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- the present invention relates to a terminal and a radio base station that support activation and deactivation of a secondary cell group.
- the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specifies the 5th generation mobile communication system (also called 5G, New Radio (NR) or Next Generation (NG)), and next-generation specifications called Beyond 5G, 5G Evolution or 6G. We are also proceeding with the conversion.
- 5G New Radio
- NG Next Generation
- Non-Patent Document 1 For example, in 3GPP Release-17, expansion of Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity (MR-DC) is being considered (Non-Patent Document 1). Specifically, it is being considered to support an efficient activation / deactivation mechanism of a secondary cell group (SCG) and a secondary cell (SCell).
- SCG secondary cell group
- SCell secondary cell
- the terminal and the radio base station activate / deactivate the SCG at an appropriate timing (trigger). ) Cannot be done.
- an object is to provide a terminal and a radio base station capable of more reliably executing / deactivating SCG efficiently.
- One aspect of the present disclosure is a transmitter (RRC processing unit 220) that sends a message containing a deactivation request for a secondary cell group to the network, and a non-activation of the secondary cell group based on the transmission of the deactivation request. It is a terminal (UE200) including a control unit (control unit 240) that executes activation.
- RRC processing unit 220 that sends a message containing a deactivation request for a secondary cell group to the network, and a non-activation of the secondary cell group based on the transmission of the deactivation request.
- It is a terminal (UE200) including a control unit (control unit 240) that executes activation.
- control unit 140 determines whether or not deactivation of the secondary cell group is necessary based on the amount of data for the terminal (UE200) in the master node, and the deactivation.
- a radio base station for example, eNB100A
- RRC processing unit 120, DC processing unit 130 for transmitting a message including a deactivation request of the secondary cell group.
- control unit 140 determines whether or not deactivation of the secondary cell group is necessary based on the amount of data for the terminal (UE200) in the secondary node, and the data amount.
- the radio base station for example, gNB100B
- the radio base station includes a transmission unit (RRC processing unit 120, DC processing unit 130) for transmitting a message including a deactivation request of the secondary cell group.
- FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of the wireless communication system 10.
- FIG. 2 is a functional block configuration diagram of the eNB 100A.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block configuration diagram of the UE 200.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a communication sequence according to the SCG deactivation / activation procedure according to the operation example 1.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a communication sequence according to the MN Initiated SCG deactivation / MN Initiated SCG activation procedure according to the operation example 2.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a communication sequence according to the SN Initiated SCG deactivation / SN Initiated SCG activation procedure according to the operation example 3.
- FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of the wireless communication system 10.
- FIG. 2 is a functional block configuration diagram of the eNB 100A.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block configuration diagram of the UE 200.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration example (No. 1) of the MAC-CE according to the operation example.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example (No. 2) of the MAC-CE according to the operation example.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration example (part) of RRC Reconfiguration.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration example (part) of CellGroupConfig.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration example (part) of CG-ConfigInfo.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a configuration example (part) of RRC Connection Reconfiguration.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration example (part) of S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUEST.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a configuration example (part) of S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUIRED.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the eNB 100A, gNB 100B, and UE 200.
- FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of the wireless communication system 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the wireless communication system 10 is a wireless communication system according to Long Term Evolution (LTE) and 5G New Radio (NR).
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- NR 5G New Radio
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- 4G Long Term Evolution
- 5G New Radio
- the wireless communication system 10 may be a wireless communication system according to a method called Beyond 5G, 5G Evolution or 6G.
- LTE and NR may be interpreted as radio access technology (RAT), and in this embodiment, LTE may be referred to as a first radio access technology and NR may be referred to as a second radio access technology.
- RAT radio access technology
- the wireless communication system 10 includes Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network 20 (hereinafter, E-UTRAN20) and Next Generation-Radio Access Network 30 (hereinafter, NG RAN30). Further, the wireless communication system 10 includes a terminal 200 (hereinafter referred to as UE200, User Equipment).
- E-UTRAN20 Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network 20
- NG RAN30 Next Generation-Radio Access Network 30
- UE200 User Equipment
- E-UTRAN20 includes eNB100A, which is a wireless base station that complies with LTE.
- NG RAN30 includes gNB100B, which is a radio base station according to 5G (NR).
- the E-UTRAN20 and NGRAN30 may be eNB100A or gNB100B) may be simply referred to as a network.
- the eNB100A, gNB100B and UE200 can support carrier aggregation (CA) using multiple component carriers (CC), and dual connectivity in which component carriers are simultaneously transmitted between multiple NG-RAN Nodes and the UE. ..
- CA carrier aggregation
- CC component carriers
- dual connectivity in which component carriers are simultaneously transmitted between multiple NG-RAN Nodes and the UE. ..
- the eNB100A, gNB100B and UE200 execute wireless communication via a wireless bearer, specifically, a Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB) or a Data Radio Bearer (DRB).
- a wireless bearer specifically, a Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB) or a Data Radio Bearer (DRB).
- SRB Signaling Radio Bearer
- DRB Data Radio Bearer
- the eNB 100A constitutes a master node (MN) and the gNB100B constitutes a secondary node (SN).
- MN master node
- SN secondary node
- Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity (MR-DC) specifically, E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity ( EN-DC) is executed.
- UE200 supports dual connectivity that connects to eNB100A and gNB100B.
- ENB100A is included in the master cell group (MCG), and gNB100B is included in the secondary cell group (SCG). That is, gNB100B is an SN contained in SCG.
- the eNB100A and gNB100B may be referred to as a radio base station or a network device.
- the wireless communication system 10 supports activation / deactivation of SCG (which may be interpreted as SCell).
- the radio communication system 10 may support signaling that achieves efficient activation / deactivation of one SCG and / or SCell.
