WO2018061599A1 - 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 - Google Patents
端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2018061599A1 WO2018061599A1 PCT/JP2017/031357 JP2017031357W WO2018061599A1 WO 2018061599 A1 WO2018061599 A1 WO 2018061599A1 JP 2017031357 W JP2017031357 W JP 2017031357W WO 2018061599 A1 WO2018061599 A1 WO 2018061599A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- synchronization signal
- ofdm symbol
- subframe
- base station
- time resource
- Prior art date
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W56/00—Synchronisation arrangements
- H04W56/001—Synchronization between nodes
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L5/00—Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
- H04L5/0001—Arrangements for dividing the transmission path
- H04L5/0014—Three-dimensional division
- H04L5/0023—Time-frequency-space
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04B—TRANSMISSION
- H04B7/00—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
- H04B7/02—Diversity systems; Multi-antenna system, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas
- H04B7/04—Diversity systems; Multi-antenna system, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas
- H04B7/06—Diversity systems; Multi-antenna system, i.e. transmission or reception using multiple antennas using two or more spaced independent antennas at the transmitting station
- H04B7/0686—Hybrid systems, i.e. switching and simultaneous transmission
- H04B7/0695—Hybrid systems, i.e. switching and simultaneous transmission using beam selection
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L27/00—Modulated-carrier systems
- H04L27/26—Systems using multi-frequency codes
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L27/00—Modulated-carrier systems
- H04L27/26—Systems using multi-frequency codes
- H04L27/2601—Multicarrier modulation systems
- H04L27/2602—Signal structure
- H04L27/261—Details of reference signals
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L5/00—Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
- H04L5/0001—Arrangements for dividing the transmission path
- H04L5/0003—Two-dimensional division
- H04L5/0005—Time-frequency
- H04L5/0007—Time-frequency the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
- H04L5/001—Time-frequency the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT the frequencies being arranged in component carriers
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L5/00—Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
- H04L5/003—Arrangements for allocating sub-channels of the transmission path
- H04L5/0053—Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W56/00—Synchronisation arrangements
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W72/00—Local resource management
- H04W72/04—Wireless resource allocation
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W72/00—Local resource management
- H04W72/04—Wireless resource allocation
- H04W72/044—Wireless resource allocation based on the type of the allocated resource
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W72/00—Local resource management
- H04W72/12—Wireless traffic scheduling
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a terminal device, a base station device, a communication method, and an integrated circuit.
- a wireless access method and a wireless network for cellular mobile communication (hereinafter referred to as “Long Term Evolution (LTE: registered trademark)” or “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Access: EUTRA”) is a third generation partnership project (3rd Generation). Partnership Project: 3GPP). Also, at 3GPP, as a wireless access method and wireless network technology for the fifth generation cellular system, LTE-Advanced Pro, which is an extension technology of LTE, and NR (New Radio technology), which is a new wireless access technology, are being studied. Standards have been developed (Non-patent Document 1).
- eMBB enhanced Mobile BroadBand
- URLLC Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communication
- IoT Internet of Things
- mMTC massive machine type communication
- a terminal device when a terminal device starts communication with a network via a base station device, it is necessary to establish synchronization, and a synchronization signal (SS: Synchronization Signal) is prepared for this purpose.
- SS Synchronization Signal
- a terminal device detects a synchronization signal transmitted from a base station device at a specific period, and based on information on the timing of reception of the detected synchronization signal and the code sequence of the received synchronization signal, timing synchronization, frequency synchronization, And cell ID (PCI: Physical Cell ID) is acquired. Based on the acquired information, the terminal device acquires notification information including information necessary for starting communication.
- PCI Physical Cell ID
- Non-Patent Document 2 Beam forming is sometimes referred to as precoding or virtualization.
- a synchronization signal for synchronization between the terminal device and the base station device is being studied, as in LTE.
- One aspect of the present invention is a terminal device capable of efficiently starting communication with a base station device, a base station device communicating with the terminal device, a communication method used for the terminal device, and a communication method used for the base station device
- An object of the present invention is to provide an integrated circuit mounted on the terminal device and an integrated circuit mounted on the base station device.
- the first aspect of the present invention is a terminal apparatus, a receiving unit that receives a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group in a time resource configured by a plurality of OFDM symbol groups, and the synchronization signal
- a synchronization unit that determines the position of one first synchronization signal, and a detection unit that receives a physical broadcast channel based on the first synchronization signal, and the time resource is periodically allocated.
- the maximum number of OFDM symbol groups to which the synchronization signal included in the time resource may be transmitted is determined in advance.
- the synchronization signal is arranged in a part of the plurality of OFDM symbol groups.
- the OFDM symbol in the time resource and the physical broadcast channel are received at a reference subcarrier interval.
- a second aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus, wherein the transmitter transmits a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group in a time resource composed of a plurality of OFDM symbol groups, A broadcast information transmitting unit that transmits a physical broadcast channel corresponding to a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol, wherein the time resource is periodically allocated, and the synchronization signal included in the time resource is transmitted.
- the maximum number of OFDM symbol groups that can possibly be determined is predetermined.
- the synchronization signal is arranged in some OFDM symbol groups of the plurality of OFDM symbol groups.
- the OFDM symbol in the time resource and the physical broadcast channel are transmitted at a reference subcarrier interval.
- a third aspect of the present invention is a communication method for a terminal apparatus, which receives a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group in a time resource composed of a plurality of OFDM symbol groups, and performs the synchronization Among the signals, the position of one first synchronization signal is determined, a physical broadcast channel is received based on the first synchronization signal, and the time resource is periodically allocated and included in the time resource The maximum number of OFDM symbol groups to which the synchronization signal may be transmitted is determined in advance.
- the synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group in the time resource configured by a plurality of OFDM symbol groups is transmitted, An OFDM symbol group that transmits a physical broadcast channel corresponding to a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol, the time resource is periodically allocated, and the synchronization signal included in the time resource may be transmitted.
- the maximum number is predetermined.
- a fifth aspect of the present invention is an integrated circuit implemented in a terminal apparatus, and receives a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group within a time resource configured by a plurality of OFDM symbol groups.
- Resources are allocated periodically, and the maximum number of OFDM symbol groups that can transmit the synchronization signal included in the time resource is predetermined.
- an integrated circuit implemented in the base station apparatus, which transmits a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group within a time resource composed of a plurality of OFDM symbol groups
- broadcast information transmission means for transmitting a physical broadcast channel corresponding to a synchronization signal included in each of the OFDM symbols, wherein the time resource is periodically allocated and included in the time resource
- the maximum number of OFDM symbol groups to which the synchronization signal may be transmitted is determined in advance.
- the terminal device and the base station device can efficiently start communication.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a case where a beam sweeping is applied to each OFDM symbol in a slot according to an embodiment of the present invention and a relationship between a burst in which a synchronization signal is transmitted and a period of the burst and a beam sweeping of a receiving terminal beam is applied is there.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of a relationship between bursts and burst periods in which beam sweeping is applied to each OFDM symbol in a slot according to an embodiment of the present invention to transmit a synchronization signal, and beam sweeping is applied from the boundary behind the burst.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of a relationship between bursts and burst periods in which beam sweeping is applied to each OFDM symbol in a slot according to an embodiment of the present invention to transmit a synchronization signal, and beam sweeping is applied from the boundary behind the burst.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of the wireless communication system of the present embodiment.
- the wireless communication system includes a terminal device 2 and a base station device 3.
- the base station apparatus 3 may comprise one or a plurality of transmission / reception points 4 (transmission reception points: TRP).
- the base station apparatus 3 may serve the terminal apparatus 2 with the communicable range (communication area) controlled by the base station apparatus 3 as one or a plurality of cells.
- the base station apparatus 3 may serve the terminal apparatus 2 by setting the communicable range (communication area) controlled by one or a plurality of transmission / reception points 4 as one or a plurality of cells.
- one cell may be divided into a plurality of partial areas (Beamed areas), and the terminal device 2 may be served in each partial area.
- the partial region may be identified based on a precoding index.
- the communication area covered by the base station device 3 may have a different size and a different shape for each frequency. Moreover, the area to cover may differ for every frequency.
- a wireless network in which cells having different types of base station apparatuses 3 and different cell radii are mixed at the same frequency or different frequencies to form one communication system is referred to as a heterogeneous network.
- a wireless communication link from the base station device 3 to the terminal device 2 is referred to as a downlink.
- a wireless communication link from the terminal device 2 to the base station device 3 is referred to as an uplink.
- a wireless communication link from the terminal device 2 to another terminal device 2 is also referred to as a side link.
- orthogonal frequency division including a cyclic prefix is performed.
- Multiplexing Orthogonal Division Division Multiplexing
- SC-FDM Single Carrier Frequency Multiplexing
- DFT-S-Frequency OFDM Discrete Fourier Transform Spreading OFDM
- M-CDM Multi-Carrier Code Division Multiplexing
- a universal filter multicarrier (UFMC: Universal-Filtered Multi- A carrier OFDM, a filter OFDM (F-OFDM: Filtered OFDM), a window-multiplied OFDM (Windowed OFDM), and a filter bank multicarrier (FBMC: Filter-Bank Multi-Carrier) may be used.
- UMC Universal-Filtered Multi- A carrier OFDM
- F-OFDM Filtered OFDM
- Windowed OFDM window-multiplied OFDM
- FBMC Filter-Bank Multi-Carrier
- CP is not used in the wireless communication between the terminal device 2 and the base station device 3 and / or the wireless communication between the terminal device 2 and another terminal device 2, or zero padding is used instead of the CP.
- the above-described transmission method may be used.
- CP and zero padding may be added to both the front and rear.
- the terminal device 2 operates by regarding the inside of the cell as a communication area.
- the terminal device 2 moves to another appropriate cell by a cell reselection procedure when it is not wirelessly connected (also referred to as idle state or RRC_IDLE state), and when it is wirelessly connected (also referred to as connected state or RRC_CONNECTED state). Also good.
- an appropriate cell is a cell in which access from the terminal device 2 is determined not to be prohibited based on information indicated by the base station device 3, and the downlink reception quality is predetermined. Indicates a cell that satisfies a condition.
- a cell set to be used for communication with the terminal device 2 among the cells of the base station device 3 is selected as a serving cell (Serving cell).
