KR20230017589A - Method and apparatus for resource configurations for dual connectivity of integrated access and backhaul node in wireless communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for fusing IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than a 4G system. The present invention can be applied to intelligent services based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology (for example, a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services and the like). The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and, more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for setting a resource for a dual connection of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node. The method includes the following steps of: receiving a first control signal transmitted from a base station; processing the received first control signal; and transmitting a second control signal to the base station.

Description

Method and apparatus for setting dual access resource of IAB node in wireless communication system

The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, to a method and apparatus for configuring resources in dual connectivity of an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node.

Efforts are being made to develop an improved 5G communication system or pre-5G communication system to meet the growing demand for wireless data traffic after the commercialization of the 4G communication system. For this reason, the 5G communication system or pre-5G communication system is being called a Beyond 4G Network communication system or a Post LTE system.

In order to achieve a high data rate, the 5G communication system is being considered for implementation in a mmWave band (eg, a 60 gigabyte (60 GHz) band). In order to mitigate the path loss of radio waves and increase the propagation distance of radio waves in the ultra-high frequency band, beamforming, massive MIMO, and Full Dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO) are used in 5G communication systems. ), array antenna, analog beam-forming, and large scale antenna technologies are being discussed.

In addition, to improve the network of the system, in the 5G communication system, an evolved small cell, an advanced small cell, a cloud radio access network (cloud RAN), and an ultra-dense network , Device to Device communication (D2D), wireless backhaul, moving network, cooperative communication, Coordinated Multi-Points (CoMP), and interference cancellation etc. are being developed.

In addition, in the 5G system, advanced coding modulation (Advanced Coding Modulation: ACM) methods FQAM (Hybrid FSK and QAM Modulation) and SWSC (Sliding Window Superposition Coding), advanced access technologies FBMC (Filter Bank Multi Carrier), NOMA (Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access) and SCMA (Sparse Code Multiple Access) are being developed.

On the other hand, the Internet is evolving from a human-centered connection network in which humans create and consume information to an Internet of Things (IoT) network in which information is exchanged and processed between distributed components such as things. IoE (Internet of Everything) technology, which combines IoT technology with big data processing technology through connection with a cloud server, etc., is also emerging. In order to implement IoT, technical elements such as sensing technology, wired/wireless communication and network infrastructure, service interface technology, and security technology are required, and recently, sensor networks for connection between objects and machine to machine , M2M), and MTC (Machine Type Communication) technologies are being studied. In the IoT environment, intelligent IT (Internet Technology) services that create new values in human life by collecting and analyzing data generated from connected objects can be provided. IoT is a field of smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, smart grid, health care, smart home appliances, advanced medical service, etc. can be applied to

Accordingly, various attempts are being made to apply the 5G communication system to the IoT network. For example, technologies such as sensor network, machine to machine (M2M), and machine type communication (MTC) are implemented by techniques such as beamforming, MIMO, and array antenna, and 5G communication technologies There is. The application of the cloud radio access network (cloud RAN) as the big data processing technology described above can be said to be an example of convergence of 5G technology and IoT technology.

Recently, various studies have been conducted to utilize the IAB technology, and accordingly, communication service improvement is also required in the dual access environment of the IAB node.

The present disclosure intends to provide a method for an IAB node to operate according to unidirectional transmission and reception characteristics in a data transmission/reception mixed environment due to dual connectivity.

The present invention for solving the above problems is a control signal processing method in a wireless communication system, comprising: receiving a first control signal transmitted from a base station; processing the received first control signal; and transmitting a second control signal generated based on the processing to the base station.

In the present disclosure, transmission and reception delay can be prevented by providing an operation of an IAB node that satisfies the unidirectional transmission and reception characteristics of an IAB node when transmission and reception collide with each other due to resource overlap in one IAB node.