- the SN modification procedure initiated by MN can be used to support SCG (non) activation, and the SN receives the SN modification request message (SN modification request) and then SCG (non). You may decide to accept or reject the activation request.
- the activity notification message sent from the SN to the MN may be used by the MN to make the final decision regarding SCG (non) activation. For example, a new SCG (non) activation information element (IE) may be added.
- IE activation information element
- FIG. 2 is a functional block configuration diagram of the eNB 100A.
- the eNB 100A includes a wireless communication unit 110, an RRC processing unit 120, a DC processing unit 130, and a control unit 140.
- the gNB100B also supports different communication methods, it may have a block configuration similar to that of the eNB100A.
- the wireless communication unit 110 transmits a downlink signal (DL signal) according to LTE. Further, the wireless communication unit 110 receives the uplink signal (UL signal) according to LTE.
- DL signal downlink signal
- UL signal uplink signal
- the RRC processing unit 120 executes various processes in the radio resource control layer (RRC). Specifically, the RRC processing unit 120 can transmit the RRC Reconfiguration to the UE 200. Further, the RRC processing unit 120 can receive the RRC Reconfiguration Complete, which is a response to the RRC Reconfiguration, from the UE 200.
- RRC radio resource control layer
- the eNB 100A supports LTE, but in this case, the name of the RRC message may be RRCConnectionReconfiguration or RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete.
- the RRC processing unit 120 may send a message including the deactivation request of the SCG.
- the RRC processing unit 120 may constitute a transmission unit.
- the RRC processing unit 120 may send the RRC Reconfiguration in the state where the secondaryCellGroupState or mrdc-SecondaryCellGroupState is deactivated to the UE 200.
- the RRC processing unit 120 can send and receive various RRC messages to and from the UE 200 or gNB 100B.
- the DC processing unit 130 executes processing related to dual connectivity, specifically, Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity (MR-DC).
- MR-DC Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity
- the DC processing unit 130 may execute processing related to E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC).
- EN-DC E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity
- the type of DC is not limited, and for example, NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity (NE-DC) or NR-NR Dual Connectivity (NR-DC) may be supported.
- the DC processing unit 130 can send and receive messages specified in 3GPP TS37.340 and execute processing related to DC setting and release between eNB100A, gNB100B and UE200.
- the DC processing unit 130 when the DC processing unit 130 needs to deactivate the SCG, the DC processing unit 130 may send a message including the deactivation request of the SCG.
- the DC processing unit 130 may constitute a transmission unit.
- the DC processing unit 130 may send a medium access control layer (MAC) message instructing an SCG deactivation request to the UE 200. More specifically, the DC processing unit 130 may send a MAC-CE (Control Element) instructing an SCG deactivation request to the UE 200.
- MAC medium access control layer
- the DC processing unit 130 may send a message including the deactivation request of the SCG to the gNB100B (SN).
- the DC processing unit 130 may send a message including the deactivation request of the SCG to gNB100B (SN).
- the control unit 140 controls each functional block constituting the eNB 100A. In particular, in the present embodiment, control regarding the addition or modification of the secondary node is executed.
- control unit 140 may determine whether or not SCG deactivation is necessary based on the amount of data for the UE 200 in the master node (MN).
- control unit 140 may determine whether or not SCG deactivation is necessary based on the amount of data for the UE 200 in the secondary node (SN).
- the amount of data for the UE200 may be at least one of the user data transmitted from the UE200 to the destination via the network and the data transmitted from the destination to the UE200.
- the control unit 140 may determine that SCG deactivation is necessary when the amount of data falls below a predetermined threshold value. Further, the control unit 140 may determine that SCG activation is necessary when the amount of data exceeds a predetermined threshold value (which does not necessarily have to match the deactivation determination value). The amount of data may be based on the number of PDU (Protocol Data Unit) sessions.
- PDU Protocol Data Unit
- the channel includes a control channel and a data channel.
- the control channel includes PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel), PRACH (Physical Random Access Channel), PBCH (Physical Broadcast Channel) and the like.
- the data channels include PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel) and PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel).
- PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel
- PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
- the reference signal includes Demodulation reference signal (DMRS), Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), Phase Tracking Reference Signal (PTRS), Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS), and the like. Includes channels and reference signals. Further, the data may mean data transmitted via a data channel.
- DMRS Demodulation reference signal
- SRS Sounding Reference Signal
- PTRS Phase Tracking Reference Signal
- CSI-RS Channel State Information-Reference Signal
- the control unit 140 may determine that the SCG needs to be deactivated when the data transmission / reception via the wireless bearer (SN terminated bearer) terminated by the SN is completed.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block configuration diagram of the UE 200.
- the UE 200 includes a wireless communication unit 210, an RRC processing unit 220, a DC processing unit 230, and a control unit 240.
- the wireless communication unit 210 transmits an uplink signal (UL signal) according to LTE or NR. Further, the wireless communication unit 210 receives the uplink signal (UL signal) according to LTE. That is, the UE200 can access the eNB100A (E-UTRAN20) and gNB100B (NGRAN30), and can support dual connectivity (specifically, EN-DC).
- UL signal uplink signal
- UE200 can access the eNB100A (E-UTRAN20) and gNB100B (NGRAN30), and can support dual connectivity (specifically, EN-DC).
- the RRC processing unit 220 executes various processes in the radio resource control layer (RRC). Specifically, the RRC processing unit 220 can send and receive messages of the radio resource control layer.
- RRC radio resource control layer
- the RRC processing unit 220 can receive the RRC Reconfiguration from the network, specifically, the E-UTRAN20 (or NGRAN30). Further, the RRC processing unit 220 can transmit the RRC Reconfiguration Complete, which is a response to the RRC Reconfiguration, to the network.
- the RRC processing unit 220 may send a message including an SCG deactivation request to the network.