- a cell not used for other communication may be referred to as a neighbor cell (Neighboring cell).
- a neighboring cell that notifies or notifies the terminal device 2 of part or all of system information required in the serving cell is also referred to as an auxiliary cell.
- one or a plurality of serving cells are set for the terminal device 2.
- the set serving cells include one primary cell and one or more secondary cells.
- the primary cell is a serving cell in which an initial connection establishment procedure has been performed, a serving cell that has started a connection re-establishment procedure, or a cell designated as a primary cell in a handover procedure.
- One or more secondary cells may be set when an RRC (Radio Resource Control) connection is established or after an RRC connection is established.
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- TDD Time Division Duplex
- FDD Frequency Division Duplex
- the TDD (Time Division Duplex) method or the FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) method may be applied to all of the plurality of cells.
- cells to which the TDD scheme is applied and cells to which the FDD scheme is applied may be aggregated.
- the following physical channels are used in wireless communication between the terminal device 2 and the base station device 3.
- the physical channel is used to transmit information output from an upper layer.
- PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel
- PCCH Physical Control Channel
- PSCH Physical Shared Channel
- PRACH Physical Random Access Channel
- the PBCH is used for the base station apparatus 3 to notify an important information block (MIB: Master Information Block, EIB: Essential Information Block) including important system information (Essential information) required by the terminal apparatus 2.
- MIB Master Information Block
- EIB Essential Information Block
- the important information block includes information on a position in a super frame composed of a plurality of radio frames (for example, information indicating part or all of a frame number (SFN) in the super frame). May be.
- SFN frame number
- the transmission beam identifier information may be indicated using a precoding index.
- the time position in the frame (for example, the subframe number including the important information block (important information message)) is identified.
- Possible information may be included. That is, information for determining each of the subframe numbers in which transmission of important information blocks (important information messages) using different precoding indexes is performed may be included.
- the important information may include information necessary for connection to the cell and mobility.
- the PCCH is used to transmit uplink control information (UPCI).
- the uplink control information may include channel state information (CSI: Channel State Information) used to indicate the state of the downlink channel.
- the uplink control information may include a scheduling request (SR) used for requesting a UL-SCH resource.
- the uplink control information may include HARQ-ACK (Hybrid Automatic Repeat request ACKnowledgement).
- HARQ-ACK may indicate HARQ-ACK for downlink data (Transport block, Medium Access Control Protocol Data Unit: MAC PDU, Downlink-Shared Channel: DL-SCH).
- the PCCH is used for transmitting downlink control information (DCI) in the case of downlink wireless communication (wireless communication from the base station apparatus 3 to the terminal apparatus 2).
- DCI downlink control information
- one or a plurality of DCIs are defined for transmission of downlink control information. That is, the field for downlink control information is defined as DCI and mapped to information bits.
- DCI including information indicating whether a signal included in the scheduled PSCH indicates downlink radio communication or uplink radio communication may be defined as DCI.
- DCI including information indicating a downlink transmission period included in the scheduled PSCH may be defined as DCI.
- DCI including information indicating an uplink transmission period included in the scheduled PSCH may be defined as DCI.
- DCI including information indicating the timing of transmitting HARQ-ACK for the scheduled PSCH may be defined as DCI.
- DCI including information indicating the downlink transmission period, gap, and uplink transmission period included in the scheduled PSCH may be defined as DCI.
- DCI used for scheduling of one downlink radio communication PSCH (transmission of one downlink transport block) in one cell may be defined as DCI.
- DCI used for scheduling of one uplink radio communication PSCH (transmission of one uplink transport block) in one cell may be defined as DCI.
- DCI includes information on PSCH scheduling when the PSCH includes an uplink or a downlink.
- the DCI for the downlink is also referred to as a downlink grant or a downlink assignment.
- the DCI for the uplink is also referred to as an uplink grant or an uplink assignment.
- the PSCH is used for transmission of uplink data (UL-SCH: Uplink Shared Channel) or downlink data (DL-SCH: Downlink Shared Channel) from mediated access (MAC: Medium Access Control).
- UL-SCH Uplink Shared Channel
- DL-SCH Downlink Shared Channel
- MAC Medium Access Control
- SI System Information
- RAR Random Access Response
- uplink it may be used to transmit HARQ-ACK and / or CSI along with uplink data. Further, it may be used to transmit only CSI or only HARQ-ACK and CSI. That is, it may be used to transmit only UCI.
- the base station device 3 and the terminal device 2 exchange (transmit / receive) signals in an upper layer (high layer).
- the base station device 3 and the terminal device 2 receive and transmit RRC signaling (RRC message: Radio Resource Control message, RRC information: Radio Resource Control) in the radio resource control (RRC: Radio Resource Control) layer. May be.
- RRC signaling RRC message: Radio Resource Control message
- RRC information Radio Resource Control
- the base station device 3 and the terminal device 2 may transmit and receive a MAC control element in a MAC (Medium Access Control) layer.
- the RRC signaling and / or the MAC control element is also referred to as an upper layer signal (higher layer signaling).
- the PSCH may be used to transmit RRC signaling and MAC control elements.
- the RRC signaling transmitted from the base station apparatus 3 may be common signaling for a plurality of terminal apparatuses 2 in the cell.
- the RRC signaling transmitted from the base station apparatus 3 may be signaling dedicated to a certain terminal apparatus 2 (also referred to as dedicated signaling). That is, information specific to the terminal apparatus 2 (UE specific) may be transmitted to a certain terminal apparatus 2 using dedicated signaling.
- the PSCH may be used for transmission of UE capability (UE Capability) in the uplink.
- the downlink PCCH may be defined as PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel)
- the uplink PCCH may be defined as PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel).
- the downlink PSCH may be defined as PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel)
- the uplink PSCH may be defined as PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel).
- the PRACH may be used to transmit a random access preamble (random access message 1).
- the PRACH establishes an initial connection (initial It may be used to indicate a connection establishment procedure, a handover procedure, a connection re-establishment procedure, synchronization (timing adjustment) for uplink transmission, and PUSCH (UL-SCH) resource requirements.
- the CRC parity bits added to the downlink grant or uplink grant include C-RNTI (Cell-Radio Network Temporary Identifier), Temporary C-RNTI, SPS (Semi Persistent Scheduling) C-RNTIC Identifier information such as “Temporary Identifier” may be exclusive ORed.
- C-RNTI and SPS C-RNTI may be used as identifiers for identifying the terminal apparatus 2 in the cell.
- Temporary C-RNTI may be used in contention based random access procedures.
- the C-RNTI may be used to control PDSCH or PUSCH in one subframe.
- the SPS C-RNTI may be used to periodically allocate PDSCH or PUSCH resources.
- Temporary C-RNTI may be used during random access.
- the following downlink physical signals may be used in downlink wireless communication.
- SS Synchronization signal
- RS Reference signal
- the synchronization signal may be used for the terminal device 2 to synchronize the downlink frequency domain and time domain.
- the synchronization signal may include PSS (Primary Synchronization Signal) and / or SSS (Second Synchronization Signal).
- PSS Primary Synchronization Signal
- SSS Synchronization Signal
- the synchronization signal may be used by the terminal device 2 for precoding or beam selection in precoding or beamforming by the base station device 3. That is, the synchronization signal may be used for the terminal device 2 to determine the precoding index or the beam index applied to the downlink signal by the base station device 3.
- the downlink reference signal (hereinafter also simply referred to as a reference signal) is mainly used by the terminal device 2 to correct the propagation path of the downlink physical channel. That is, the downlink reference signal may include a demodulation reference signal.
- the downlink reference signal may be used for the terminal apparatus 2 to calculate downlink channel state information. That is, the downlink reference signal may include a channel state information reference signal. Further, the downlink reference signal may be used for fine synchronization that allows determination of numerology for radio parameters and subcarrier spacing, FFT window synchronization, and the like.
- BCH, UL-SCH and DL-SCH are transport channels.
- a channel used in the medium access control (Medium Access Control: MAC) layer is referred to as a transport channel.
- a transport channel unit used in the MAC layer is also referred to as a transport block (TB) or a MAC PDU (Protocol Data Unit).
- the transport block is a unit of data that the MAC layer delivers to the physical layer. In the physical layer, the transport block is mapped to a code word, and an encoding process is performed for each code word.
- the protocol stack that handles user data of the terminal device 2 and the base station device 3 is a user plane (UP (User-plane, U-Plane)) protocol stack
- the protocol stack that handles control data is a control plane (CP ( Control-plane, C-Plane)) protocol stack.
- UP User-plane, U-Plane
- CP Control-plane, C-Plane
- the physical layer provides a transmission service to an upper layer using a physical channel (Physical Channel).
- the PHY layer is connected to an upper medium access control layer (Medium Access Control layer: MAC layer) by a transport channel. Data moves between the MAC layer, the PHY layer, and the layer (layer) via the transport channel. Data transmission / reception is performed between the PHY layers of the terminal device 2 and the base station device 3 via a physical channel.
- Medium Access Control layer Medium Access Control layer: MAC layer
- the MAC layer maps various logical channels to various transport channels.
- the MAC layer is connected to an upper radio link control layer (Radio Link Control layer: RLC layer) through a logical channel.
- the logical channel is roughly classified according to the type of information to be transmitted, and is divided into a control channel for transmitting control information and a traffic channel for transmitting user information.
- the MAC layer has a function of controlling the PHY layer to perform intermittent transmission / reception (DRX / DTX), a function of executing a random access procedure, a function of notifying information of transmission power, a function of performing HARQ control, and the like.
- the RLC layer divides the data received from the upper layer (Segmentation) and combines (Concatenation), and adjusts the data size so that the lower layer can transmit data appropriately.
- the RLC layer also has a function for guaranteeing the QoS (Quality of Service) required by each data. That is, the RLC layer has functions such as data retransmission control.
- the packet data convergence protocol layer (Packet Data Convergence Protocol layer: PDCP layer) has a header compression function that compresses unnecessary control information in order to efficiently transmit IP packets as user data in a wireless section.
- the PDCP layer also has a data encryption function.
- the control plane protocol stack includes a radio resource control layer (Radio Resource Control layer: RRC layer).
