined narrow band narrower than the LTE system band (for example, 20 MHz) is a range detected by the MTC terminal.
- a predetermined narrow band narrower than the LTE system band for example, 20 MHz
- the narrow band frequency position which is the use band of the MTC terminal
- the MTC terminal preferably performs communication using different frequency resources for each predetermined period (for example, subframe).
- the MTC terminal preferably has an RF retuning function in consideration of application of frequency hopping and frequency scheduling.
- EPDCCH is arranged so as to be frequency-multiplexed with the radio resource region of PDSCH.
- the EPDCCH can be composed of a plurality of PRBs, and may be referred to as an EPDCCH set (EPDCCH-PRB-set). Further, one or a plurality of EPDCCHs may be set as EPDCCH candidates assigned to the user terminal.
- the user terminal monitors a user terminal specific search space (USS: UE-specific Search Space) configured by a set of EPDCCH candidates in a specified subframe, and detects an EPDCCH.
- USS user terminal specific Search Space
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an EPDCCH setting information acquisition method in a conventional LTE system.
- a user terminal receives RRC signaling with reference to DCI contained in PDCCH.
- the user terminal receives RRC signaling with reference to the user terminal specific EPDCCH set in advance by PDCCH.
- the MTC terminal cannot use the PDCCH as described above, the conventional EPDCCH setting information acquisition method shown in FIG. 2 cannot be applied. For this reason, the MTC terminal may not be able to appropriately perform communication using the EPDCCH.
- the radio base station and / or the MTC terminal explicitly or implicitly judges the EPDCCH setting information for USS, and have arrived at the present invention.
- the radio base station can notify the user terminal of EPDCCH setting information for USS without using the existing PDCCH.
- EPDCCH allocation can be flexibly controlled.
- do not use PDCCH means that EPDCCH setting information is not acquired using PDCCH directly or indirectly as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B.
- an MTC terminal is exemplified as a user terminal whose use band is limited to a narrow band, but application of the present invention is not limited to an MTC terminal.
- the narrow band is described as 6PRB (1.4 MHz), the present invention can be applied based on the present specification even in other narrow bands.
- the EPDCCH USS EPDCCH UE-specific Search Space
- eUSS enhanced USS
- the UE may detect the EPDCCH in the next subframe that has received the notification based on the USS EPDCCH setting information included in the explicit notification, or may receive a predetermined amount after receiving the notification.
- EPDCCH may be detected in a period (for example, several subframes), or EPDCCH may be detected in a predetermined period after receiving the notification.
- UE acquires EPDCCH setting information for USS based on CSS of EPDCCH.
- EPDCCH CSS EPDCCH Common Search Space
- eCSS enhanced CSS
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of EPDCCH setting information in the method 1 of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4A is a diagram showing notification of EPDCCH setting information included in DCI.
- DCI including EPDCCH setting information is notified by CSS of EPDCCH.
- information related to CSS of EPDCCH (for example, EPDCCH setting information for CSS) is defined in advance or set in advance.
- information on the EPDCCH for CSS may be set by MIB (Master Information Block) and / or SIB (System Information Block) which are broadcast information.
- MIB Master Information Block
- SIB System Information Block
- DCI including EPDCCH setting information in CSS is scrambled using user terminal specific information (for example, C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), UEID (User Equipment Identifier), etc.) for a specific UE.
- user terminal specific information for example, C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), UEID (User Equipment Identifier), etc.
- C-RNTI Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier
- UEID User Equipment Identifier
- EPDCCH setting information included in DCI may have a configuration including all EPDCCH configuration information (All EPDCCH config.) (FIG. 4B) or a configuration including a part of EPDCCH configuration information (Partial EPDCCH config.) (FIG. 4C).
- all the EPDCCH configuration information may be, for example, all parameters included in an EPDCCH-Config information element (EPDCCH-Config information element) notified by RRC signaling of an existing LTE system. Not limited.
- FIG. 4C shows a case where resource allocation (RA) and transmission type (Tx type: transmission type) are included as some EPDCCH setting information, but some EPDCCH included in DCI.
- RA resource allocation
- Tx type transmission type
- the combination of setting information is not limited to this.
- DCI includes CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Code).
- the CRC is generated using user terminal specific information (for example, C-RNTI) about a specific UE.
- the EPDCCH setting information may be different from the parameters included in the EPDCCH-Config information element of the existing LTE system.
- the RA may be information specifying a frequency in a narrow band unit (for example, 1.4 MHz unit) instead of information specifying in an RB unit.
- EPDCCH setting information dedicated to MTC terminals such as frequency hopping information of EPDCCH and the number of repeated transmissions may be included.
- the remaining EPDCCH setting information may be set in advance.
- UE may update EPDCCH setting information, when already set EPDCCH setting information is notified. For example, when all of the EPDCCH setting information is notified as shown in FIG. 4B and a part of EPDCCH setting information (resource assignment and transmission type) is received as shown in FIG. 4C, the resource assignment and transmission type with new information is received. May be updated.
- the UE since the CSS of the EPDCCH can be detected by all the UEs, the UE can easily acquire the EPDCCH setting information for USS. Also, since the EPDCCH resource can be set for each UE, the EPDCCH resource can be offloaded. In an operation where a PDSCH set consisting of a plurality of narrow bands (for example, 1.4 MHz) is set to obtain offload and frequency diversity, the EPDCCH set and the PDSCH set are combined to provide only EPDCCH setting information. By notifying the UE, it is possible to implicitly notify the PDSCH set.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of EPDCCH setting information in the method 2 according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 5A is a diagram showing notification of EPDCCH setting information by MIB. As shown in FIG. 5A, in Method 2, a part of the MIB notifies a part of the EPDCCH setting information.