- the RRC processing unit 220 may constitute a transmission unit.
- the RRC processing unit 220 may send UEAssistanceInformation including an instruction of deactivate SCG (deactivation request) in the field of overheatingAssistance to the network.
- the DC processing unit 230 executes processing related to dual connectivity, specifically, MR-DC. As described above, in the present embodiment, the DC processing unit 230 may execute the processing related to EN-DC, but may correspond to NE-DC and / or NR-DC.
- the DC processing unit 230 accesses each of the eNB 100A and gNB 100B, and has a plurality of layers including RRC (medium access control layer (MAC), radio link control layer (RLC), and packet data convergence protocol layer (. PDCP) etc.) can be executed.
- RRC medium access control layer
- RLC radio link control layer
- PDCP packet data convergence protocol layer
- the DC processing unit 230 executes control and data transmission / reception related to MR-DC by using a plurality of types of wireless bearers, specifically, SRB and DRB as described above.
- SRB includes SRB0 to 3, and SRB0 to 3 may be defined as follows.
- ⁇ SRB0 A wireless bearer for RRC messages that uses a CCCH (Common Control Channel) logical channel.
- CCCH Common Control Channel
- ⁇ SRB1 A wireless bearer for RRC messages (which may include NAS messages that have been piggybacked) and NAS messages before the establishment of SRB2, and uses a DCCH (Dedicated Control Channel) logical channel.
- RRC messages which may include NAS messages that have been piggybacked
- DCCH Dedicated Control Channel
- SRB2 A wireless bearer for NAS messages that uses all DCCH logical channels.
- SRB2 has a lower priority than SRB1 and is always configured by the network after security is activated.
- UE200 is a radio bearer for a specific RRC message in the MR-DC state, and uses a DCCH logical channel.
- the DC processing unit 230 may send a message including a deactivation request to the SN when a wireless bearer for a specific message in the dual connectivity state of the UE 200 is set.
- the radio bearer for a specific message in the dual connectivity state may be the SRB3 described above.
- the control unit 240 controls each functional block constituting the UE 200.
- the control unit 240 executes control regarding activation / deactivation of the SCG (SCell).
- control unit 240 executes SCG deactivation based on the transmission of the SCG deactivation request to the network.
- control unit 240 sends UEAssistanceInformation including an instruction of deactivate SCG (deactivation request) to the field of overheatingAssistance, and then cooperates with the network (MN and / or SN) to execute SCG deactivation. do.
- the timing at which the activation / deactivation of the SCG is activated (triggered) is clarified, and the eNB100A, gNB100B, and UE200 activate / deactivate the SCG at that timing. Perform deactivation.
- FIG. 4 shows an example of a communication sequence according to the SCG deactivation / activation procedure according to the operation example 1. Specifically, FIG. 4 shows an example of a communication sequence according to the MN Initiated SCG deactivation / activation procedure.
- UE200 leads the deactivation of SCG.
- the UE 200 can send UE Assistance Information including information about a power saving request (step 1).
- the UE 200 may send UE Assistance Information including the indication of deactivate SCG in the overheating Assistance to the MN.
- UE Assistance Information SCG deactivation is executed (steps 2 to 5).
- UE200 may send a deactivate SCG indication to MN, and MN may decide to deactivate SCG.
- MN may deactivate SCG by any of the following methods.
- ⁇ MN deactivates secondaryCellGroupState or mrdc-SecondaryCellGroupState during RRC Reconfiguration and sends it to UE200 (see Fig. 9).
- ⁇ MN sends S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUEST (may be called SN Modification request) (includes deactivate SCG IE, and CGConfigInfo in deactivate SCG IE contains deactivate SCG), and sends SCG to SN. Request deactivation.
- S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUEST may be called SN Modification request
- CGConfigInfo in deactivate SCG IE contains deactivate SCG
- SN sets the secondaryCellGroupstate of RRCReconfiguration to deactivated (or deactivates SpCellState in cellGroupConfig), and returns SNModificationrequestAck (including SNRRCReconfiguration in scg-CellGroupConfig in CG-Confi) to MN.
- the SN may return an SN Modification request Reject (SCG deactivation is rejected).
- the MN may send an RRC Reconfiguration (encapsulated SN RRC Reconfiguration) to the UE200.
- RRC Reconfiguration encapsulated SN RRC Reconfiguration
- ⁇ MN may send Activation notification (including indication to deactivate SCG) to SN, and SN may deactivate SCG by MACCE (see Figures 7 and 8).
- Activation notification including indication to deactivate SCG
- SN may deactivate SCG by MACCE (see Figures 7 and 8).
- 1 bit for SCG activation / deactivation may be generated and notified to PDCCH DCI (Downlink Control Information).
- ⁇ MN may send MACCE including indication to deactivate SCG directly to UE200.
- the UE200 may send the overheatingAssistanceindication in the UEAssistanceInformation described above to the SN, and the SN may decide to deactivate the SCG.
- the SN may deactivate the SCG by any of the following methods.
- ⁇ SN deactivates the secondaryCellGroupstate during RRC Reconfiguration and sends it to UE200.
- ⁇ SN may deactivate SCG using MACCE.
- ⁇ SN is S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUIRED (may be called SN Modification required) (includes deactivate SCG IE, and SN RRC Reconfiguration (secondaryCellGroupstate is deactivated, or in cellGroupConfig) in scg-CellGroupConfig in CG-Config. (Deactivate SpCellState) and send to MN.
- MN may send RRC Reconfiguration (encapsulated SN RRC Reconfiguration) to UE200.
- ⁇ SN may send Activation notification (including indication to deactivate SCG) to MN, and MN may send indication to UE200 to instruct SCG deactivation by MACCE.
- MN may send indication to UE200 to instruct SCG deactivation by MACCE.