- RRC layer sets and reconfigures a radio bearer (RB), and controls a logical channel, a transport channel, and a physical channel.
- the RB may be divided into a signaling radio bearer (Signaling Radio Bearer: SRB) and a data radio bearer (Data Radio Bearer: DRB), and the SRB may be used as a route for transmitting an RRC message as control information. Good.
- the DRB may be used as a route for transmitting user data.
- Each RB may be set between the RRC layers of the base station device 3 and the terminal device 2.
- the PHY layer corresponds to the physical layer of the first layer in the hierarchical structure of the generally known Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, and the MAC layer, RLC layer, and PDCP layer are OSI.
- the RRC layer corresponds to the data link layer, which is the second layer of the model, and the network layer, which is the third layer of the OSI model.
- the above functional classification of the MAC layer, RLC layer, and PDCP layer is an example, and some or all of the functions may not be implemented. Also, some or all of the functions of each layer may be included in other layers.
- the signaling protocol used between the network and the terminal device 2 is divided into an access layer (Access Stratum: AS) protocol and a non-access layer (Non-Access Stratum: NAS) protocol.
- AS access layer
- the protocol below the RRC layer is an access layer protocol used between the terminal device 2 and the base station device 3.
- Protocols such as connection management (CM) and mobility management (MM) of the terminal device 2 are non-access layer protocols and are used between the terminal device 2 and the core network (CN).
- CM connection management
- MM mobility management
- CN core network
- communication using a non-access layer protocol is transparently performed via the base station device 3 between the terminal device 2 and a mobile management entity (Mobility Management Entity: MME).
- MME Mobile Management Entity
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a radio frame according to the present embodiment.
- the horizontal axis is a time axis.
- One radio frame may be composed of a plurality of (for example, 20) slots that are continuous in the time domain.
- one subframe may be configured from a plurality of continuous (for example, two) slots.
- FIG. 4 shows an example in which one subframe is configured from two slots.
- the subframe may be simply expressed as a certain time region (time period).
- the subframe includes a part (downlink part) “D” used for downlink transmission, a part (uplink part) “U” used for uplink transmission, an uplink, A part (gap) “G” for downlink switching may be configured.
- one subframe includes One or more of a downlink part, a gap, and an uplink part, or a combination thereof may be included.
- the time interval is one subframe is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a plurality of time intervals may be included in one subframe. It may be composed of a plurality of subframes (or slots).
- FIG. 4 is an example in which a certain subframe is used for downlink transmission.
- B of FIG. 4 shows that uplink scheduling is performed, for example, via the PCCH in the first time resource, and the processing delay of the PCCH, the switching time from the downlink to the uplink, and the transmission signal in the next time resource. This is an example in which a gap necessary for the generation of is provided and uplink signals are transmitted in the next time resource.
- C of FIG.
- the uplink signal may be used for transmission of HARQ-ACK and / or CSI, that is, UCI.
- D shows transmission of downlink PCCH and / or downlink PSCH in the first time resource, and processing delay and downlink to uplink switching time in the next time resource,
- a gap necessary for generating a transmission signal is provided, and uplink PSCH and / or PCCH transmission is performed in the next time resource.
- the uplink signal may be used for transmission of uplink data, that is, UL-SCH.
- FIG. 4E illustrates an example in which a certain subframe is used for uplink transmission (uplink PSCH or PCCH).
- the above-described downlink part and uplink part may be composed of one or a plurality of OFDM symbols or SC-FDMA symbols.
- a resource grid as shown in FIG. 5 may be defined by a plurality of subcarriers and a plurality of OFDM symbols or SC-FDMA symbols.
- l is a symbol number / index
- k is a subcarrier number / index
- the symbol may be an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbol or an SC-FDMA (Single Carrier Frequency Multiple Access) symbol.
- N SC is the total number of subcarriers included in the bandwidth of the resource grid. The number of subcarriers in the resource grid may depend on the cell bandwidth.
- N symb is the total number of symbols included in the resource grid. N symb may be given based on a subcarrier spacing.
- each element in the resource grid is referred to as a resource element.
- the resource element a k, l may be represented by a subcarrier number / index k and a symbol number / index l.
- Resources for transmission of physical signals or physical channels may be represented by this resource element.
- a resource grid and / or resource element may be defined for each antenna port.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of the subframe configuration.
- a reference subcarrier interval (default subcarrier interval, predefined subcarrier interval) and a subcarrier interval used for transmission may be defined as numerologies related to the subframe length.
- FIG. 6 shows a subframe configuration / slot configuration when the reference subcarrier interval is 15 kHz and the subcarrier interval used for transmission is 30 kHz.
- the subframe length may be defined as a subframe length, which is a time length composed of 14 symbols of OFDM symbols with a reference subcarrier interval.
- a subcarrier may be referred to as numerology.
- the reference subcarrier interval is 15 kHz and the unit that constitutes a time length of 1 millisecond with 14 OFDM symbols is defined as a subframe, even if the actual subcarrier interval (used for transmission) is 30 kHz.
- the subframe length is 1 millisecond, and the subframe may be composed of 28 symbols of OFDM symbols.
- the subframe length is 1 millisecond
- the slot length is 0 for 7 OFDM symbols. .25 milliseconds, 14 symbols, 0.5 milliseconds.
- the subframe length, the slot length, the number of OFDM symbols included in the subframe, and the number of slots in the subframe are defined by the reference subcarrier interval and the subcarrier interval used for transmission.
- the reference subcarrier interval is 15 kHz
- one unit configured by 14 OFDM symbols may be defined as a subframe. That is, the subframe length may be defined as 1 / M milliseconds when the reference subcarrier interval is M ⁇ 15 kHz (M is an integer).
- the reference subcarrier interval and the subcarrier interval used for transmission may be different.
- the reference subcarrier interval may be defined for each frequency range or band, or may be defined as one in the specification. Further, the reference subcarrier interval may be determined by the capability of the terminal device.
- a slot may be defined as one of scheduling units.
- a minislot may be defined as one of scheduling units.
- a slot may be used as one unit of scheduling
- a subframe may be used as one unit of scheduling.
- the number of OFDM symbols included in the subframe / slot may be defined by the reference subcarrier interval or may be defined by the subcarrier interval used for transmission.
- a slot and / or a subframe may be referred to as a transmission duration.
- a minislot may be referred to as a transmission period.
- an antenna port is defined as a channel carried by a certain symbol of a certain antenna port can be estimated from a channel carried by another symbol of the same antenna port. That is, for example, when the first physical channel and the first reference signal are carried by the symbol of the same antenna port, propagation path compensation of the first physical channel is performed by the first reference signal. Can do.
- the same antenna port may mean that the antenna port number (number for identifying the antenna port) is the same.
- the radio frame may include a subframe set including one or a plurality of subframes.
- the radio frame may include a plurality of subframe sets.
- the radio frame includes five subframe sets including two subframes.
- the subframe set is composed of equally spaced subframes, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the subframe set may be composed of a plurality of subframes at consecutive positions.
- Subframe sets with different numbers of subframes may be configured depending on the type of service and the number of users. That is, a subframe set to which one or more subframes belong may be defined (set) in the radio frame. Further, one or a plurality of subframe sets may be defined (set) in the radio frame.
- one or a plurality of subframe sets may be defined by specifications or the like, and may be known information between the base station apparatus 3 and the terminal apparatus 2.
- One or a plurality of subframe sets may be given based on information (signal) transmitted by the base station apparatus 3.
- the information (signal) may include a synchronization signal and / or a reference signal.
- the terminal device 2 may consider that the synchronization signal and the reference signal in the same subframe set are transmitted through one or a plurality of antenna ports set in the subframe set. That is, one or a plurality of antenna ports corresponding to one or a plurality of subframe sets may be defined (set). Further, the terminal device 2 may regard the synchronization signal and the reference signal antenna port in the same subframe set as quasi-collocated. Further, the terminal device 2 may regard the synchronization signal and the reference signal antenna port in the same subframe set as quasi-collocated.
- the terminal apparatus 2 transmits a synchronization signal and / or a reference signal in the same subframe set, the synchronization signal and / or the reference signal transmitted in a certain subframe are transmitted in another subframe.
- the synchronization signal and / or the reference signal may not be regarded as being transmitted from the same antenna port.
- one or more antenna ports corresponding to a certain subframe set are used for transmission of a synchronization signal and transmission of a reference signal in one or more subframes belonging to a certain subframe set. May be considered as being. Further, an antenna port used for transmission of a synchronization signal and an antenna port used for transmission of a reference signal in one or a plurality of subframes belonging to a certain subframe set can be regarded as being quasi-collocated. Good.
- a plurality of antenna ports are used for transmission of synchronization signals in one or more subframes belonging to one subframe set.
- reference signal transmission one or more transmissions of a reference signal
- the terminal apparatus 2 has a channel in which Doppler shift and average gain among the wide-area characteristics of channels in which symbols of the synchronization signal and the reference signal are carried are carried and symbols of other antenna ports are carried. It may be considered that it can be estimated from
- the terminal device 2 may be regarded that the synchronization signal and the reference signal in the same subframe set are transmitted through the same antenna port. That is, it may be considered that the same antenna port is used for the transmission of the synchronization signal and the transmission of the reference signal in one or a plurality of subframes belonging to the same subframe set.
- FIGS. 1-10 an example of the frame configuration in the present embodiment is shown in FIGS.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a frame configuration when there are five partial areas.
- a reference signal, a synchronization signal, and a PBCH are arranged in subframe # 0 and subframe # 5 ((A) and (B) in FIG. 8 are in subframe # 0 and subframe # 5, respectively). Placed).
- the reference signal, the synchronization signal, and the PBCH transmitted in subframe # 0 and subframe # 5 are transmitted to a certain partial area.
- the reference signal and the synchronization signal may be transmitted at the same transmission time timing.
- the reference signal and the PBCH may be transmitted at the same transmission time timing.
- the synchronization signal and the PBCH may be transmitted at the same transmission time timing.
- the reference signal, the synchronization signal, and / or the PBCH may be transmitted together.
- the reference signal may be used for PBCH demodulation.
- subframe set # 0 includes subframe # 0 and subframe # 5.
- a reference signal, a synchronization signal, and a PBCH are arranged in subframe # 1 and subframe # 6.