- FIG. 5B is an example of EPDCCH setting information included in the MIB. Since the information that can be included in the MIB is limited, it can be configured to include a part of EPDCCH setting information (Partial EPDCCH config.).
- the MIB includes important information such as a system frame number (SFN), but some bits are not used as spare bits. In the method 2, some or all of the spare bits are used to notify some EPDCCH setting information.
- SFN system frame number
- FIG. 5B shows a case where resource allocation (RA) is included as a part of EPDCCH setting information, a part of EPDCCH setting information (or a combination thereof) included in DCI is not limited to this.
- RA resource allocation
- the remaining EPDCCH setting information that is not set in the MIB may be configured in advance.
- the MIB of the existing system may be used, the MIB of the existing system may be extended and used, or a MIB dedicated to the MTC terminal may be newly defined and used.
- the UE acquires the EPDCCH setting information for USS based on the SIB.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of EPDCCH setting information in the method 3 according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6A is a diagram showing notification of EPDCCH setting information by SIB. As shown in FIG. 6A, in Method 3, all or a part of EPDCCH setting information is notified by SIB.
- the SIB may be configured to include all EPDCCH configuration information (All EPDCCH config.) In addition to the system information (System information) (FIG. 6B), or some EPDCCH configuration information (Partial EPDCCH config.). It is good also as a structure including (FIG. 6C).
- the remaining EPDCCH setting information that is not set in the SIB may be set in advance.
- the SIB of the existing system may be used, the SIB of the existing system may be extended and used, or a SIB dedicated to the MTC terminal may be newly defined and used.
- the UE since the SIB can be detected by all UEs after detecting the MIB, the UE can easily acquire EPDCCH setting information for USS.
- the UE acquires the EPDCCH setting information for USS based on the message 2 (Msg. 2, random access response) notified in the random access procedure.
- the message 2 is transmitted using, for example, the EPDCCH CSS using RA-RNTI (Random Access RNTI). -Since the RNTI can be known, the PDSCH to which the message 2 is transmitted can be decoded.
- RA-RNTI Random Access RNTI
- FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of EPDCCH setting information in the method 4 according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 7A is a diagram showing notification of EPDCCH setting information by message 2. As shown in FIG. 7A, in the method 4, all or a part of EPDCCH setting information is notified by the message 2.
- Message 2 is composed of MAC (Medium Access Control) CE (Control Element).
- the message 2 may include all the EPDCCH configuration information (All EPDCCH config.) In addition to the MAC header (MAC header) and one or more RARs (Random Access Response) (FIG. 7B). It is good also as a structure containing the EPDCCH setting information (Partial EPDCCH config.) Of a part (FIG. 7C). Further, the message 2 may include padding bits as necessary.
- the remaining EPDCCH setting information that is not set in the message 2 may be set in advance.
- the UE since the message 2 can be detected by the UE that has transmitted the random access preamble, the UE can easily acquire EPDCCH setting information for USS.
- UE acquires the EPDCCH setting information for USS based on the message 4 (Msg. 4, contention resolution) notified in a random access procedure.
- Message 4 is transmitted using C-RNTI or TC-RNTI (Temporary C-RNTI), for example, in the CSS of EPDCCH, but since UE knows C-RNTI or TC-RNTI, message 4
- the transmitted PDSCH can be decoded.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of EPDCCH setting information in the method 5 according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 8A is a diagram showing notification of EPDCCH setting information by message 4. As shown in FIG. 8A, in the method 5, all or a part of EPDCCH setting information is notified by a message 4.
- Message 4 is composed of MAC CE, but the MAC header is omitted.
- the message 4 may be configured to include all EPDCCH configuration information (All EPDCCH config.) In addition to information related to conflict resolution (UE Contention Resolution Identity) (FIG. 8B), or a part of EPDCCH configuration information (Partial EPDCCH config.) May be included (FIG. 8C). Further, the message 4 may include padding bits as necessary.
- the remaining EPDCCH setting information that is not set in the message 4 may be set in advance.
- the UE since the message 4 can be detected by the UE that has transmitted the message 3 (Msg. 3, RRC connection request), the UE can easily acquire the EPDCCH setting information for USS. .
- the UE acquires the EPDCCH configuration information for USS based on predetermined RRC signaling.
- information related to a radio resource and a transmission format in which the predetermined RRC signaling is transmitted is set in advance. That is, the predetermined RRC signaling is transmitted using a fixed radio resource and a fixed transmission format.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of EPDCCH setting information in the method 6 according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 9A is a diagram showing notification of EPDCCH setting information by predetermined RRC signaling. As shown in FIG. 9A, in the method 6, all or a part of EPDCCH setting information is notified by predetermined RRC signaling.
- the remaining EPDCCH setting information that is not set by predetermined RRC signaling may be configured in advance.
- the UE can easily acquire the EPDCCH setting information for USS by RRC signaling using a fixed radio resource and a fixed transmission format.
- the radio base station can explicitly notify the UTC EPDCCH setting information to the MTC terminal without using the existing PDCCH, and can flexibly allocate the EPDCCH. It becomes possible to control to.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the amount of information necessary for notification of EPDCCH setting information.