- 1 bit for SCG activation / deactivation may be generated and notified to PDCCH DCI in addition to MACCE.
- secondaryCellGroupState or mrdc-SecondaryCellGroupState in RRC Reconfiguration may be deactivated and sent to UE200.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of a communication sequence according to the MN Initiated SCG deactivation / MN Initiated SCG activation procedure according to the operation example 2. Specifically, the upper part of FIG. 5 shows an example of a communication sequence related to MN Initiated SCG deactivation, and the lower part of FIG. 5 shows a communication sequence related to MN Initiated SCG activation.
- the SCG deactivation may be triggered (steps 1 and 2).
- the MN may set a predetermined threshold and start deactivation of SCG when the amount of data for UE200 falls below the threshold. Further, when the amount of the data exceeds a predetermined threshold value (it does not necessarily have to match the threshold value for deactivation), SCG activation may be started. As mentioned above, the amount of data may be based on the number of PDU sessions.
- MN may deactivate SCG by any of the following methods.
- ⁇ MN sends a SN Modification request (including deactivate SCG IE, and CGConfigInfo in deactivate SCG IE includes deactivate SCG) to SN, and requests SN to deactivate SCG.
- a SN Modification request including deactivate SCG IE, and CGConfigInfo in deactivate SCG IE includes deactivate SCG
- SN sets the secondaryCellGroupstate of RRCReconfiguration to deactivated (or deactivates SpCellState in cellGroupConfig), and returns SNModificationrequestAck (including SNRRCReconfiguration in scg-CellGroupConfig in CG-Confi) to MN.
- the SN may return an SN Modification request Reject (SCG deactivation is rejected).
- the MN may send an RRC Reconfiguration (encapsulated SN RRC Reconfiguration) to the UE200.
- RRC Reconfiguration encapsulated SN RRC Reconfiguration
- ⁇ MN sends Activation notification (including indication to deactivate SCG) to SN, and asks SN to decide whether SCG deactivation is necessary or not. If the SN determines that the SCG needs to be deactivated, the SN may deactivate the SCG by MAC CE (see Figures 7 and 8).
- SN Modification required including deactivate SCG IE and SN RRC Reconfiguration (deactivate secondaryCellGroupstate or deactivate SpCellState in cellGroupConfig) in scg-CellGroupConfig in CG-Config
- Send to MN MN may send RRC Reconfiguration (encapsulated SN RRC Reconfiguration) to UE200.
- ⁇ MN may send MACCE including indication to deactivate SCG directly to UE200.
- MACCE 1 bit for SCG activation / deactivation may be generated and notified to PDCCH DCI (Downlink Control Information).
- FIG. 6 shows an example of a communication sequence according to the SN Initiated SCG deactivation / SN Initiated SCG activation procedure according to the operation example 3. Specifically, the upper part of FIG. 6 shows an example of a communication sequence related to SN Initiated SCG deactivation, and the lower part of FIG. 6 shows a communication sequence related to SN Initiated SCG activation.
- the SCG deactivation may be triggered (steps 1 and 2). However, even if the data transmission / reception via the SN terminated bearer is not completed, the amount of data for each unit time is (steps 1 and 2).
- the SN may deactivate the SCG by any of the following methods.
- SN deactivates the secondaryCellGroupstate during RRC Reconfiguration and sends it to UE200.
- ⁇ SN may deactivate SCG by MACCE (see Figures 7 and 8).
- -SN is SN Modification required (including deactivate SCG IE, and SN RRC Reconfiguration (secondaryCellGroupstate is deactivated or SpCellState in cellGroupConfig is deactivated) in scg-CellGroupConfig in CG-Config), and MN sends it to MN.
- RRC Reconfiguration (encapsulated SN RRC Reconfiguration) may be sent to UE200.
- MN may return S-NODE MODIFICATION REFUSE to SN (reject SCG deactivation).
- ⁇ SN may send Activation notification (including indication to deactivate SCG) to MN, and MN may send indication to UE200 to instruct SCG deactivation by MACCE.
- MN may send indication to UE200 to instruct SCG deactivation by MACCE.
- 1 bit for SCG activation / deactivation may be generated and notified to PDCCH DCI in addition to MACCE.
- secondaryCellGroupState or mrdc-SecondaryCellGroupState in RRC Reconfiguration may be deactivated and sent to UE200.
- FIG. 7 shows a MAC-CE configuration example (No. 1) according to the above-mentioned operation example. Specifically, the upper part of FIG. 7 shows a configuration example of SCell Activation / Deactivation MAC CE for 1 octet. The lower part of FIG. 7 shows a configuration example of SCell Activation / Deactivation MAC CE for 4 octets.
- the configuration of the MAC-CE is specified in 3GPP TS38.321 Section 6.1.3.10.
- the MAC-CE may be transmitted by SN. As shown in FIG. 7, the reserved (R) bit may be changed to “P”. “P” may refer to Primary SCell (PSCell) included in SCG. PSCell may be interpreted as a type of SCell.
- PSCell Primary SCell
- the P field is set to "1”, it may indicate that the PSCell is activated, and if the P field is set to "0", it may indicate that the PSCell is deactivated.
- FIG. 8 shows a configuration example (No. 2) of MAC-CE according to an operation example. As shown in FIG. 8, a new MAC-CE used for deactivating the SCG may be specified.
- the MAC-CE may be transmitted by MN or SN.
- S means SCG. If the S field is set to “1”, it indicates that the SCG will be activated, and if the S field is set to "0", the SCG may indicate deactivation.
- FIGS. 9 to 14 show a configuration example of an RRC message related to the above-mentioned operation example.
- FIG. 9 shows a configuration example (part) of RRC Reconfiguration.
- a secondaryCellGroupState and an mrdc-SecondaryCellGroupState that can support activation / deactivation of SCG (SCell) may be defined.