- the reference signal, synchronization signal, and PBCH transmitted in subframe # 1 and subframe # 6 are transmitted to different partial areas.
- subframe set # 1 includes subframe # 1 and subframe # 6.
- the remaining subframe sets # 3, # 4, and # 5 are similarly configured.
- the synchronization signal and the PBCH may be transmitted at the same subcarrier interval. Further, the reference signal for demodulating the PBCH may be transmitted on the same subcarrier as the synchronization signal.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a frame configuration when there are three partial areas.
- the reference signal, the synchronization signal, and the PBCH are arranged in subframe # 0, subframe # 1, subframe # 5, and subframe # 6 ((A) in FIG. 9 is in subframe # 0). (B) is arranged in subframe # 5, and (C) is arranged in subframe # 1 and subframe # 6).
- the reference signal, the synchronization signal, and the PBCH transmitted in subframe # 0, subframe # 1, subframe # 5, and subframe # 6 are transmitted to a certain partial area.
- subframe set # 0 includes subframe # 0, subframe # 1, subframe # 5, and subframe # 6.
- subframe set # 1 (A) in FIG. 9 is arranged in subframe # 2, (B) is arranged in subframe # 7, and (C) is arranged in subframe # 3 and subframe # 8.
- subframe set # 2 (C) is not arranged, and (A) and (B) are arranged in subframe # 4 and subframe # 9, respectively.
- the base station apparatus 3 transmits signals of various frame configurations shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9 or other than that.
- the base station apparatus 3 may transmit a frame-structured signal according to the number of partial areas.
- the base station apparatus 3 transmits a signal using the same antenna port (or set of antenna ports) within a certain subframe set.
- transmission may be performed using different antenna ports (or sets of antenna ports) between different subframe sets.
- An independent antenna port (or set of antenna ports) may be used for each subframe set.
- “transmitting a signal using the same set of antenna ports” means, for example, that all physical signals and physical channels, or a part thereof, are transmitted by a plurality of common antenna ports.
- the physical signal and the physical channel may be transmitted through independent or common antenna ports, and these antenna ports may not be changed in the subframe set.
- the terminal device 2 in the RRC_IDLE state in which the RRC connection has not been established does not recognize how many partial areas exist in the cell before receiving the synchronization signal. Therefore, the terminal apparatus 2 performs the demodulation up to the PBCH based on the (predefined) relative position information of the subframes including the synchronization signal, the reference signal, and the PBCH transmitted in the same subframe set.
- the terminal device 2 detects a synchronization signal that is a known series of signals. That is, the synchronization signal is composed of one or a plurality of sequences known in the terminal device 2.
- the terminal device 2 can establish time synchronization (symbol synchronization) with a cell that transmits the synchronization signal from the timing at which the synchronization signal is received. Further, when the synchronization signal is composed of a sequence generated based on part or all of the cell identifier information, the terminal device 2 identifies the sequence of the received synchronization signal, thereby identifying the cell that transmits this synchronization signal. Part or all of the cell identifier information can be identified. Further, in the examples of FIGS. 8 and 9, since the synchronization signal is arranged in two different subframes, the terminal apparatus 2 can detect the detected synchronization signal sequence, cyclic shift, and / or synchronization signal sequence. Whether the synchronization signal is SS1 or SS2 may be recognized from a combination of cyclic shifts.
- a sequence uniquely associated with a cell identifier and / or subframe set information and / or a subframe number may be used. That is, the sequence of the synchronization signal may be given based on the cell identifier and / or the subframe set in which the synchronization signal is transmitted and / or the subframe number in which the synchronization signal is transmitted. Alternatively, a sequence of synchronization signals may be given based on the cell identifier and the subframe set.
- the terminal device 2 may recognize in advance that, in a certain subframe set, the synchronization signal SS2 is arranged five subframes after the subframe in which the synchronization signal SS1 is arranged. That is, it may be given based on a predefined relationship (condition) that the subframe in which the synchronization signal SS1 is arranged and the subframe in which the synchronization signal SS2 is arranged belong to the same subframe set. Further, the terminal apparatus 2 may recognize in advance that the PBCH is arranged in the same subframe as the subframe in which the synchronization signal SS2 is arranged in a certain subframe set.
- the subframe in which the synchronization signal SS2 is arranged and the subframe in which the reference signal is arranged belong to the same subframe set.
- the relationship (condition) is defined in advance by a specification or the like, and may be information known between the base station device 3 and the terminal device 2.
- the terminal device 2 has at least a certain subframe (a subframe in which the synchronization signal SS1 and the reference signal are arranged) and a corresponding subframe (after 5 subframes) (the synchronization signal SS2, the reference signal, and the PBCH).
- Synchronization signals (SS1 and SS2) are transmitted from the same antenna port (or set of antenna ports) and a reference signal and PBCH are transmitted from the same antenna port (or set of antenna ports).
- PBCH demodulation is performed.
- the synchronization signal may be arranged in a plurality of subframes in one subframe set as in the above-described example. Also, when the synchronization signal is composed of a plurality of signals (for example, two types of PSS and SSS), they may be arranged in a plurality of subframes in one subframe set.
- the PBCH may be placed from the nth symbol of the subframe in which the synchronization signal is detected.
- the PBCH may be placed from the nth symbol after m subframes from the subframe in which the synchronization signal is detected.
- the relationship between the time position where the PBCH is arranged and the time position where the synchronization signal is arranged (detected) is defined by a specification or the like, and is known information between the base station device 3 and the terminal device 2. There may be.
- the terminal device 2 has at least the subframe in which the synchronization signal is detected and m subframes from the subframe You may consider that the sub-frame after a frame is contained in the same sub-frame set.
- the terminal device 2 detects the position of the PBCH by detecting a known signal transmitted at the same antenna port as the PBCH within time and / or frequency resources set at a relative position from the synchronization signal. It may be.
- the known signal transmitted through the same antenna port as the PBCH may be a reference signal.
- the known signal transmitted through the same antenna port as the PBCH may be a signal generated by a unique sequence for detecting the PBCH.
- a reference signal (a reference signal transmitted at the same antenna port as PBCH) that can be used for demodulating PBCH (for propagation path compensation of PBCH) is a known sequence in terminal apparatus 2 and is also a terminal apparatus. 2 is set so as to be arranged in a known resource element.
- the reference signal may be arranged in a resource element uniquely associated with a cell identifier and / or subframe set information in a subframe. That is, based on the cell identifier and / or the subframe set in which the reference signal is transmitted, the position of the resource element in which the reference signal is arranged may be given.
- a reference signal sequence a sequence uniquely associated with a cell identifier, subframe set information, and / or a subframe number may be used. That is, the reference signal sequence may be given based on a cell identifier, a subframe set in which the reference signal is transmitted, and / or a subframe number in which the reference signal is transmitted.
- the terminal device 2 is configured to transmit the (k) in the same subframe set.
- L) may be regarded as reference signals transmitted using the same antenna port as the PBCH. That is, the reference signal arranged in the (k, l) resource element in a subframe that is not the same subframe set (subframe belonging to a different subframe set) is transmitted using a different antenna port. May be considered.
- different (independent) antenna port numbers may be defined (set) in the (k, l) resource elements.
- a common antenna port number between subframe sets is defined (set) in the resource element of (k, l), and the terminal device 2 has the (k, l) of the same subframe set. Only the signal arranged in the resource element may be regarded as a signal transmitted using the same antenna port.
- FIG. 9 shows an example of an antenna port through which a physical signal and a physical channel are transmitted.
- RS reference signal
- PBCH synchronization signal
- the terminal device 2 transmits only signals transmitted in subframes belonging to the same subframe set through the same antenna port. It may be regarded as a signal.
- the terminal device 2 does not recognize which number of antenna port the physical signal or physical channel is transmitted, and simply transmits the same antenna port (or set of antenna ports).
- the PBCH may be demodulated by assuming that the signal is a signal to be transmitted.
- the terminal device 2 may acquire information regarding the antenna port number based on information included in the MIB or information included in other broadcast information.
- the synchronization signal (SS1) and the synchronization signal (SS2) are generated in subframe # 0, subframe # 1, subframe # 5, and subframe # 6 belonging to the same subframe set.
- signals that have been subjected to different precoding between the subframe sets (signals to which independent precoding indexes are applied) It may be arranged.
- antenna ports that are common between subframe sets are defined (set), and the terminal device 2 uses only signals transmitted in subframes belonging to the same subframe set as signals transmitted through the same antenna port. May be considered.
- the terminal device 2 recognizes which number of antenna port the physical signal and physical channel are transmitted. However, the terminal device 2 considers only signals transmitted in subframes belonging to the same subframe set as signals transmitted in the same antenna port (or set of antenna ports), and demodulates the PBCH. May be.
- the terminal device 2 identifies the subframe number including the demodulated PBCH according to important information included in the demodulated PBCH or other system information (broadcast information) demodulated based on information included in the demodulated PBCH. And subframe numbers included in the same subframe set may be identified. When a synchronization signal uniquely generated according to the position of the subframe is used, the identification of the subframe number may be performed before the PBCH demodulation.
- the terminal device 2 demodulates the PBCH and acquires information from the MIB.
- the information included in the MIB may include a part or all of the following (A) to (D).
- (A) Information about subframe set (B) Information about geographically same transmission point (C) Access information (D) Superframe number
- the information regarding the subframe set may include identifier information of the subframe set to which the subframe including the demodulated PBCH belongs. Further, the information on the subframe set may include the number of subframe sets in the cell. Further, the information on the subframe set may include information on the subframe that the terminal apparatus 2 may consider as the same subframe set.
- the number of subframe sets and / or the position of a subframe within a frame may be uniquely identified based on the identifier information of the subframe set. Thereby, even if the information regarding the subframe set is not included in the synchronization signal, frame synchronization can be achieved.
- the information regarding the geographically same transmission point may include information (as essential information) indicating whether or not the antenna port of each subframe set is the geographically same transmission point. For example, if all the subframe sets are transmitted from the same transmission point, the result is true (True), and if some or all of the subframe sets are transmitted from different transmission points, the result is false (False). May be. Accordingly, when all the subframe sets are transmitted from the same transmission point, time synchronization processing using signals of a plurality of subframe sets can be performed.