- EPDCCH setting information including all of these pieces of information is 29 to 63 bits in total.
- the information amount can be reduced by including a part of these pieces of information as EPDCCH setting information.
- EPDCCH setting information including only RB assignment information is 4 to 38 bits in total. In this way, by adjusting (adding, deleting, etc.) the EPDCCH setting information to be notified, it is possible to suppress a reduction in throughput while maintaining the degree of freedom of scheduling.
- a radio base station (eNB) and / or an MTC terminal (UE) implicitly determines EPDCCH configuration information for USS without using existing PDCCH notification. explain.
- UE can acquire the EPDCCH setting information for USS based on a predetermined identifier (ID: Idenfitier). Specifically, in one example of the second embodiment, part or all of the EPDCCH setting information is associated with a predetermined identifier.
- a predetermined identifier for example, a cell ID (physical cell ID, virtual cell ID, etc.), UEID, RNTI (eg, C-RNTI), etc. can be used. Also good.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of ID-based acquisition of EPDCCH setting information according to the second embodiment.
- the resource allocation of the EPDCCH set for USS in the EPDCCH setting information is calculated based on the cell ID or UEUD. More specifically, a resource start RB index or a narrow band index is calculated. The calculation can be performed by, for example, a function f of cell ID (cell-id) or UEID (UE-id).
- information relating to the association between the predetermined EPDCCH setting information and the predetermined identifier may be notified from the radio base station via MIB, SIB, or the like, or may be defined in advance.
- the UE may be configured to determine the EPDCCH USS from a plurality of narrowband candidates based on a predetermined identifier. For example, the UE is notified of a plurality of narrowband candidates to which the USS of EPDCCH is assigned by a MIB, SIB, etc. from a radio base station, and selects any narrowband from the candidates based on a predetermined identifier. It can be used as USS for EPDCCH. Note that the number of EPDCCHs included in the USS (number of EPDCCH sets) may be notified by MIB, SIB, or the like.
- the UE may use a plurality of identifiers to determine the EPDCCH USS from a plurality of narrowband candidates. For example, the UE selects a plurality of narrowband candidates based on a certain identifier (eg, cell ID), selects any narrowband from the candidates based on another identifier (eg, UEID), and It can be used as USS for EPDCCH.
- a certain identifier eg, cell ID
- UEID another identifier
- the UE may acquire time information to which the EPDCCH USS is allocated based on a predetermined identifier. For example, information such as a period, a subframe number, a subframe offset, and a subframe position may be acquired as time information to which the USS of EPDCCH is allocated.
- the UE can easily acquire the EPS information for the USS in association with the predetermined identifier.
- the UE can acquire the EPDCCH setting information for USS based on a random access channel (PRACH) resource.
- PRACH random access channel
- some or all of the EPDCCH configuration information is associated with the PRACH resource.
- the PRACH resource for example, a frequency resource that transmits the PRACH, a preamble that is transmitted using the PRACH, or the like can be used.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of acquisition of a PRACH resource base of EPDCCH setting information in the second embodiment.
- the EPDCCH setting information there are an example (FIG. 12A) in which resource allocation of a USS EPDCCH set is associated with a frequency resource that transmits PRACH, and an example (FIG. 12B) that is associated with a preamble that is transmitted on PRACH. It is shown.
- the UE can determine that the EPDCCH to be used is the EPDCCH set 1 when transmitting a preamble corresponding to a preamble index of 0 to 31 in the PRACH. Also, the UE can determine that the EPDCCH to be used is EPDCCH set 2 when transmitting a preamble corresponding to a preamble index of 32 to 63 in PRACH.
- information related to the association between predetermined EPDCCH configuration information and PRACH resources may be notified from the radio base station to the UE by MIB, SIB, or the like. , May be defined in advance.
- DCI blocking means that if a plurality of DCIs are assigned in the same search space (same resource), the assignment of one DCI is blocked.
- the blocking probability is high, the time until the UE receives an appropriate control signal (active time for trying blind decoding) becomes longer, and the power consumption increases. Further, if the blocking probability is high, the frequency utilization efficiency on the network side is lowered.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of DCI allocation in eCSS including a maximum of 3 DCI.
- Each AL of each candidate is shared by all UEs (all UEs can be detected).
- the eCSS is configured using eCCE (enhanced Control Channel Element).
- the inventors correspond to transmitting eCSS candidates for a specific user terminal at a fluctuating frequency position and a relatively low coupling level, as in USS. It reached the modified example.
- eCSS candidates for a specific user terminal are calculated using the C-RNTI related to the user terminal and a hash function that is a randomizing function.
- the hash function may be a hash function used in the USS of the existing system, may be used by modifying the hash function of the existing system, or a new hash function dedicated to the MTC terminal is used. Also good.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of DCI allocation in eCSS according to a modification of the present invention.
- each user terminal UE searches for a different eCSS candidate area (candidate location).
- DCI for each UE is scrambled by each C-RNTI and notified.
- the AL of each DCI is not limited to 4 or 8, and a smaller value (for example, 1, 2, etc.) may be used.
- the allocation position of each DCI can be randomized.
- wireless communication system Wireless communication system
- wireless communication method which concerns on said each embodiment may each be applied independently, and may be applied in combination.
- an MTC terminal is illustrated as a user terminal whose use band is limited to a narrow band, but is not limited to an MTC terminal.