- FIG. 10 shows a configuration example (part) of CellGroupConfig.
- CellGroupConfig may specify spCellStatte that can support activation / deactivation of SCG (SCell).
- FIG. 11 shows a configuration example (part) of CG-ConfigInfo.
- CG-ConfigInfo may specify a SecondaryCellGroupState that can support activation / deactivation of SCG (SCell).
- FIG. 12 shows a configuration example (part) of RRC Connection Reconfiguration.
- the RRC Connection Reconfiguration may specify an nr-SecondaryCellGroupConfig that can support SCG (SCell) deactivation.
- FIG. 13 shows a configuration example (part) of S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUEST.
- S-NODEMODIFICATIONREQUEST may specify Deactivateactivate SCG that can support deactivation of SCG (SCell).
- FIG. 14 shows a configuration example (part) of S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUIRED.
- S-NODEMODIFICATIONREQUIRED may specify Deactivateactivate SCG that can support deactivation of SCG (SCell).
- S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUEST and S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUIRED are specified in 3GPP TS38.423 9.1.2.5 and 9.1.2.8.
- the UE 200 can send a message (UEAssistanceInformation) containing an SCG deactivation request to the network.
- a message (UEAssistanceInformation) containing an SCG deactivation request to the network.
- eNB100A determines whether or not SCG deactivation is necessary based on the amount of data for UE200 in MN, and if deactivation is necessary, a message including an SCG deactivation request. (For example, S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUEST) can be sent.
- gNB100B determines whether or not SCG deactivation is necessary based on the amount of data for UE200 in the SN, and if the amount of data falls below the threshold, requests to deactivate SCG. You can send a message that contains it.
- eNB100A, gNB100B and UE200 can clearly and surely determine the timing of SCG activation / deactivation, and can activate (trigger) SCG activation / deactivation at an appropriate timing. As a result, efficient SCG activation / deactivation can be performed more reliably.
- EN-DC in which MN is eNB and SN is gNB has been described as an example, but as described above, it may be another DC.
- MN may be gNB and SN may be gNB, or MN may be gNB and SN may be NE-DC.
- an operation example in the case of deactivating the SCG has been mainly described, but the operation example may be applied to the activation of the SCG, and the SCell (including the PSCell) may be applied. It may be applied to activation / deactivation.
- each functional block is realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software.
- the method of realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized using one physically or logically coupled device, or two or more physically or logically separated devices can be directly or indirectly (eg, for example). , Wired, wireless, etc.) and may be realized using these plurality of devices.
- the functional block may be realized by combining the software with the one device or the plurality of devices.
- Functions include judgment, decision, judgment, calculation, calculation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, solution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, and assumption. Broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, assigning, etc., but limited to these I can't.
- a functional block (configuration unit) that makes transmission function is called a transmitting unit (transmitting unit) or a transmitter (transmitter).
- the realization method is not particularly limited.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the device.
- the device may be configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus 1007, and the like.
- the word “device” can be read as a circuit, device, unit, etc.
- the hardware configuration of the device may be configured to include one or more of each of the devices shown in the figure, or may be configured not to include some of the devices.
- Each functional block of the device (see FIG. 2.3) is realized by any hardware element of the computer device or a combination of the hardware elements.
- each function in the device is such that the processor 1001 performs an operation by loading predetermined software (program) on the hardware such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002, and controls the communication by the communication device 1004, or the memory. It is realized by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in 1002 and storage 1003.
- predetermined software program
- Processor 1001 operates, for example, an operating system to control the entire computer.
- the processor 1001 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like.
- CPU central processing unit
- the processor 1001 reads a program (program code), a software module, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 into the memory 1002, and executes various processes according to these.
- a program program code
- a program that causes a computer to execute at least a part of the operations described in the above-described embodiment is used.
- the various processes described above may be executed by one processor 1001 or may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 1001.
- Processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips.
- the program may be transmitted from the network via a telecommunication line.
- the memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is composed of at least one such as ReadOnlyMemory (ROM), ErasableProgrammableROM (EPROM), Electrically ErasableProgrammableROM (EEPROM), and RandomAccessMemory (RAM). May be done.
- the memory 1002 may be referred to as a register, a cache, a main memory (main storage device), or the like.
- the memory 1002 can store a program (program code), a software module, or the like that can execute the method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium, for example, an optical disk such as Compact Disc ROM (CD-ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, an optical magnetic disk (for example, a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, or a Blu-ray). It may consist of at least one (registered trademark) disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy (registered trademark) disk, magnetic strip, and the like.
- Storage 1003 may be referred to as auxiliary storage.
- the recording medium described above may be, for example, a database, server or other suitable medium containing at least one of the memory 1002 and the storage 1003.
- the communication device 1004 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like.
- the communication device 1004 includes, for example, a high frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, etc. in order to realize at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). It may be composed of.
- FDD frequency division duplex
- TDD time division duplex
- the input device 1005 is an input device (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that accepts an input from the outside.
- the output device 1006 is an output device (for example, a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside.
- the input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may have an integrated configuration (for example, a touch panel).
- Bus 1007 may be configured using a single bus or may be configured using different buses for each device.
- the device includes hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor: DSP), ApplicationSpecific IntegratedCircuit (ASIC), ProgrammableLogicDevice (PLD), and FieldProgrammableGateArray (FPGA).
- the hardware may implement some or all of each functional block.
- processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these hardware.
- information notification includes physical layer signaling (eg Downlink Control Information (DCI), Uplink Control Information (UCI), higher layer signaling (eg RRC signaling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling, Master Information Block). (MIB), System Information Block (SIB)), other signals or combinations thereof.