- the access information may include permission information that allows the terminal device 2 to identify whether or not the cell is regarded as an appropriate cell. Further, information such as (1) whether the cell is operating a plurality of numerologies, (2) which numerology is operating, (3) whether there is an auxiliary cell, or the like may be included. .
- the super frame number may include information indicating a position in the super frame composed of a predetermined number of consecutive frames.
- the terminal device 2 is a case where a plurality of synchronization signals are detected, and the plurality of synchronization signals are signals generated based on the same cell identifier.
- processing is performed assuming that an antenna port is set for each subframe set including the respective synchronization signals, thereby suppressing deterioration in reception performance due to use of signals of different subframe sets in the frame. be able to.
- the subframe set is defined as a set of subframe units.
- the set is a subframe unit and / or slot unit and / or symbol unit set, or You may define as the combination.
- a set may be configured by a symbol or slot including a synchronization signal and a subframe including PBCH.
- Beamforming on the transmission side is a method of transmitting a signal with a high transmission antenna gain in an arbitrary direction by controlling the amplitude and phase in analog or digital for each of a plurality of transmission antenna elements. This is called a transmission beam.
- the beam on the receiving side is a method of receiving a signal with a high receiving antenna gain in an arbitrary direction by controlling the amplitude and phase in an analog or digital manner for each of a plurality of receiving antenna elements. Is referred to as a receive beam.
- Beam forming may be referred to as virtualization, precoding, weight multiplication, and the like. Further, a transmission signal simply beamformed may be called a transmission beam.
- an antenna port may be assigned to each of precoding or transmission beams.
- a signal transmitted using different precoding or a signal transmitted using different transmission beams according to the present embodiment may be defined as a signal transmitted through different one or a plurality of antenna ports.
- an antenna port is defined as a channel through which a symbol that is a certain antenna port is transmitted can be estimated from a channel through which another symbol is transmitted through the same antenna port.
- the same antenna port may mean that the antenna port number (number for identifying the antenna port) is the same.
- An antenna port set may be configured by a plurality of antenna ports. The same antenna port set may be that the antenna port set number (the number for identifying the antenna port set) is the same.
- Transmitting signals by applying different terminal transmission beams may be transmitting signals using different antenna port sets including different antenna ports or a plurality of antenna ports.
- Each beam index may be an OFDM symbol number, an antenna port number, or an antenna port set number. However, the beam index may be an antenna port number or an antenna port set number.
- the beam used by the base station apparatus 3 or TRP4 in downlink transmission beamforming is also referred to as a base station transmission beam (gNB Tx beam), and the beam used by the terminal device 2 in downlink reception beamforming is the terminal reception beam. Also referred to as (UE Rx beam).
- the terminal transmission beam and the base station reception beam may be collectively referred to as an uplink beam, and the base station transmission beam and the terminal reception beam may be collectively referred to as a downlink beam.
- the processing performed by the terminal device 2 for uplink beamforming may be referred to as terminal transmission beam processing or uplink precoding
- the processing performed by the base station device 3 may be referred to as base station reception beam processing.
- the processing performed by the terminal device 1 for downlink beamforming may be referred to as terminal reception beam processing, and the processing performed by the base station device 3 may be referred to as base station transmission beam processing or downlink precoding.
- transform precoding complex modulation symbols for one or a plurality of layers generated by layer mapping are input.
- Transform precoding may be a process of dividing a block of complex symbols into sets for each layer corresponding to one SC-FDMA symbol. If OFDM is used, DFT processing in transform precoding may not be necessary.
- Precoding may be to generate a vector block that maps to a resource element using the resulting vector block from the transform precoder as input.
- one of the precoding matrices may be applied when generating a vector block that maps to resource elements.
- This processing may be called digital beam forming.
- Precoding may be defined including analog beam forming and digital beam forming, or may be defined as digital beam forming.
- Beamforming may be applied to a precoded signal, or precoding may be applied to a signal to which beamforming is applied.
- Beam forming may include analog beam forming and not include digital beam forming, or may include both digital beam forming and analog beam forming.
- a beamformed signal, a precoded signal, or a beamformed and precoded signal may be referred to as a beam.
- the beam index may be a precoding matrix index.
- the index of the beam and the index of the precoding matrix may be defined independently.
- a signal may be generated by applying the precoding matrix indicated by the index of the precoding matrix to the beam indicated by the index of the beam.
- the signal may be generated by applying the beamforming indicated by the beam index to the signal to which the precoding matrix indicated by the index of the precoding matrix is applied.
- Digital beamforming may apply different precoding matrices to frequency direction resources (eg, a set of subcarriers).
- FIG. 11 shows an example of beam sweeping in the base station apparatus 3 or TRP4.
- different beam forming is performed for each OFDM symbol in the slot, and the terminal apparatus 2 receives the synchronization signal (PSS and / or SSS) at each symbol.
- PSS and / or SSS synchronization signal
- the terminal device 2 receives the synchronization signal with each OFDM symbol included in the figure and identifies it as one synchronization signal.
- the beam switching unit may be an OFDM symbol group composed of a plurality of OFDM symbols, or may be a slot or subframe unit.
- the subframe set is a subframe in which the synchronization signal is transmitted.
- the transmission beam is switched between OFDM symbols in the subframe set.
- a plurality of base station transmission beams may be transmitted in one OFDM symbol.
- the antenna element of the base station apparatus 3 may be divided into subarrays, and different beamforming may be performed in each subarray. Different beam forming may be performed for each polarization using a polarization antenna.
- the base station transmission beam may be determined by one or a plurality of parameters (a) to (f) below.
- A) Identity for example, beam ID, OFDM symbol ID, OFDM symbol group ID
- the figure shows an example where the maximum number of OFDM symbols for switching the transmission beam is the number of OFDM symbols included in the slot, but is defined as another unit (for example, the number of slots, the number of OFDM symbol groups). May be.
- FIG. 12 illustrates an example of a transmission burst for transmitting a synchronization signal and a cycle at which the synchronization signal is transmitted.
- the transmission period of the synchronization signal and the maximum number of OFDM symbols to which beam sweeping is applied may be defined in advance as a burst.
- the time resource of the maximum number of OFDM symbols with which a synchronization signal may be transmitted is referred to as a burst, but it may be defined as the number of OFDM symbols, the number of OFDM symbol groups, the number of synchronization symbols, and the like.
- the burst may be in subframe units or slot units, and may be configured with a predefined number of OFDM symbols.
- a burst may include both of two types of synchronization signals (PSS and SSS), or there may be OFDM symbols that are not transmitted in the burst. Further, only one of PSS and SSS may be included in the burst.
- a burst may be referred to as a resource set.
- the synchronization signal may be transmitted using one or a plurality of base station transmission beams.
- the terminal apparatus 2 receives with one reception beam in a burst and switches between bursts.
- FIG. 13 shows an example when the reception beam of the terminal device 2 is switched. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the terminal apparatus 2 receives a synchronization signal beam-swept with a plurality of OFDM symbols or symbol groups in a burst for any one base station transmission beam, and determines a time position.
- the reception beam is switched in units of bursts.
- the above-mentioned example showed the downlink (communication from the base station apparatus 3 or TRP4 to the terminal apparatus 2) as an example, it may be applied in the uplink.
- the terminal device 2 when the terminal device 2 transmits a PRACH preamble, the terminal device switches one or a plurality of transmission beams applied to the PRACH preamble for each OFDM symbol included in the PRACH resource, and the base station side performs a burst unit of the PRACH resource. Switch the receiving beam with.
- a plurality of base station transmission beams may be assigned to one synchronization signal, or a plurality of synchronization signals may be mapped to symbols of the respective base station transmission beams.
- a synchronization signal having the same transmission waveform (for example, the synchronization signal has the same identity) may be transmitted by applying different beams for each OFDM symbol.
- a plurality of synchronization signals having different transmission waveforms may be mapped for each OFDM symbol.
- a plurality of synchronization signals having different transmission waveforms and base station transmission beams may be mapped on a one-to-one basis.
- the transmission waveform before applying beamforming is the same, the transmission waveform before applying beamforming in burst is the same for each OFDM symbol or base station. Even if it is applied to each transmission beam, it is included in one embodiment of the present invention.
- the terminal device 2 may receive the synchronization signal of each OFDM symbol.
- FIG. 14 shows another example of the arrangement of the synchronization signals.
- FIGS. 11 to 13 show examples in which the synchronization signals of the respective transmission beams are arranged from the OFDM symbol at the head of the slot.
- the synchronization signals of the respective beams are arranged from the boundary behind the slot.
- FIG. 14 shows another example of the arrangement of the synchronization signals.
- FIGS. 11 to 13 show examples in which the synchronization signals of the respective transmission beams are arranged from the OFDM symbol at the head of the slot.
- the synchronization signals of the respective beams are arranged from the boundary behind the slot.
- PBCH based on the transmission beam of the synchronized OFDM symbol is detected.
- the PBCH resources are arranged so as not to be included in the burst of the synchronization signal to which the synchronization signal is transmitted.
- FIG. 15 shows an example of the arrangement of PBCH.
- FIG. 15 shows an example in which transmission beams are switched periodically in consecutive slots.
- the PBCH is not arranged in the slot where the synchronization signal is transmitted regardless of the actual number of beams, and the base station apparatus 3 or the TRP 4 may transmit the synchronization signal by beam sweeping. Do not send in.
- the terminal device 2 arranges the PBCH in the slot that receives the synchronization signal even if the number of transmission beams is smaller than the number of OFDM symbols in the slot. Do not assume that it is.
- the synchronization signal, the reference signal, and the PBCH may be transmitted at a reference subcarrier interval.
- the synchronization signal and the PBCH whose time position has been determined may be detected as at least a wavy collocated with respect to the average delay.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the terminal device 2 of the present embodiment.
- the terminal device 2 includes a wireless transmission / reception unit 20 and an upper layer processing unit 24.
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 20 includes an antenna unit 21, an RF (Radio Frequency) unit 22, and a baseband unit 23.
- the upper layer processing unit 24 includes a medium access control layer processing unit 25 and a radio resource control layer processing unit 26.
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 20 is also referred to as a transmission unit, a reception unit, or a physical layer processing unit.