1 is a diagram illustrating a communication system in which an IAB node operates according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
2 is a diagram schematically illustrating multiplexing of an access link and a backhaul link in the time domain or frequency domain in an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
3 is a diagram illustrating that an access link and a backhaul link are multiplexed in the time domain in an IAB communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a diagram illustrating that an access link and a backhaul link are multiplexed in frequency and spatial domains in an IAB communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a diagram schematically illustrating the structure of an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
6 is a diagram for explaining a communication method for simultaneous transmission and reception between an MT and a DU in an IAB node in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 is a diagram for explaining a DU resource type for FDM support and a DU resource type for SDM support of an IAB node in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
8 is a diagram illustrating a case where an IAB node uses an FDM-type multiplexing method and switches to a TDM-type multiplexing method in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
9 is a diagram illustrating a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
10 is a diagram schematically illustrating a dual access structure of an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
11 is a diagram schematically illustrating a dual access structure of an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
12 is a diagram schematically illustrating an environment that may occur in a dual connection structure of an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
13 is a flowchart for explaining a method of configuring resources when an IAB node performs dual access according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
14 is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
15 is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of a base station (Donor base station) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
16 is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. At this time, it should be noted that the same components in the accompanying drawings are indicated by the same reference numerals as much as possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present disclosure will be omitted.

In describing the embodiments in this specification, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the art to which the present disclosure pertains and are not directly related to the present disclosure will be omitted. This is to more clearly convey the gist of the present disclosure without obscuring it by omitting unnecessary description.

For the same reason, in the accompanying drawings, some components are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated. Also, the size of each component does not entirely reflect the actual size. In each figure, the same reference number is assigned to the same or corresponding component.

Advantages and features of the present disclosure, and methods for achieving them, will become clear with reference to embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and may be implemented in various different forms, only the present embodiments make the disclosure of the present disclosure complete, and the common knowledge in the art to which the present disclosure belongs It is provided to fully inform the possessor of the scope of the disclosure, and the disclosure is only defined by the scope of the claims. Like reference numbers designate like elements throughout the specification.

At this time, it will be understood that each block of the process flow chart diagrams and combinations of the flow chart diagrams can be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be embodied in a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment are described in the flowchart block(s). It creates means to perform functions. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory that can be directed to a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement functionality in a particular way, such that the computer usable or computer readable memory The instructions stored in are also capable of producing an article of manufacture containing instruction means that perform the functions described in the flowchart block(s). The computer program instructions can also be loaded on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, so that a series of operational steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer-executed process to generate computer or other programmable data processing equipment. Instructions for performing processing equipment may also provide steps for performing the functions described in the flowchart block(s).

Additionally, each block may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations it is possible for the functions mentioned in the blocks to occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may in fact be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in reverse order depending on their function.

At this time, the term '~unit' used in this embodiment means software or a hardware component such as FPGA or ASIC, and '~unit' performs certain roles. However, '~ part' is not limited to software or hardware. '~bu' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium and may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Therefore, as an example, '~unit' refers to components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, and procedures. , subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. Functions provided within components and '~units' may be combined into smaller numbers of components and '~units' or further separated into additional components and '~units'. In addition, components and '~units' may be implemented to play one or more CPUs in a device or a secure multimedia card.

A term used in the following description to identify a connection node, a term referring to network entities, a term referring to messages, a term referring to an interface between network entities, and a term referring to various types of identification information. Etc. are illustrated for convenience of description. Accordingly, the present disclosure is not limited to the terms described below, and other terms referring to objects having equivalent technical meanings may be used.

Hereinafter, a base station is a subject that performs resource allocation of a terminal, and may be at least one of a gNode B, an eNode B, a Node B, a base station (BS), a wireless access unit, a base station controller, or a node on a network. The terminal may include a user equipment (UE), a mobile station (MS), a cellular phone, a smart phone, a computer, or a multimedia system capable of performing communication functions. Also, the term terminal may refer to cell phones, NB-IoT devices, sensors, as well as other wireless communication devices. Of course, the base station and the terminal are not limited to the above examples.

For convenience of description below, the present disclosure uses terms and names defined in the 3rd Generation Partnership Project Long Term Evolution (3GPP) LTE and/or New Radio (NR) standards. However, the present disclosure is not limited by the above terms and names, and may be equally applied to systems conforming to other standards.

The wireless communication system has moved away from providing voice-oriented services in the early days and, for example, 3GPP's HSPA (High Speed Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution or E-UTRA (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access)), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Pro, 3GPP2's High Rate Packet Data (HRPD), UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), and IEEE's 802.16e, a broadband wireless network that provides high-speed, high-quality packet data services. evolving into a communication system.