- DCI Downlink Control Information
- UCI Uplink Control Information
- RRC signaling eg RRC signaling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling, Master Information Block). (MIB), System Information Block (SIB)
- RRC signaling may also be referred to as an RRC message, eg, RRC Connection Setup. ) Message, RRC Connection Reconfiguration message, etc. may be used.
- LTE LongTermEvolution
- LTE-A LTE-Advanced
- SUPER3G IMT-Advanced
- 4G 4th generation mobile communication system
- 5G 5th generation mobile communication system
- FutureRadioAccess FAA
- NewRadio NR
- W-CDMA registered trademark
- GSM registered trademark
- CDMA2000 Code Division Multiple Access 2000
- UMB UltraMobileBroadband
- IEEE802.11 Wi-Fi (registered trademark)
- IEEE802.16 WiMAX®
- IEEE802.20 Ultra-WideBand
- Bluetooth® Ultra-WideBand
- other systems that utilize appropriate systems and at least one of the next-generation systems extended based on them. It may be applied to one.
- a plurality of systems may be applied in combination (for example, a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A and 5G).
- the specific operation performed by the base station in this disclosure may be performed by its upper node (upper node).
- various operations performed for communication with the terminal are the base station and other network nodes other than the base station (eg, MME or). It is clear that it can be done by at least one of (but not limited to, S-GW, etc.).
- S-GW network node
- the case where there is one network node other than the base station is illustrated above, it may be a combination of a plurality of other network nodes (for example, MME and S-GW).
- Information and signals can be output from the upper layer (or lower layer) to the lower layer (or upper layer).
- Input / output may be performed via a plurality of network nodes.
- the input / output information may be stored in a specific location (for example, memory) or may be managed using a management table. I / O information can be overwritten, updated, or added. The output information may be deleted. The entered information may be transmitted to other devices.
- the determination may be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), by a boolean value (Boolean: true or false), or by comparing numerical values (for example, a predetermined value). It may be done by comparison with the value).
- the notification of predetermined information (for example, the notification of "being X") is not limited to the explicit one, but is performed implicitly (for example, the notification of the predetermined information is not performed). May be good.
- Software whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or other names, is an instruction, instruction set, code, code segment, program code, program, subprogram, software module.
- Applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, execution threads, procedures, features, etc. should be broadly interpreted.
- software, instructions, information, etc. may be transmitted and received via a transmission medium.
- a transmission medium For example, a website, where the software uses at least one of wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), etc.) and wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.).
- wired technology coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), etc.
- wireless technology infrared, microwave, etc.
- the information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different techniques.
- data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description are voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. It may be represented by a combination of.
- a channel and a symbol may be a signal (signaling).
- the signal may be a message.
- the component carrier (CC) may be referred to as a carrier frequency, a cell, a frequency carrier, or the like.
- system and “network” used in this disclosure are used interchangeably.
- the information, parameters, etc. described in the present disclosure may be expressed using an absolute value, a relative value from a predetermined value, or another corresponding information. It may be represented.
- the radio resource may be one indicated by an index.
- Base Station BS
- Wireless Base Station Wireless Base Station
- NodeB NodeB
- eNodeB eNodeB
- gNodeB gNodeB
- Base stations are sometimes referred to by terms such as macrocells, small cells, femtocells, and picocells.
- a base station can accommodate one or more (eg, three) cells (also called sectors). When a base station accommodates multiple cells, the entire base station coverage area can be divided into multiple smaller areas, each smaller area being a base station subsystem (eg, a remote radio for indoor use). Communication services can also be provided by Head: RRH).
- RRH Remote Radio Head
- cell refers to a base station that provides communication services in this coverage, and part or all of the coverage area of at least one of the base station subsystems.
- MS Mobile Station
- UE user equipment
- terminal terminal
- Mobile stations can be used by those skilled in the art as subscriber stations, mobile units, subscriber units, wireless units, remote units, mobile devices, wireless devices, wireless communication devices, remote devices, mobile subscriber stations, access terminals, mobile terminals, wireless. It may also be referred to as a terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable term.
- At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be called a transmitting device, a receiving device, a communication device, or the like.
- At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be a device mounted on the mobile body, a mobile body itself, or the like.
- the moving body may be a vehicle (eg, car, airplane, etc.), an unmanned moving body (eg, drone, self-driving car, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned). ) May be.
- at least one of the base station and the mobile station includes a device that does not necessarily move during communication operation.
- at least one of a base station and a mobile station may be an Internet of Things (IoT) device such as a sensor.
- IoT Internet of Things
- the base station in the present disclosure may be read as a mobile station (user terminal, the same shall apply hereinafter).
- communication between a base station and a mobile station has been replaced with communication between a plurality of mobile stations (for example, it may be called Device-to-Device (D2D), Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), etc.).
- D2D Device-to-Device
- V2X Vehicle-to-Everything
- Each aspect / embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to the configuration.
- the mobile station may have the functions of the base station.
- words such as "up” and “down” may be read as words corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side”).
- the upstream channel, the downstream channel, and the like may be read as a side channel.
- the mobile station in the present disclosure may be read as a base station.
- the base station may have the functions of the mobile station.
- the wireless frame may be composed of one or more frames in the time domain.
- Each one or more frames in the time domain may be called a subframe.
- Subframes may further be composed of one or more slots in the time domain.
- the subframe may have a fixed time length (for example, 1 ms) that does not depend on numerology.
- the numerology may be a communication parameter that applies to at least one of the transmission and reception of a signal or channel.
- Numerology includes, for example, SubCarrier Spacing (SCS), bandwidth, symbol length, cyclic prefix length, transmission time interval (Transmission Time Interval: TTI), number of symbols per TTI, wireless frame configuration, transmission / reception. It may indicate at least one of a specific filtering process performed by the machine in the frequency domain, a specific windowing process performed by the transmitter / receiver in the time domain, and the like.