- the upper layer processing unit 24 outputs the uplink data (transport block) generated by the user operation or the like to the wireless transmission / reception unit 20.
- the upper layer processing unit 24 includes a medium access control (MAC: Medium Access Control) layer, a packet data integration protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol: PDCP) layer, a radio link control (Radio Link Control: RLC) layer, and a radio resource control (Radio). A part or all of the processing of the Resource Control (RRC) layer is performed.
- MAC Medium Access Control
- PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol
- RLC Radio Link Control
- Radio radio resource control
- the medium access control layer processing unit 25 included in the upper layer processing unit 24 performs processing of the medium access control layer.
- the medium access control layer processing unit 25 controls transmission of the scheduling request based on various setting information / parameters managed by the radio resource control layer processing unit 26.
- the radio resource control layer processing unit 26 included in the upper layer processing unit 24 performs processing of the radio resource control layer.
- the radio resource control layer processing unit 26 manages various setting information / parameters of the own device.
- the radio resource control layer processing unit 26 sets various setting information / parameters based on the upper layer signal received from the base station apparatus 3. That is, the radio resource control layer processing unit 26 sets various setting information / parameters based on information indicating various setting information / parameters received from the base station apparatus 3.
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 20 performs physical layer processing such as modulation, demodulation, encoding, and decoding.
- the radio transmission / reception unit 20 separates, demodulates, and decodes the signal received from the base station apparatus 3 and outputs the decoded information to the upper layer processing unit 24.
- the radio transmission / reception unit 20 generates a transmission signal by modulating and encoding data, and transmits the transmission signal to the base station apparatus 3.
- the RF unit 22 converts the signal received via the antenna unit 21 into a baseband signal by orthogonal demodulation (down-conversion: down cover), and removes unnecessary frequency components.
- the RF unit 22 outputs the processed analog signal to the baseband unit.
- the baseband unit 23 converts the analog signal input from the RF unit 22 into a digital signal.
- the baseband unit 23 removes a portion corresponding to CP (Cyclic Prefix) from the converted digital signal, performs fast Fourier transform (FFT) on the signal from which CP is removed, and converts the signal in the frequency domain. Extract.
- CP Cyclic Prefix
- FFT fast Fourier transform
- the baseband unit 23 performs an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) on the data to generate an SC-FDMA symbol, adds a CP to the generated SC-FDMA symbol, and converts the baseband digital signal to Generate and convert baseband digital signals to analog signals.
- IFFT inverse fast Fourier transform
- the RF unit 22 removes an extra frequency component from the analog signal input from the baseband unit 23 using a low-pass filter, up-converts the analog signal to a carrier frequency, and transmits it through the antenna unit 21. To do.
- the RF unit 22 amplifies power. Further, the RF unit 22 may have a function of controlling transmission power.
- the RF unit 22 is also referred to as a transmission power control unit.
- the terminal device 2 may be configured to include a plurality of parts or all of each unit in order to support transmission / reception processing in the same subframe of a plurality of frequencies (frequency bands, frequency bandwidths) or cells.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the base station apparatus 3 of the present embodiment.
- the base station apparatus 3 includes a radio transmission / reception unit 30 and an upper layer processing unit 34.
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 30 includes an antenna unit 31, an RF unit 32, and a baseband unit 33.
- the upper layer processing unit 34 includes a medium access control layer processing unit 35 and a radio resource control layer processing unit 36.
- the wireless transmission / reception unit 30 is also referred to as a transmission unit, a reception unit, or a physical layer processing unit.
- the upper layer processing unit 34 includes a medium access control (MAC) layer, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a radio link control (Radio Link Control: RLC) layer, a radio resource control (Radio). Resource A part or all of the control (RRC) layer is processed.
- MAC medium access control
- PDCP packet data convergence protocol
- RLC Radio Link Control
- Radio Radio Resource Control
- the medium access control layer processing unit 35 included in the upper layer processing unit 34 performs processing of the medium access control layer.
- the medium access control layer processing unit 35 performs processing related to the scheduling request based on various setting information / parameters managed by the radio resource control layer processing unit 36.
- the radio resource control layer processing unit 36 included in the upper layer processing unit 34 performs processing of the radio resource control layer.
- the radio resource control layer processing unit 36 generates downlink data (transport block), system information, RRC message, MAC CE (Control Element), etc. arranged in the physical downlink shared channel, or obtains it from the upper node. , Output to the wireless transceiver 30.
- the radio resource control layer processing unit 36 manages various setting information / parameters of each terminal device 2.
- the radio resource control layer processing unit 36 may set various setting information / parameters for each of the terminal devices 2 via upper layer signals. That is, the radio resource control layer processing unit 36 transmits / notifies information indicating various setting information / parameters.
- the function of the wireless transmission / reception unit 30 is the same as that of the wireless transmission / reception unit 20, description thereof is omitted.
- the base station apparatus 3 is connected to one or more transmission / reception points 4, some or all of the functions of the wireless transmission / reception unit 30 may be included in each transmission / reception point 4.
- the upper layer processing unit 34 transmits (transfers) a control message or user data between the base station apparatuses 3 or between the upper network apparatus (MME, S-GW (Serving-GW)) and the base station apparatus 3. ) Or receive.
- MME upper network apparatus
- S-GW Serving-GW
- FIG. 3 other constituent elements of the base station apparatus 3 and transmission paths for data (control information) between the constituent elements are omitted, but other functions necessary for operating as the base station apparatus 3 are omitted. It is clear that it has a plurality of blocks as constituent elements.
- a radio resource management layer processing unit and an application layer processing unit exist above the radio resource control layer processing unit 36.
- part in the figure is an element that realizes the functions and procedures of the terminal device 2 and the base station device 3, which are also expressed by terms such as section, circuit, component device, device, and unit.
- Each of the parts denoted by reference numerals 20 to 26 included in the terminal device 2 may be configured as a circuit.
- Each of the parts denoted by reference numerals 30 to 36 included in the base station device 3 may be configured as a circuit.
- a first aspect of the present invention is a terminal apparatus, wherein a reception unit attempts to receive a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol in a burst composed of a plurality of OFDM symbols, and the synchronization signal Among them, the radio resource for receiving the physical broadcast channel includes: a synchronization unit that determines the position of one first synchronization signal; and a detection unit that receives a physical broadcast channel based on the first synchronization signal. , Not included in the radio resources of the burst.
- the burst is defined by the number of OFDM symbols included in the burst and a transmission period of the burst, and the receiving unit includes the burst in the burst based on the burst period.
- the synchronization signal included in each of the OFDM symbols is received.
- the OFDM symbol in the burst and the physical broadcast channel are received at a reference subcarrier interval.
- the detection unit receives the first synchronization signal and the physical broadcast channel on the assumption that at least an average delay and a delay profile are quasi-collocated.
- a base station apparatus a transmitter that transmits a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol in a burst composed of a plurality of OFDM symbols, and each of the OFDM
- a broadcast information transmitting unit that transmits a physical broadcast channel corresponding to a synchronization signal included in a symbol, and a radio resource that receives the physical broadcast channel is not included in the burst radio resource.
- the burst is defined by the number of OFDM symbols included in the burst and the transmission period of the burst, and the transmission unit includes the burst in the burst based on the burst period.
- a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol is transmitted.
- the OFDM symbol in the burst and the physical broadcast channel are transmitted at a reference subcarrier interval.
- a third aspect of the present invention is a communication method for a terminal apparatus, wherein a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol in a burst composed of a plurality of OFDM symbols is received, and among the synchronization signals, Radio resources for determining the position of one first synchronization signal, receiving a physical broadcast channel based on the first synchronization signal, and receiving the physical broadcast channel are included in the radio resources of the burst. Absent.
- a communication method for a base station apparatus wherein a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol in a burst composed of a plurality of OFDM symbols is transmitted, A radio resource that transmits a physical broadcast channel corresponding to a synchronization signal included in a symbol and receives the physical broadcast channel is not included in the burst radio resource.
- an integrated circuit implemented in a terminal apparatus, and receiving means for receiving a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol in a burst composed of a plurality of OFDM symbols.
- a synchronization function for determining a position of one of the synchronization signals, and a detection function for receiving a physical broadcast channel based on the first synchronization signal, and receiving the physical broadcast channel Radio resources are not included in the burst radio resources.
- an integrated circuit implemented in the base station apparatus which transmits a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol in a burst composed of a plurality of OFDM symbols
- the broadcast information transmission function for transmitting the physical broadcast channel corresponding to the synchronization signal included in each of the OFDM symbols and the radio resource for receiving the physical broadcast channel are not included in the radio resource of the burst.
- a terminal device that receives a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group in a time resource configured by a plurality of OFDM symbol groups, and the synchronization
- a synchronization unit that determines a position of one first synchronization signal of the signal, and a detection unit that receives a physical broadcast channel based on the first synchronization signal, and the time resource is periodically allocated.
- the maximum number of OFDM symbol groups that can transmit the synchronization signal included in the time resource is determined in advance.
- the synchronization signal is arranged in some OFDM symbol groups of the plurality of OFDM symbol groups.
- the OFDM symbol in the time resource and the physical broadcast channel are received at a reference subcarrier interval.
- a second aspect of the present invention is a base station apparatus, wherein the transmitter transmits a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group in a time resource composed of a plurality of OFDM symbol groups, A broadcast information transmitting unit that transmits a physical broadcast channel corresponding to a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol, wherein the time resource is periodically allocated, and the synchronization signal included in the time resource is transmitted.
- the maximum number of OFDM symbol groups that can possibly be determined is predetermined.
- the synchronization signal is arranged in some OFDM symbol groups of the plurality of OFDM symbol groups.
- the OFDM symbol in the time resource and the physical broadcast channel are transmitted at a reference subcarrier interval.
- a communication method for a terminal apparatus which receives a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group in a time resource composed of a plurality of OFDM symbol groups, and Among the signals, the position of one first synchronization signal is determined, a physical broadcast channel is received based on the first synchronization signal, and the time resource is periodically allocated and included in the time resource The maximum number of OFDM symbol groups to which the synchronization signal may be transmitted is determined in advance.
- the synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group in a time resource configured by a plurality of OFDM symbol groups is transmitted,
- the maximum number is predetermined.