As a representative example of the broadband wireless communication system, in the LTE system, an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) method is employed in downlink (DL), and SC-FDMA (Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiplexing) in uplink (UL) Access) method is used. Uplink refers to a radio link in which a terminal, user equipment (UE) or mobile station (MS) transmits data or control signals to a base station (eNode B or base station (BS)), and downlink refers to a base station It refers to a radio link that transmits data or control signals to this terminal. The above multiple access scheme distinguishes data or control information of each user by allocating and operating time-frequency resources to carry data or control information for each user so that they do not overlap each other, that is, so that orthogonality is established. do.

As a future communication system after LTE, that is, a 5G (or NR) communication system, since it should be able to freely reflect various requirements of users and service providers, services that satisfy various requirements at the same time must be supported. Services considered for the 5G communication system include enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), massive machine type communication (mMTC), ultra reliability low latency communication (URLLC), etc. there is

eMBB aims to provide a data transmission rate that is more improved than that supported by existing LTE, LTE-A or LTE-Pro. For example, in a 5G communication system, an eMBB must be able to provide a peak data rate of 20 Gbps in downlink and a peak data rate of 10 Gbps in uplink from the perspective of one base station. In addition, the 5G communication system should provide a maximum transmission rate and, at the same time, an increased user perceived data rate of the terminal. In order to satisfy these requirements, improvements in various transmission and reception technologies including a more advanced multi-input multi-output (MIMO) transmission technology are required. In addition, while signals are transmitted using a maximum 20MHz transmission bandwidth in the 2GHz band currently used by LTE, the 5G communication system uses a frequency bandwidth wider than 20MHz in a frequency band of 3 to 6GHz or 6GHz or higher to meet the requirements of the 5G communication system. data transfer rate can be satisfied.

At the same time, mMTC is being considered to support application services such as Internet of Things (IoT) in 5G communication systems. In order to efficiently provide the Internet of Things, mMTC requires access support for large-scale terminals within a cell, improved coverage of terminals, improved battery time, and reduced terminal cost. Since the IoT is attached to various sensors and various devices to provide a communication function, it must be able to support a large number of terminals (eg, 1,000,000 terminals/km ² ) in a cell. In addition, terminals supporting mMTC are likely to be located in shadow areas that are not covered by cells, such as the basement of a building due to the nature of the service, so they require wider coverage than other services provided by the 5G communication system. A terminal supporting mMTC must be configured as a low-cost terminal, and since it is difficult to frequently replace a battery of the terminal, a very long battery life time such as 10 to 15 years is required.

Finally, in the case of URLLC, it is a cellular-based wireless communication service used for a specific purpose (mission-critical). For example, remote control of robots or machinery, industrial automation, unmaned aerial vehicles, remote health care, emergency situations A service used for emergency alert or the like may be considered. Therefore, the communication provided by URLLC must provide very low latency and very high reliability. For example, a service supporting URLLC needs to satisfy an air interface latency of less than 0.5 milliseconds, and at the same time has a requirement of a packet error rate of 10 ^-5 or less. Therefore, for a service that supports URLLC, a 5G system must provide a smaller transmit time interval (TTI) than other services, and at the same time, a design that allocates wide resources in the frequency band to secure the reliability of the communication link. matter is required

The three services of 5G, namely eMBB, URLLC, and mMTC, can be multiplexed and transmitted in one system. At this time, different transmission/reception techniques and transmission/reception parameters may be used between services in order to satisfy different requirements of each service.

In addition, although LTE, LTE-A, LTE Pro or 5G (or NR, next-generation mobile communication) systems will be described as examples in the following, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described, but other communication systems having similar technical backgrounds or channel types An embodiment of may be applied. In addition, the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to other communication systems through some modification within a range that does not greatly deviate from the scope of the present disclosure as judged by a skilled person with technical knowledge. In 5G, when a base station transmits and receives data to a terminal in a band of 6 GHz or higher, particularly in the mmWave band, coverage may be limited due to attenuation of the propagation path. The problem of the above coverage limitation can be solved by densely disposing a plurality of relays (or relay nodes) between the base station and the propagation path of the terminal, but accordingly, installing an optical cable for backhaul connection between relays Cost issues can be serious. Therefore, instead of installing an optical cable between relays, the broadband radio frequency resources available in mmWave are used to transmit and receive backhaul data between relays, thereby solving the cost problem of installing optical cables and using the mmWave band more efficiently. .