- FIG. 15 is a schematic configuration diagram of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a wireless communication system 1 illustrated in FIG. 15 is an example in which an LTE system is employed in a network domain of a machine communication system.
- carrier aggregation (CA) and / or dual connectivity (DC) in which a plurality of basic frequency blocks (component carriers) having the system bandwidth of the LTE system as one unit can be applied.
- the LTE system is assumed to be set to a maximum system bandwidth of 20 MHz for both downlink and uplink, but is not limited to this configuration.
- the wireless communication system 1 may be referred to as SUPER 3G, LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), IMT-Advanced, 4G, 5G, FRA (Future Radio Access), or the like.
- the wireless communication system 1 includes a wireless base station 10 and a plurality of user terminals 20A, 20B, and 20C that are wirelessly connected to the wireless base station 10.
- the radio base station 10 is connected to the higher station apparatus 30 and is connected to the core network 40 via the higher station apparatus 30.
- the upper station device 30 includes, for example, an access gateway device, a radio network controller (RNC), a mobility management entity (MME), and the like, but is not limited thereto.
- the plurality of user terminals 20 ⁇ / b> A, 20 ⁇ / b> B, and 20 ⁇ / b> C can communicate with the radio base station 10 in the cell 50.
- the user terminal 20A is a user terminal (hereinafter, LTE terminal) that supports LTE (up to Rel-10) or LTE-Advanced (including Rel-10 and later), and the other user terminals 20B and 20C are machine
- the MTC terminal is a communication device in the communication system.
- the user terminals 20 ⁇ / b> A, 20 ⁇ / b> B, and 20 ⁇ / b> C are simply referred to as the user terminal 20 unless it is necessary to distinguish between them.
- OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
- SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
- OFDMA is a multi-carrier transmission scheme that performs communication by dividing a frequency band into a plurality of narrow frequency bands (subcarriers) and mapping data to each subcarrier.
- SC-FDMA is a single-carrier transmission scheme that reduces interference between terminals by dividing the system bandwidth into bands consisting of one or continuous resource blocks for each terminal and using a plurality of terminals with mutually different bands. is there.
- the uplink and downlink radio access methods are not limited to these combinations.
- downlink channels include a downlink shared channel (PDSCH) shared by each user terminal 20, a broadcast channel (PBCH: Physical Broadcast Channel), a downlink L1 / L2 control channel, and the like. Used. User data, higher layer control information, and predetermined SIB (System Information Block) are transmitted by PDSCH. Also, MIB (Master Information Block) is transmitted by PBCH.
- PDSCH downlink shared channel
- PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel
- SIB System Information Block
- Downlink L1 / L2 control channels include PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), EPDCCH (Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel), PCFICH (Physical Control Format Indicator Channel), PHICH (Physical Hybrid-ARQ Indicator Channel), and the like.
- Downlink control information (DCI: Downlink Control Information) including scheduling information of PDSCH and PUSCH is transmitted by PDCCH.
- the number of OFDM symbols used for PDCCH is transmitted by PCFICH.
- the HAICH transmission confirmation signal (ACK / NACK) for PUSCH is transmitted by PHICH.
- EPDCCH is frequency-division multiplexed with PDSCH (downlink shared data channel), and is used for transmission of DCI and the like in the same manner as PDCCH.
- an uplink shared channel (PUSCH: Physical Uplink Shared Channel), an uplink control channel (PUCCH: Physical Uplink Control Channel), and a random access channel (PRACH) shared by each user terminal 20 are used. Physical Random Access Channel) is used.
- PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
- PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel
- PRACH random access channel
- Physical Random Access Channel Physical Random Access Channel
- User data and higher layer control information are transmitted by PUSCH.
- downlink radio quality information (CQI: Channel Quality Indicator), a delivery confirmation signal, and the like are transmitted by PUCCH.
- a random access preamble for establishing connection with a cell is transmitted by the PRACH.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of a radio base station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the radio base station 10 includes a plurality of transmission / reception antennas 101, an amplifier unit 102, a transmission / reception unit 103, a baseband signal processing unit 104, a call processing unit 105, and a transmission path interface 106.
- User data transmitted from the radio base station 10 to the user terminal 20 via the downlink is input from the higher station apparatus 30 to the baseband signal processing unit 104 via the transmission path interface 106.
- PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol
- RLC Radio Link Control
- MAC Medium Access
- Retransmission control for example, HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest) transmission processing
- HARQ Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest
- the downlink control signal is also subjected to transmission processing such as channel coding and inverse fast Fourier transform, and transferred to each transmitting / receiving unit 103.
- Each transmission / reception unit 103 converts the baseband signal output by precoding from the baseband signal processing unit 104 for each antenna to a radio frequency band and transmits the converted signal.
- the transmission / reception unit 103 can be configured by a transmitter / receiver, a transmission / reception circuit, or a transmission / reception device which is described based on common recognition in the technical field according to the present invention.
- the transmission / reception part 103 may be comprised as an integral transmission / reception part, and may be comprised from a transmission part and a receiving part.
- the radio frequency signal frequency-converted by the transmission / reception unit 103 is amplified by the amplifier unit 102 and transmitted from the transmission / reception antenna 101.
- the transmission / reception unit 103 can transmit and receive various signals with a narrow bandwidth (for example, 1.4 MHz) limited by the system bandwidth (for example, one component carrier).
- the radio frequency signal received by each transmitting / receiving antenna 101 is amplified by the amplifier unit 102.