- a fifth aspect of the present invention is an integrated circuit implemented in a terminal apparatus, and receives a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group within a time resource composed of a plurality of OFDM symbol groups
- a reception means for a synchronization means for determining a position of one first synchronization signal of the synchronization signals; and a detection means for receiving a physical broadcast channel based on the first synchronization signal.
- Resources are allocated periodically, and the maximum number of OFDM symbol groups that can transmit the synchronization signal included in the time resource is predetermined.
- an integrated circuit implemented in the base station apparatus, which transmits a synchronization signal included in each OFDM symbol group within a time resource composed of a plurality of OFDM symbol groups
- broadcast information transmission means for transmitting a physical broadcast channel corresponding to a synchronization signal included in each of the OFDM symbols, wherein the time resource is periodically allocated and included in the time resource
- the maximum number of OFDM symbol groups to which the synchronization signal may be transmitted is determined in advance.
- the terminal apparatus 2 can start communication with the base station apparatus 3 efficiently.
- the uplink transmission scheme can be applied to both communication systems of the FDD (frequency division duplex) scheme and the TDD (time division duplex) scheme.
- the names of the parameters and events shown in the embodiments are referred to for convenience of explanation, and even if the names actually applied differ from the names of the embodiments of the present invention, It does not affect the gist of the invention claimed in the embodiments of the invention.
- connection used in each embodiment is not limited to a configuration in which a certain device and another certain device are directly connected using a physical line, and is logically connected. And a configuration in which wireless connection is performed using a wireless technology.
- the terminal device 2 is also called a user terminal, a mobile station device, a communication terminal, a mobile device, a terminal, a UE (User Equipment), and an MS (Mobile Station).
- the base station device 3 includes a radio base station device, a base station, a radio base station, a fixed station, an NB (NodeB), an eNB (evolved NodeB), a BTS (Base Transceiver Station), a BS (Base Station), an NR NB (NR NodeB). ), NNB, TRP (Transmission and Reception Point), gNB (next generation Node B).
- the base station device 3 can be realized as an aggregate (device group) composed of a plurality of devices.
- Each of the devices constituting the device group may include a part or all of each function or each functional block of the base station device 3 according to the above-described embodiment.
- the device group only needs to have one function or each function block of the base station device 3.
- the terminal device 2 according to the above-described embodiment can also communicate with the base station device 3 as an aggregate.
- the base station device 3 in the above-described embodiment may be an EUTRAN (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network) or a next generation core network (NextGen Core). Further, the base station apparatus 3 in the above-described embodiment may have a part or all of the functions of the upper node for the eNodeB.
- EUTRAN Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
- NextGen Core next generation core network
- a program that operates in a device is a program that controls a central processing unit (CPU) or the like to function a computer so as to realize the functions of the above-described embodiments according to one aspect of the present invention.
- CPU central processing unit
- the program or the information handled by the program is temporarily read into volatile memory such as Random Access Memory (RAM) during processing, or stored in nonvolatile memory such as flash memory or Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
- RAM Random Access Memory
- HDD Hard Disk Drive
- the CPU reads and corrects / writes.
- the program for realizing the control function may be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium may be read by the computer system and executed.
- the “computer system” here is a computer system built in the apparatus, and includes hardware such as an operating system and peripheral devices.
- the “computer-readable recording medium” may be any of a semiconductor recording medium, an optical recording medium, a magnetic recording medium, and the like.
- Computer-readable recording medium means a program that dynamically holds a program for a short time, such as a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line.
- a volatile memory inside a computer system that serves as a server or a client may also include a program that holds a program for a certain period of time.
- the program may be a program for realizing a part of the functions described above, and may be a program capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.
- each functional block or various features of the apparatus used in the above-described embodiments can be implemented or executed by an electric circuit, that is, typically an integrated circuit or a plurality of integrated circuits.
- Electrical circuits designed to perform the functions described herein can be general purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or others Programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or a combination thereof.
- a general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine.
- the general-purpose processor or each circuit described above may be configured by a digital circuit or an analog circuit.
- an integrated circuit based on the technology can be used.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.
- an example of the apparatus has been described.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and a stationary or non-movable electronic device installed indoors or outdoors, such as an AV device, a kitchen device, It can be applied to terminal devices or communication devices such as cleaning / washing equipment, air conditioning equipment, office equipment, vending machines, and other daily life equipment.
- One embodiment of the present invention is used in, for example, a communication system, a communication device (for example, a mobile phone device, a base station device, a wireless LAN device, or a sensor device), an integrated circuit (for example, a communication chip), a program, or the like. be able to.
- a communication device for example, a mobile phone device, a base station device, a wireless LAN device, or a sensor device
- an integrated circuit for example, a communication chip
- a program or the like.
- Terminal device 3
- Base station device 20
- Radio transmission / reception unit 21 22
- Antenna unit 22 22
- RF unit 23 23
- Baseband unit 24 34
- Upper layer processing unit 25 35
- Medium access control layer processing unit 26 36
- Radio resource Control layer processor 4 4
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)
- Synchronisation In Digital Transmission Systems (AREA)
Abstract
Description
本願は、2016年9月29日に日本に出願された特願2016-191052号について優先権を主張し、その内容をここに援用する。
・PCCH(Physical Control CHannel)
・PSCH(Physical Shared CHannel)
・PRACH(Physical Random Access CHannel)
connection establishment)プロシージャ、ハンドオーバプロシージャ、コネクション再確立(connection re-establishment)プロシージャ、上りリンク送信に対する同期(タイミング調整)、およびPUSCH(UL-SCH)リソースの要求を示すために用いられてもよい。
・同期信号(Synchronization signal:SS)
・参照信号(Reference Signal:RS)
・下りリンクパート
・ギャップ
・上りリンクパートのうち1つまたは複数、またはその組み合わせが含まれてもよい。図4では一例として、時間区間を1つのサブフレームである場合を説明するが、これに限定されるものではなく、1サブフレーム内に複数の時間区間が含まれてもよいし、時間区間が複数のサブフレーム(あるいはスロット)で構成されてもよい。
(a) アイデンティティ(たとえば、ビームID、OFDMシンボルID、OFDMシンボルグループID)
(b) 受信シンボルタイミング(時間リソース)
(c) 周波数位置(周波数リソース)
(d) OFDMシンボル番号(またはインデックス)
(e) OFDMシンボルグループ番号(またはインデックス)
(f) アンテナポート番号(またはインデックス)
Control:RRC)層の一部あるいはすべての処理を行なう。
3 基地局装置
20、30 無線送受信部
21、31 アンテナ部
22、32 RF部
23、33 ベースバンド部
24、34 上位層処理部
25、35 媒体アクセス制御層処理部
26、36 無線リソース制御層処理部
4 送受信点
Claims (10)
- 端末装置であって、
複数のOFDMシンボルグループで構成される時間リソース内の各々のOFDMシンボルグループに含まれる同期信号を受信する受信部と、
前記同期信号のうち、1つの第1の同期信号の位置を確定する同期部と、
前記第1の同期信号に基づいて物理報知チャネルを受信する検出部と、を備え、
前記時間リソースは周期的に割り当てられ、
前記時間リソース内に含まれる前記同期信号が送信される可能性があるOFDMシンボルグループ数の最大数は予め定められている、
端末装置。 - 前記複数のOFDMシンボルグループの一部のOFDMシンボルグループに前記同期信号が配置される、
請求項1記載の端末装置。 - 前記時間リソース内のOFDMシンボルと、前記物理報知チャネルは、参照サブキャリア間隔で受信する、
請求項1記載の端末装置。 - 基地局装置であって、
複数のOFDMシンボルグループで構成される時間リソース内の各々のOFDMシンボルグループに含まれる同期信号を送信する送信部と、
前記各々のOFDMシンボルに含まれる同期信号に対応する物理報知チャネルを送信する報知情報送信部と、を備え、
前記時間リソースは周期的に割り当てられ、
前記時間リソース内に含まれる前記同期信号が送信される可能性があるOFDMシンボルグループ数の最大数は予め定められている、
基地局装置。 - 前記複数のOFDMシンボルグループの一部のOFDMシンボルグループに前記同期信号が配置される、
請求項4記載の基地局装置。 - 前記時間リソース内のOFDMシンボルと、前記物理報知チャネルを、参照サブキャリア間隔で送信する、
請求項4記載の基地局装置。 - 端末装置の通信方法であって、
複数のOFDMシンボルグループで構成される時間リソース内の各々のOFDMシンボルグループに含まれる同期信号を受信し、
前記同期信号のうち、1つの第1の同期信号の位置を確定し、
前記第1の同期信号に基づいて物理報知チャネルを受信し、
前記時間リソースは周期的に割り当てられ、
前記時間リソース内に含まれる前記同期信号が送信される可能性があるOFDMシンボルグループ数の最大数は予め定められている、
通信方法。 - 基地局装置の通信方法であって、
複数のOFDMシンボルグループで構成される時間リソース内の各々のOFDMシンボルグループに含まれる同期信号を送信し、
前記各々のOFDMシンボルに含まれる同期信号に対応する物理報知チャネルを送信し、
前記時間リソースは周期的に割り当てられ、
前記時間リソース内に含まれる前記同期信号が送信される可能性があるOFDMシンボルグループ数の最大数は予め定められている、
通信方法。 - 端末装置に実装される集積回路であって、
複数のOFDMシンボルグループで構成される時間リソース内の各々のOFDMシンボルグループに含まれる同期信号を受信する受信手段と、
前記同期信号のうち、1つの第1の同期信号の位置を確定する同期手段と、
前記第1の同期信号に基づいて物理報知チャネルを受信する検出手段と、を備え、