- the slot may be composed of one or more symbols (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) symbol, etc.) in the time area.
- the slot may be a unit of time based on numerology.
- the slot may include a plurality of mini slots.
- Each minislot may be composed of one or more symbols in the time domain. Further, the mini-slot may be referred to as a sub-slot.
- a minislot may consist of a smaller number of symbols than the slot.
- PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted in time units larger than the minislot may be referred to as PDSCH (or PUSCH) mapping type A.
- the PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted using the minislot may be referred to as PDSCH (or PUSCH) mapping type B.
- the wireless frame, subframe, slot, minislot and symbol all represent the time unit when transmitting a signal.
- the radio frame, subframe, slot, minislot and symbol may use different names corresponding to each.
- one subframe may be referred to as a transmission time interval (TTI)
- TTI transmission time interval
- TTI transmission time interval
- TTI transmission time interval
- TTI transmission time interval
- TTI transmission time interval
- TTI slot or one minislot
- at least one of the subframe and TTI may be a subframe (1ms) in existing LTE, a period shorter than 1ms (eg, 1-13 symbols), or a period longer than 1ms. May be.
- the unit representing TTI may be called a slot, a mini slot, or the like instead of a subframe.
- TTI refers to, for example, the minimum time unit of scheduling in wireless communication.
- a base station schedules each user terminal to allocate wireless resources (frequency bandwidth that can be used in each user terminal, transmission power, etc.) in TTI units.
- the definition of TTI is not limited to this.
- TTI may be a transmission time unit such as a channel-encoded data packet (transport block), a code block, or a code word, or may be a processing unit such as scheduling or link adaptation.
- the time interval for example, the number of symbols
- the transport block, code block, code word, etc. may be shorter than the TTI.
- one or more TTIs may be the minimum time unit for scheduling. Further, the number of slots (number of mini-slots) constituting the minimum time unit of the scheduling may be controlled.
- TTI with a time length of 1 ms may be called normal TTI (TTI in LTE Rel.8-12), normal TTI, long TTI, normal subframe, normal subframe, long subframe, slot, etc.
- a TTI shorter than a normal TTI may be referred to as a shortened TTI, a short TTI, a partial TTI (partial or fractional TTI), a shortened subframe, a short subframe, a minislot, a subslot, a slot, and the like.
- the long TTI (for example, normal TTI, subframe, etc.) may be read as a TTI having a time length of more than 1 ms
- the short TTI (for example, shortened TTI, etc.) may be read as a TTI less than the TTI length of the long TTI and 1 ms. It may be read as a TTI having the above TTI length.
- the resource block (RB) is a resource allocation unit in the time domain and the frequency domain, and may include one or a plurality of continuous subcarriers in the frequency domain.
- the number of subcarriers contained in RB may be the same regardless of neumerology, and may be, for example, 12.
- the number of subcarriers contained in the RB may be determined based on numerology.
- the time domain of RB may include one or more symbols, and may have a length of 1 slot, 1 mini slot, 1 subframe, or 1 TTI.
- Each 1TTI, 1 subframe, etc. may be composed of one or a plurality of resource blocks.
- One or more RBs are physical resource blocks (Physical RB: PRB), sub-carrier groups (Sub-Carrier Group: SCG), resource element groups (Resource Element Group: REG), PRB pairs, RB pairs, etc. May be called.
- Physical RB Physical RB: PRB
- sub-carrier groups Sub-Carrier Group: SCG
- resource element groups Resource Element Group: REG
- PRB pairs RB pairs, etc. May be called.
- the resource block may be composed of one or a plurality of resource elements (ResourceElement: RE).
- RE resource elements
- 1RE may be a radio resource area of 1 subcarrier and 1 symbol.
- Bandwidth Part (which may also be called partial bandwidth) may represent a subset of consecutive common resource blocks for a neurology in a carrier. good.
- the common RB may be specified by the index of the RB with respect to the common reference point of the carrier.
- PRBs may be defined in a BWP and numbered within that BWP.
- BWP may include BWP for UL (UL BWP) and BWP for DL (DL BWP).
- BWP for UL
- DL BWP BWP for DL
- One or more BWPs may be set in one carrier for the UE.
- At least one of the configured BWPs may be active, and the UE may not expect to send or receive a given signal / channel outside the active BWP.
- “cell”, “carrier” and the like in this disclosure may be read as “BWP”.
- the above-mentioned structures such as wireless frames, subframes, slots, minislots and symbols are merely examples.
- the number of subframes contained in a radio frame the number of slots per subframe or radio frame, the number of minislots contained within a slot, the number of symbols and RBs contained in a slot or minislot, included in RB.
- the number of subcarriers, as well as the number of symbols in the TTI, the symbol length, the cyclic prefix (CP) length, and other configurations can be changed in various ways.
- connection means any direct or indirect connection or connection between two or more elements and each other. It can include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two “connected” or “joined” elements.
- the connection or connection between the elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof.
- connection may be read as "access”.
- the two elements use at least one of one or more wires, cables and printed electrical connections, and, as some non-limiting and non-comprehensive examples, the radio frequency region.
- Electromagnetic energies with wavelengths in the microwave and light (both visible and invisible) regions, etc. can be considered to be “connected” or “coupled” to each other.
- the reference signal can also be abbreviated as Reference Signal (RS), and may be called a pilot (Pilot) depending on the applied standard.
- RS Reference Signal
- Pilot pilot
- each of the above devices may be replaced with a "part”, a “circuit”, a “device”, or the like.
- references to elements using designations such as “first” and “second” as used in this disclosure does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations can be used in the present disclosure as a convenient way to distinguish between two or more elements. Therefore, references to the first and second elements do not mean that only two elements can be adopted there, or that the first element must somehow precede the second element.
- determining and “determining” used in this disclosure may include a wide variety of actions.