- Each transmitting / receiving unit 103 receives the upstream signal amplified by the amplifier unit 102.
- the transmission / reception unit 103 converts the frequency of the received signal into a baseband signal and outputs it to the baseband signal processing unit 104.
- the baseband signal processing unit 104 performs fast Fourier transform (FFT) processing, inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT: Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform) processing, and error correction on user data included in the input upstream signal.
- FFT fast Fourier transform
- IDFT inverse discrete Fourier transform
- Decoding, MAC retransmission control reception processing, RLC layer, and PDCP layer reception processing are performed and transferred to the upper station apparatus 30 via the transmission path interface 106.
- the call processing unit 105 performs call processing such as communication channel setting and release, state management of the radio base station 10, and radio resource management.
- the transmission / reception part 103 transmits the predetermined information which the below-mentioned transmission signal generation part 302 produces
- the transmission path interface 106 transmits and receives signals to and from the higher station apparatus 30 via a predetermined interface.
- the transmission path interface 106 transmits and receives (backhaul signaling) signals to and from the adjacent radio base station 10 via an interface between base stations (for example, an optical fiber compliant with CPRI (Common Public Radio Interface), X2 interface). Also good.
- CPRI Common Public Radio Interface
- X2 interface also good.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the radio base station according to the present embodiment. Note that FIG. 17 mainly shows functional blocks of characteristic portions in the present embodiment, and the wireless base station 10 also has other functional blocks necessary for wireless communication. As illustrated in FIG. 17, the baseband signal processing unit 104 includes a control unit (scheduler) 301, a transmission signal generation unit (generation unit) 302, a mapping unit 303, a reception signal processing unit 304, and a measurement unit 305. It is equipped with.
- the baseband signal processing unit 104 includes a control unit (scheduler) 301, a transmission signal generation unit (generation unit) 302, a mapping unit 303, a reception signal processing unit 304, and a measurement unit 305. It is equipped with.
- the control unit (scheduler) 301 controls the entire radio base station 10.
- the control part 301 can be comprised from the controller, the control circuit, or control apparatus demonstrated based on the common recognition in the technical field which concerns on this invention.
- the control unit 301 controls signal generation by the transmission signal generation unit 302 and signal allocation by the mapping unit 303, for example.
- the control unit 301 also controls signal reception processing by the reception signal processing unit 304 and signal measurement by the measurement unit 305.
- the control unit 301 controls scheduling (for example, resource allocation) of system information, a downlink data signal transmitted on the PDSCH, and a downlink control signal transmitted on the PDCCH and / or EPDCCH. It also controls scheduling of synchronization signals and downlink reference signals such as CRS (Cell-specific Reference Signal), CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal), DM-RS (Demodulation Reference Signal).
- CRS Cell-specific Reference Signal
- CSI-RS Channel State Information Reference Signal
- DM-RS Demodulation Reference Signal
- the control unit 301 also transmits an uplink data signal transmitted on the PUSCH, an uplink control signal transmitted on the PUCCH and / or PUSCH (for example, a delivery confirmation signal (HARQ-ACK)), a random access preamble transmitted on the PRACH, Controls scheduling of uplink reference signals and the like.
- an uplink data signal transmitted on the PUSCH for example, an uplink control signal transmitted on the PUCCH and / or PUSCH (for example, a delivery confirmation signal (HARQ-ACK)), a random access preamble transmitted on the PRACH, Controls scheduling of uplink reference signals and the like.
- HARQ-ACK delivery confirmation signal
- the control unit 301 controls the transmission signal generation unit 302 and the mapping unit 303 so that various signals are allocated to a narrow band and transmitted to the user terminal 20. For example, the control unit 301 performs control so that downlink system information (MIB, SIB), EPDCCH, PDSCH, and the like are transmitted with a narrow bandwidth.
- MIB downlink system information
- SIB downlink system information
- EPDCCH EPDCCH
- PDSCH Physical Downlink system information
- the control unit 301 controls the user terminal 20 to transmit predetermined information used for obtaining the EPDCCH setting information to the user terminal 20.
- the predetermined information includes DCI (Method 1), MIB (Method 2), SIB (Method 3), Msg. 2 (Method 4), Msg. 4 (method 5), RRC signaling (method 6), a predetermined identifier (and / or information related to association between the predetermined identifier and predetermined EPDCCH configuration information) (second embodiment, ID base), PRACH resources, Information relating to association with predetermined EPDCCH setting information (second embodiment, PRACH resource base).
- control unit 301 controls the user terminal 20 to transmit the EPDCCH to the user terminal 20 using the EPDCCH USS that can be detected using the EPDCCH setting information.
- the EPDCCH setting information may include EPDCCH setting information dedicated to the MTC terminal (for example, EPDCCH frequency hopping information, the number of repeated transmissions, etc.).
- the transmission signal generation unit (generation unit) 302 generates a DL signal based on an instruction from the control unit 301 and outputs the DL signal to the mapping unit 303.
- the transmission signal generation unit 302 can be configured by a signal generator, a signal generation circuit, or a signal generation device described based on common recognition in the technical field according to the present invention.
- the transmission signal generation unit 302 generates, for example, a DL assignment that notifies downlink signal allocation information and a UL grant that notifies uplink signal allocation information based on an instruction from the control unit 301.
- the downlink data signal is subjected to coding processing and modulation processing according to a coding rate, a modulation scheme, and the like determined based on channel state information (CSI: Channel State Information) from each user terminal 20.