前記時間リソースは周期的に割り当てられ、
前記時間リソース内に含まれる前記同期信号が送信される可能性があるOFDMシンボルグループ数の最大数は予め定められている、
集積回路。 - 基地局装置に実装される集積回路であって、
複数のOFDMシンボルグループで構成される時間リソース内の各々のOFDMシンボルグループに含まれる同期信号を送信する送信手段と、
前記各々のOFDMシンボルに含まれる同期信号に対応する物理報知チャネルを送信する報知情報送信手段と、を備え、
前記時間リソースは周期的に割り当てられ、
前記時間リソース内に含まれる前記同期信号が送信される可能性があるOFDMシンボルグループ数の最大数は予め定められている、
集積回路。
Priority Applications (7)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
CA3038477A CA3038477A1 (en) | 2016-09-29 | 2017-08-31 | Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit |
JP2018542024A JP7187314B2 (ja) | 2016-09-29 | 2017-08-31 | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 |
EP17855557.9A EP3522470A4 (en) | 2016-09-29 | 2017-08-31 | TERMINAL DEVICE, BASE STATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT |
US16/337,326 US10912046B2 (en) | 2016-09-29 | 2017-08-31 | Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit |
CN201780060115.1A CN110115007B (zh) | 2016-09-29 | 2017-08-31 | 终端装置、基站装置、通信方法以及集成电路 |
BR112019006033A BR112019006033A2 (pt) | 2016-09-29 | 2017-08-31 | aparelho de terminal, aparelho de estação-base, método de comunicação e circuito integrado |
IL265644A IL265644B (en) | 2016-09-29 | 2019-03-26 | Terminal device, base station device, communication method, and integrated circuit |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
JP2016191052 | 2016-09-29 | ||
JP2016-191052 | 2016-09-29 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO2018061599A1 true WO2018061599A1 (ja) | 2018-04-05 |
Family
ID=61760717
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/JP2017/031357 WO2018061599A1 (ja) | 2016-09-29 | 2017-08-31 | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 |
Country Status (8)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US10912046B2 (ja) |
EP (1) | EP3522470A4 (ja) |
JP (1) | JP7187314B2 (ja) |
CN (1) | CN110115007B (ja) |
BR (1) | BR112019006033A2 (ja) |
CA (1) | CA3038477A1 (ja) |
IL (1) | IL265644B (ja) |
WO (1) | WO2018061599A1 (ja) |
Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
KR20230014880A (ko) | 2017-01-06 | 2023-01-30 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | 하향링크 신호를 수신하는 방법, 그리고 하향링크 신호를 전송하는 기지국 |
WO2018129196A1 (en) * | 2017-01-09 | 2018-07-12 | Intel IP Corporation | Synchronization signal transmission techniques |
US11076286B2 (en) * | 2018-06-21 | 2021-07-27 | Qualcomm Incorporated | Beam-switching capability indication in wireless networks that utilize beamforming |
CN112954789A (zh) * | 2021-02-28 | 2021-06-11 | 北京贝耀信科技有限公司 | 基于物联网的区块链***维护信息的传输方法及*** |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP2009528004A (ja) * | 2006-02-21 | 2009-07-30 | クゥアルコム・インコーポレイテッド | ワイヤレス通信についての柔軟な時間−周波数多重化構成 |
WO2015080646A1 (en) * | 2013-11-27 | 2015-06-04 | Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ) | Network node, wireless device, methods therein, for sending and detecting, respectively, synchronization signal and an associated information |
Family Cites Families (24)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
CN101079688B (zh) * | 2006-05-23 | 2010-09-01 | 中兴通讯股份有限公司 | 一种正交频分复用***中实现同步的方法 |
EP2044720B1 (en) * | 2006-07-25 | 2015-10-21 | Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute | Cell search method, forward link frame transmission method, apparatus using the same and forward link frame structure |
US8379738B2 (en) * | 2007-03-16 | 2013-02-19 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Methods and apparatus to improve performance and enable fast decoding of transmissions with multiple code blocks |
JP2008283528A (ja) * | 2007-05-11 | 2008-11-20 | Sharp Corp | 移動通信システム、無線制御装置および通信端末装置 |
US7843806B2 (en) * | 2008-05-07 | 2010-11-30 | Wipro Techno Centre (Singapore) Pte Ltd. | Apparatus and methods for estimating and compensating sampling clock offset |
US8174958B2 (en) * | 2008-08-01 | 2012-05-08 | Broadcom Corporation | Method and system for a reference signal (RS) timing loop for OFDM symbol synchronization and tracking |
CN101340416B (zh) * | 2008-08-28 | 2011-02-16 | 北京交通大学 | 适用于ofdm***的同步与信道响应估计方法 |
EP2418781B1 (en) * | 2009-04-10 | 2019-06-26 | LG Electronics Inc. | Transmission method of downlink reference signal and apparatus thereof |
US9407409B2 (en) * | 2010-02-23 | 2016-08-02 | Qualcomm Incorporated | Channel state information reference signals |
CN102271396B (zh) * | 2010-03-12 | 2016-03-02 | 北京三星通信技术研究有限公司 | 移动台定位的方法 |
WO2012042626A1 (ja) * | 2010-09-30 | 2012-04-05 | 富士通株式会社 | 無線通信装置、無線通信システムおよび無線通信方法 |
US8395985B2 (en) * | 2011-07-25 | 2013-03-12 | Ofinno Technologies, Llc | Time alignment in multicarrier OFDM network |
US20140293858A1 (en) * | 2011-11-15 | 2014-10-02 | Kyocera Corporation | Node detection in a cellular communication network |
US9178674B2 (en) * | 2012-04-03 | 2015-11-03 | Lg Electronics Inc. | Method and apparatus for transmitting reference signals |
EP2667535A1 (en) * | 2012-05-21 | 2013-11-27 | Panasonic Corporation | Common mapping of resource elements to enhanced resource element groups |
CN103686830A (zh) * | 2012-09-26 | 2014-03-26 | 电信科学技术研究院 | 一种测试终端移动速度的方法及设备 |
CN103297376B (zh) * | 2013-06-05 | 2016-08-10 | 北京邮电大学 | 一种ofdm***的符号同步方法 |
WO2015005743A1 (ko) * | 2013-07-12 | 2015-01-15 | 엘지전자 주식회사 | 무선 통신 시스템에서 신호 송수신방법 및 장치 |
JP6377860B2 (ja) * | 2014-12-29 | 2018-08-22 | テレフオンアクチーボラゲット エルエム エリクソン(パブル) | ランダムアクセスプリアンブルを生成し及び検出するための方法及びデバイス |
CN105743626B (zh) * | 2014-12-30 | 2020-09-15 | 北京三星通信技术研究有限公司 | 一种下行信道和/或下行参考信号的接收方法和设备 |
CN106559206B (zh) * | 2015-09-30 | 2019-04-23 | 中兴通讯股份有限公司 | 同步信号的传输方法及装置 |
JP2019149591A (ja) | 2016-07-14 | 2019-09-05 | シャープ株式会社 | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 |
WO2018129196A1 (en) * | 2017-01-09 | 2018-07-12 | Intel IP Corporation | Synchronization signal transmission techniques |
US10517061B1 (en) * | 2018-10-10 | 2019-12-24 | Qualcomm Incorporated | Enhanced cell identification location determination |
-
2017
- 2017-08-31 EP EP17855557.9A patent/EP3522470A4/en active Pending
- 2017-08-31 CN CN201780060115.1A patent/CN110115007B/zh active Active
- 2017-08-31 BR BR112019006033A patent/BR112019006033A2/pt unknown
- 2017-08-31 WO PCT/JP2017/031357 patent/WO2018061599A1/ja unknown
- 2017-08-31 US US16/337,326 patent/US10912046B2/en active Active
- 2017-08-31 CA CA3038477A patent/CA3038477A1/en active Pending
- 2017-08-31 JP JP2018542024A patent/JP7187314B2/ja active Active
-
2019
- 2019-03-26 IL IL265644A patent/IL265644B/en active IP Right Grant
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
JP2009528004A (ja) * | 2006-02-21 | 2009-07-30 | クゥアルコム・インコーポレイテッド | ワイヤレス通信についての柔軟な時間−周波数多重化構成 |
WO2015080646A1 (en) * | 2013-11-27 | 2015-06-04 | Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ) | Network node, wireless device, methods therein, for sending and detecting, respectively, synchronization signal and an associated information |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
---|
See also references of EP3522470A4 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
JPWO2018061599A1 (ja) | 2019-07-18 |
EP3522470A4 (en) | 2020-05-13 |
EP3522470A1 (en) | 2019-08-07 |
US10912046B2 (en) | 2021-02-02 |
CA3038477A1 (en) | 2018-04-05 |
JP7187314B2 (ja) | 2022-12-12 |
IL265644A (en) | 2019-05-30 |
BR112019006033A2 (pt) | 2019-06-18 |
IL265644B (en) | 2021-03-25 |
CN110115007B (zh) | 2022-01-04 |
CN110115007A (zh) | 2019-08-09 |
US20200037273A1 (en) | 2020-01-30 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US11283581B2 (en) | Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit | |
WO2018199079A1 (ja) | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 | |
WO2018116910A1 (ja) | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 | |
JP6960944B2 (ja) | 基地局装置、端末装置、および、通信方法 | |
WO2018174271A1 (ja) | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 | |
WO2019098268A1 (ja) | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 | |
CN110603875A (zh) | 基站装置、终端装置、通信方法以及集成电路 | |
WO2019139047A1 (ja) | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 | |
WO2018230667A1 (ja) | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 | |
WO2018123483A1 (ja) | 端末装置、基地局装置、および、通信方法 | |
JP7391124B2 (ja) | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 | |
EP3522661B1 (en) | Terminal device, base station device, communication method and integrated circuit | |
RU2752005C2 (ru) | Терминальное устройство, устройство базовой станции, способ связи и интегральная схема | |
WO2019139046A1 (ja) | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 | |
JP7187314B2 (ja) | 端末装置、基地局装置、通信方法、および、集積回路 | |
WO2019031058A1 (ja) | 端末装置、基地局装置、および通信方法 | |
EP3487240B1 (en) | Efficient wireless communication with reduced overhead signaling |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application |
Ref document number: 17855557 Country of ref document: EP Kind code of ref document: A1 |
|
ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 2018542024 Country of ref document: JP Kind code of ref document: A |
|
ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 3038477 Country of ref document: CA |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: DE |
|
REG | Reference to national code |
Ref country code: BR Ref legal event code: B01A Ref document number: 112019006033 Country of ref document: BR |
|
ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 2017855557 Country of ref document: EP Effective date: 20190429 |
|
ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 112019006033 Country of ref document: BR Kind code of ref document: A2 Effective date: 20190327 |