- “Judgment” and “decision” are, for example, judgment (judging), calculation (calculating), calculation (computing), processing (processing), derivation (deriving), investigation (investigating), search (looking up, search, inquiry). It may include (eg, searching in a table, database or another data structure), ascertaining as “judgment” or “decision”.
- judgment and “decision” are receiving (for example, receiving information), transmitting (for example, transmitting information), input (input), output (output), and access. It may include (for example, accessing data in memory) to be regarded as “judgment” or “decision”.
- judgment and “decision” are considered to be “judgment” and “decision” when the things such as solving, selecting, choosing, establishing, and comparing are regarded as “judgment” and “decision”. Can include. That is, “judgment” and “decision” may include considering some action as “judgment” and “decision”. Further, “judgment (decision)” may be read as “assuming", “expecting”, “considering” and the like.
- the term "A and B are different” may mean “A and B are different from each other”.
- the term may mean that "A and B are different from C”.
- Terms such as “separate” and “combined” may be interpreted in the same way as “different”.
- Wireless communication system 20 E-UTRAN 30 NG RAN 100A eNB 100B gNB 110 Wireless communication unit 120 RRC processing unit 130 DC processing unit 140 Control unit 200 UE 210 Wireless communication unit 220 RRC processing unit 230 DC processing unit 240 Control unit 1001 Processor 1002 Memory 1003 Storage 1004 Communication device 1005 Input device 1006 Output device 1007 Bus
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図1は、本実施形態に係る無線通信システム10の全体概略構成図である。無線通信システム10は、Long Term Evolution(LTE)及び5G New Radio(NR)に従った無線通信システムである。なお、LTEは4Gと呼ばれてもよいし、NRは、5Gと呼ばれてもよい。また、無線通信システム10は、Beyond 5G、5G Evolution或いは6Gと呼ばれる方式に従った無線通信システムでもよい。
次に、無線通信システム10の機能ブロック構成について説明する。具体的には、eNB100A及びUE200の機能ブロック構成について説明する。
図2は、eNB100Aの機能ブロック構成図である。図2に示すように、eNB100Aは、無線通信部110、RRC処理部120、DC処理部130及び制御部140を備える。なお、gNB100Bも対応する通信方式が異なるものの、概ねeNB100Aと同様のブロック構成を有してよい。
図3は、UE200の機能ブロック構成図である。図3に示すように、UE200は、無線通信部210、RRC処理部220、DC処理部230及び制御部240を備える。
次に、無線通信システム10の動作について説明する。具体的には、SCG及び/またはSCellの効率的なアクティブ化/非アクティブ化に関する動作について説明する。
図4は、動作例1に係るSCG deactivation/activation procedureに従った通信シーケンス例を示す。具体的には、図4は、MN Initiated SCG deactivation/activation procedureに従った通信シーケンス例を示す。
図5は、動作例2に係るMN Initiated SCG deactivation/MN Initiated SCG activation procedureに従った通信シーケンス例を示す。具体的には、図5の上段部分は、MN Initiated SCG deactivationに関する通信シーケンス例を示し、図5の下段部分は、MN Initiated SCG activationに関する通信シーケンスを示す。
図6は、動作例3に係るSN Initiated SCG deactivation/SN Initiated SCG activation procedureに従った通信シーケンス例を示す。具体的には、図6の上段部分は、SN Initiated SCG deactivationに関する通信シーケンス例を示し、図6の下段部分は、SN Initiated SCG activationに関する通信シーケンスを示す。
図7は、上述した動作例に係るMAC-CEの構成例(その1)を示す。具体的には、図7の上段は、1オクテット用のSCell Activation/Deactivation MAC CEの構成例を示す。図7の下段は、4オクテット用のSCell Activation/Deactivation MAC CEの構成例を示す。当該MAC-CEの構成は、3GPP TS38.321 6.1.3.10章において規定されている。
上述した実施形態によれば、以下の作用効果が得られる。具体的には、UE200は、SCGの非アクティブ化要求を含むメッセージ(UEAssistanceInformation)をネットワークに送信できる。
以上、実施例に沿って本発明の内容を説明したが、本発明はこれらの記載に限定されるものではなく、種々の変形及び改良が可能であることは、当業者には自明である。
「離れる」、「結合される」などの用語も、「異なる」と同様に解釈されてもよい。
20 E-UTRAN
30 NG RAN
100A eNB
100B gNB
110 無線通信部
120 RRC処理部
130 DC処理部
140 制御部
200 UE
210 無線通信部
220 RRC処理部
230 DC処理部
240 制御部
1001 プロセッサ
1002 メモリ
1003 ストレージ
1004 通信装置
1005 入力装置
1006 出力装置
1007 バス
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- セカンダリーセルグループの非アクティブ化要求を含むメッセージをネットワークに送信する送信部と、
前記非アクティブ化要求の送信に基づいて、前記セカンダリーセルグループの非アクティブ化を実行する制御部と
を備える端末。 - 前記送信部は、デュアルコネクティビティ状態における特定メッセージ用の無線ベアラが設定されている場合、セカンダリーノードに対して前記メッセージを送信する請求項1に記載の端末。
- マスターノードにおける端末向けのデータ量に基づいて、セカンダリーセルグループの非アクティブ化が必要か否かを判定する制御部と、
前記非アクティブ化が必要な場合、前記セカンダリーセルグループの非アクティブ化要求を含むメッセージを送信する送信部と
を備える無線基地局。 - セカンダリーノードにおける端末向けのデータ量に基づいて、セカンダリーセルグループの非アクティブ化が必要か否かを判定する制御部と、
前記データ量が閾値を下回った場合、前記セカンダリーセルグループの非アクティブ化要求を含むメッセージを送信する送信部と
を備える無線基地局。
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