- CSI Channel State Information
- the mapping unit 303 maps the downlink signal generated by the transmission signal generation unit 302 to a predetermined narrowband radio resource (for example, a maximum of 6 resource blocks) based on an instruction from the control unit 301, and transmits and receives To 103.
- the mapping unit 303 can be configured by a mapper, a mapping circuit, or a mapping device described based on common recognition in the technical field according to the present invention.
- the reception signal processing unit 304 performs reception processing (for example, demapping, demodulation, decoding, etc.) on the reception signal input from the transmission / reception unit 103.
- the received signal is, for example, a UL signal (uplink control signal, uplink data signal, etc.) transmitted from the user terminal 20.
- the reception signal processing unit 304 can be configured by a signal processor, a signal processing circuit, or a signal processing device described based on common recognition in the technical field according to the present invention.
- the measurement unit 305 performs measurement on the received signal.
- the measurement part 305 can be comprised from the measuring device, measurement circuit, or measurement apparatus demonstrated based on common recognition in the technical field which concerns on this invention.
- the measurement unit 305 may measure, for example, received power (for example, RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power)), reception quality (for example, RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality)), channel state, and the like of the received signal.
- the measurement result may be output to the control unit 301.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of the user terminal according to the present embodiment.
- the user terminal 20 includes a transmission / reception antenna 201, an amplifier unit 202, a transmission / reception unit 203, a baseband signal processing unit 204, and an application unit 205.
- the user terminal 20 may include a plurality of transmission / reception antennas 201, an amplifier unit 202, a transmission / reception unit 203, and the like.
- the radio frequency signal received by the transmission / reception antenna 201 is amplified by the amplifier unit 202.
- the transmission / reception unit 203 receives the downlink signal amplified by the amplifier unit 202.
- the transmission / reception unit 203 converts the frequency of the received signal into a baseband signal and outputs it to the baseband signal processing unit 204.
- the transmission / reception unit 203 can be configured by a transmitter / receiver, a transmission / reception circuit, or a transmission / reception device described based on common recognition in the technical field according to the present invention.
- the transmission / reception unit 203 may be configured as an integral transmission / reception unit, or may be configured from a transmission unit and a reception unit.
- the baseband signal processing unit 204 performs FFT processing, error correction decoding, retransmission control reception processing, and the like on the input baseband signal.
- the downlink user data is transferred to the application unit 205.
- the application unit 205 performs processing related to layers higher than the physical layer and the MAC layer.
- broadcast information in the downlink data is also transferred to the application unit 205.
- uplink user data is input from the application unit 205 to the baseband signal processing unit 204.
- the baseband signal processing unit 204 performs transmission / reception by performing retransmission control transmission processing (for example, HARQ transmission processing), channel coding, precoding, discrete Fourier transform (DFT) processing, IFFT processing, and the like. Is transferred to the unit 203.
- the transmission / reception unit 203 converts the baseband signal output from the baseband signal processing unit 204 into a radio frequency band and transmits it.
- the radio frequency signal frequency-converted by the transmission / reception unit 203 is amplified by the amplifier unit 202 and transmitted from the transmission / reception antenna 201.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the user terminal according to the present embodiment. Note that FIG. 19 mainly shows functional blocks of characteristic portions in the present embodiment, and the user terminal 20 also has other functional blocks necessary for wireless communication. As illustrated in FIG. 19, the baseband signal processing unit 204 included in the user terminal 20 includes a control unit 401, a transmission signal generation unit 402, a mapping unit 403, a reception signal processing unit 404, a measurement unit 405, and an acquisition. Unit 406.
- the control unit 401 controls the entire user terminal 20.
- the control unit 401 can be composed of a controller, a control circuit, or a control device described based on common recognition in the technical field according to the present invention.
- the control unit 401 controls, for example, signal generation by the transmission signal generation unit 402 and signal allocation by the mapping unit 403.
- the control unit 401 controls signal reception processing by the reception signal processing unit 404 and signal measurement by the measurement unit 405.
- the control unit 401 obtains, from the received signal processing unit 404, a downlink control signal (a signal transmitted by PDCCH / EPDCCH) and a downlink data signal (a signal transmitted by PDSCH) transmitted from the radio base station 10.
- the control unit 401 generates an uplink control signal (for example, an acknowledgment signal (HARQ-ACK)) or an uplink data signal based on a downlink control signal, a result of determining whether retransmission control is necessary for the downlink data signal, or the like.
- HARQ-ACK acknowledgment signal
- the control unit 401 has an acquisition unit 406.
- the acquisition unit 406 receives predetermined information notified from the radio base station 10 without using the PDCCH from the reception signal processing unit 404, and acquires EPDCCH setting information related to the USS of the user terminal 20 based on the predetermined information. .
- the acquired EPDCCH setting information may be output from the control unit 401 to the reception signal processing unit 404. Note that the acquisition unit 406 may be provided outside the control unit 401.
- the transmission signal generation unit 402 generates a UL signal based on an instruction from the control unit 401 and outputs the UL signal to the mapping unit 403.
- the transmission signal generation unit 402 can be configured by a signal generator, a signal generation circuit, or a signal generation device described based on common recognition in the technical field according to the present invention.
- the mapping unit 403 Based on an instruction from the control unit 401, the mapping unit 403 maps the uplink signal generated by the transmission signal generation unit 402 to radio resources (maximum 6 resource blocks) and outputs the radio signal to the transmission / reception unit 203.
- the mapping unit 403 can be configured by a mapper, a mapping circuit, or a mapping device described based on common recognition in the technical field according to the present invention.
- the reception signal processing unit 404 performs reception processing (for example, demapping, demodulation, decoding, etc.) on the reception signal input from the transmission / reception unit 203.
- the received signal is, for example, a DL signal (downlink control signal, downlink data signal, etc.) transmitted from the radio base station 10.
- the reception signal processing unit 404 can be configured by a signal processor, a signal processing circuit, or a signal processing device described based on common recognition in the technical field according to the present invention. Further, the reception signal processing unit 404 can constitute a reception unit according to the present invention.
- the reception signal processing unit 404 outputs the information decoded by the reception processing to the control unit 401.
- the reception signal processing unit 404 outputs broadcast information, system information, RRC signaling, DCI, and the like to the control unit 401, for example.
- the reception signal processing unit 404 outputs the reception signal and the signal after reception processing to the measurement unit 405.
- the received signal processing unit 404 detects the EPDCCH USS based on the EPDCCH setting information input from the control unit 401, decodes the received EPDCCH, and outputs the decoded control information to the control unit 401.
- the measurement unit 405 performs measurement on the received signal.
- the measurement part 405 can be comprised from the measuring device, measurement circuit, or measurement apparatus demonstrated based on common recognition in the technical field which concerns on this invention.
- the measurement unit 405 may measure, for example, the received power (for example, RSRP), reception quality (for example, RSRQ), channel state, and the like of the received signal.
- the measurement result may be output to the control unit 401.
- each functional block is realized by one physically coupled device, or may be realized by two or more physically separated devices connected by wire or wirelessly and by a plurality of these devices. Good.
- the radio base station 10 and the user terminal 20 are realized using hardware such as ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), PLD (Programmable Logic Device), and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). May be.
- the radio base station 10 and the user terminal 20 are each a computer device including a processor (CPU: Central Processing Unit), a communication interface for network connection, a memory, and a computer-readable storage medium holding a program. It may be realized. That is, the radio base station, user terminal, and the like according to an embodiment of the present invention may function as a computer that performs processing of the radio communication method according to the present invention.
- Computer-readable recording media include, for example, flexible disks, magneto-optical disks, ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), CD-ROM (Compact Disc-ROM), RAM (Random Access Memory), A storage medium such as a hard disk.
- the program may be transmitted from a network via a telecommunication line.
- the radio base station 10 and the user terminal 20 may include an input device such as an input key and an output device such as a display.
- the functional configurations of the radio base station 10 and the user terminal 20 may be realized by the hardware described above, may be realized by a software module executed by a processor, or may be realized by a combination of both.
- the processor controls the entire user terminal by operating an operating system. Further, the processor reads programs, software modules and data from the storage medium into the memory, and executes various processes according to these.
- the program may be a program that causes a computer to execute the operations described in the above embodiments.
- the control unit 401 of the user terminal 20 may be realized by a control program stored in a memory and operated by a processor, and may be realized similarly for other functional blocks.
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本発明の第1の実施形態では、無線基地局(eNB)が、MTC端末(UE)に対して、既存のPDCCHを用いずにUSS用のEPDCCH設定情報を明示的に通知する方法について説明する。
第1の実施形態に係る方法1では、EPDCCHに共通サーチスペース(CSS:Common Search Space)が設定される場合、UEは、EPDCCHのCSSに基づいて、USS用のEPDCCH設定情報を取得する。なお、EPDCCHのCSS(EPDCCH Common Search Space)は、eCSS(enhanced CSS)などと呼ばれてもよい。
第1の実施形態に係る方法2では、UEは、MIBに基づいて、USS用のEPDCCH設定情報を取得する。
第1の実施形態に係る方法3では、UEは、SIBに基づいて、USS用のEPDCCH設定情報を取得する。
第1の実施形態に係る方法4では、UEは、ランダムアクセス手順において通知されるメッセージ2(Msg. 2、ランダムアクセスレスポンス)に基づいて、USS用のEPDCCH設定情報を取得する。メッセージ2は、RA-RNTI(Random Access RNTI)を用いて、例えばEPDCCHのCSSで送信されるが、UEは、メッセージ1(Msg. 1、ランダムアクセスプリアンブル)を送信した時間周波数リソースに基づいてRA-RNTIを知ることができるため、メッセージ2が送信されるPDSCHを復号することができる。
第1の実施形態に係る方法5では、UEは、ランダムアクセス手順において通知されるメッセージ4(Msg. 4、競合解決)に基づいて、USS用のEPDCCH設定情報を取得する。メッセージ4は、C-RNTI又はTC-RNTI(Temporary C-RNTI)を用いて、例えばEPDCCHのCSSで送信されるが、UEは、C-RNTI又はTC-RNTIを知っているため、メッセージ4が送信されるPDSCHを復号することができる。
第1の実施形態に係る方法6は、UEは、所定のRRCシグナリングに基づいて、USS用のEPDCCH設定情報を取得する。UEには、当該所定のRRCシグナリングが送信される無線リソース及び送信フォーマットに関する情報が、予め設定されている。つまり、当該所定のRRCシグナリングは、固定の無線リソースと、固定の送信フォーマットを用いて送信される。
本発明の第2の実施形態では、無線基地局(eNB)及び/又はMTC端末(UE)は、既存のPDCCHによる通知を用いずに、USS用のEPDCCH設定情報を暗黙的に判断する方法について説明する。
第2の実施形態において、UEは、所定の識別子(ID:Idenfitier)に基づいて、USS用のEPDCCH設定情報を取得することができる。具体的には、第2の実施形態の一実施例においては、一部又は全てのEPDCCH設定情報が、所定の識別子に関連付けられている。所定の識別子としては、例えば、セルID(物理セルID、仮想セルIDなど)や、UEID、RNTI(例えば、C-RNTI)などを用いることができ、これらは無線基地局からUEに通知されてもよい。
第2の実施形態において、UEは、ランダムアクセスチャネル(PRACH:Physical Random Access Channel)のリソースに基づいて、USS用のEPDCCH設定情報を取得することができる。具体的には、第2の実施形態の一実施例においては、一部又は全てのEPDCCH設定情報が、PRACHリソースに関連付けられている。PRACHのリソースとしては、例えば、PRACHを送信する周波数リソースや、PRACHで送信するプリアンブルなどを用いることができる。
第1の実施形態では、EPDCCHにおけるCSS(eCSS)でDCIを送信する方法(方法1)を説明した。ここで、本発明者らは、eCSSの利用については新たな課題があることを発見した。具体的には、本発明者らは、eCSSで従来のCSSのように高い結合レベル(AL:Aggregation Level)を用いた場合、各UEが同じブラインド復号の候補を狭帯域で共有することから、eCSSにおけるDCIのブロッキング確率が高くなってしまうことを発見した。
以下、本発明の一実施形態に係る無線通信システムの構成について説明する。この無線通信システムでは、上述した本発明の実施形態に係る無線通信方法が適用される。なお、上記の各実施形態に係る無線通信方法は、それぞれ単独で適用されてもよいし、組み合わせて適用されてもよい。ここでは、狭帯域に使用帯域が制限されたユーザ端末としてMTC端末を例示するが、MTC端末に限定されるものではない。
図16は、本発明の一実施形態に係る無線基地局の全体構成の一例を示す図である。無線基地局10は、複数の送受信アンテナ101と、アンプ部102と、送受信部103と、ベースバンド信号処理部104と、呼処理部105と、伝送路インターフェース106とを備えている。
図18は、本実施形態に係るユーザ端末の全体構成の一例を示す図である。なお、ここでは詳細な説明を省略するが、通常のLTE端末がMTC端末として振る舞うように動作してもよい。ユーザ端末20は、送受信アンテナ201と、アンプ部202と、送受信部203と、ベースバンド信号処理部204と、アプリケーション部205と、を備えている。また、ユーザ端末20は、送受信アンテナ201、アンプ部202、送受信部203などを複数備えてもよい。
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- システム帯域の一部の狭帯域に使用帯域が制限されたユーザ端末であって、
PDCCH(Physical Downlink Control Channel)を用いずに無線基地局から通知される情報に基づいて、EPDCCH(Enhanced PDCCH)設定情報を取得する取得部と、
前記EPDCCH設定情報に基づいて、EPDCCHのユーザ端末固有サーチスペース(USS:UE-specific Search Space)を検出する受信部と、を有することを特徴とするユーザ端末。 - 前記取得部は、EPDCCHの共通サーチスペース(CSS:Common Search Space)で通知されるDCI(Downlink Control Information)に基づいて、前記EPDCCH設定情報を取得することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のユーザ端末。
- 前記DCIは、ユーザ端末固有情報に基づいてスクランブルされることを特徴とする請求項2に記載のユーザ端末。
- 前記取得部は、報知情報に基づいて、前記EPDCCH設定情報を取得することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のユーザ端末。
- 前記取得部は、ランダムアクセス手順において送信されるMAC(Medium Access Control) CE(Control Element)に基づいて、前記EPDCCH設定情報を取得することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のユーザ端末。
- 前記取得部は、固定の無線リソース及び固定の送信フォーマットを用いて送信されるRRCシグナリングに基づいて、前記EPDCCH設定情報を取得することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のユーザ端末。
- 前記取得部は、所定の識別子に基づいて、前記EPDCCH設定情報を取得することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のユーザ端末。
- 前記取得部は、前記EPDCCH設定情報とPRACH(Physical Random Access Channel)リソースとの関連付けに関する情報に基づいて、前記EPDCCH設定情報を取得することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のユーザ端末。
- システム帯域の一部の狭帯域に使用帯域が制限されたユーザ端末と通信する無線基地局であって、
所定の情報を生成する生成部と、
PDCCH(Physical Downlink Control Channel)を用いずに前記所定の情報を送信する送信部と、を有し、
前記送信部は、EPDCCHのユーザ端末固有サーチスペース(USS:UE-specific Search Space)でEPDCCHを送信し、
当該USSは、EPDCCH(Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel)設定情報に基づいて検出され、当該EPDCCH設定情報は、前記所定の情報に基づいて取得されることを特徴とする無線基地局。 - システム帯域の一部の狭帯域に使用帯域が制限されたユーザ端末と無線基地局が通信する無線通信方法であって、
前記ユーザ端末は、PDCCH(Physical Downlink Control Channel)を用いずに前記無線基地局から通知される情報に基づいて、EPDCCH(Enhanced PDCCH)設定情報を取得する工程と、
前記EPDCCH設定情報に基づいて、EPDCCHのユーザ端末固有サーチスペース(USS:UE-specific Search Space)を検出する工程と、を有することを特徴とする無線通信方法。
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