As described above, a technology for transmitting and receiving backhaul data from a base station using mmWave and finally transmitting and receiving access data to a terminal through a plurality of relays is called Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB). A relay node that transmits and receives is called an IAB node. At this time, the base station is composed of a CU (Central Unit) and a DU (Distributed Unit), and the IAB node is composed of a DU (Distributed Unit) and MT (Mobile Termination). The CU may manage DUs of all IAB nodes connected to the base station through multi-hop.

The IAB node may use different frequency bands or the same frequency band when receiving backhaul data from the base station and transmitting access data to the terminal, and when receiving access data from the terminal and transmitting backhaul data to the base station. When using the same frequency band, the IAB node has a half duplex constraint at a moment. Therefore, as a method for reducing the transmission and reception delay due to the unidirectional transmission and reception characteristics of the IAB node, when the IAB node receives, backhaul data (downlink data from the DU of the parent IAB node to the MT of the IAB node and child ) FDM and/or SDM of uplink data from the MT of the IAB node to the DU of the IAB node) and access data from the terminal (uplink data from the terminal to the IAB node).

In addition, even when the IAB node transmits, backhaul data (uplink data from the MT of the IAB node to the DU of the parent IAB node and downlink data from the DU of the IAB node to the MT of the child IAB node) and access data to the terminal (the above Downlink data from the IAB node to the UE) may be FDM and/or SDM. At this time, when the IAB node is set to have dual connectivity with a plurality of parent IAB nodes above the IAB node, data transmission and reception between DUs of parent IAB nodes and MTs of IAB nodes and between DUs of IAB nodes and IAB nodes Data transmission and reception between IAB MTs or access terminals at the lower level are mixed, and in this case, it may be difficult to satisfy the unidirectional transmission and reception characteristics at a moment. The present disclosure can provide a method for an IAB node to operate according to a unidirectional transmission/reception characteristic in a data transmission/reception environment as described above. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating a communication system in which an IAB node operates according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In FIG. 1 , gNB 101 is a typical base station (eg, eNB or gNB), and is referred to as gNB or eNB or base station or Donor base station or Donor IAB in the present disclosure. IAB node #1 (111) and IAB node #2 (121) are IAB nodes that transmit and receive backhaul links in the mmWave band. Terminal 1 (102) transmits and receives access data through the gNB (101) and the access link (103). The IAB node #1 (111) transmits and receives backhaul data through the gNB (101) and the backhaul link (104). Terminal 2 (112) transmits and receives access data through the IAB node #1 (111) and the access link (113). IAB node #2 (121) transmits and receives backhaul data with IAB node #1 (111) through a backhaul link (114). Therefore, IAB node #1 (111) is a parent IAB node of IAB node #2 (121), also referred to as a parent IAB (Parent IAB) node, and IAB node #2 (121) is a child of IAB node #1 (111). It is an IAB node, and is called a child IAB node. Terminal 3 (122) transmits and receives access data through the IAB node # 2 (121) and the access link (123).

Next, the measurement of the terminal's IAB node or Donor gNB will be described.

For the purpose of performing measurements on a donor gNB or IAB node in a neighborhood where device 2 112 or device 3 122 is not a serving IAB node, coordination between donor gNB and IAB nodes may be required. That is, the donor gNB matches the measurement resources of IAB nodes with an even number of hop orders or the measurement resources of IAB nodes with an odd number of hop orders. It is possible to minimize the resource waste for the UE to perform measurement of the neighboring IAB node or IAB base station. The terminal transmits, from the serving IAB node or base station, a setting to measure a synchronization signal block (SSB)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) or channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) for the measurement of a neighboring IAB node. can be received through If a UE is configured to measure the measurement of a neighboring base station through SSB/PBCH, the UE has at least one measurement resource for an IAB node with an even number of hop orders or a measurement resource for an IAB node with an odd number of hop orders. Two SSB/PBCH Measurement Timing Configurations (SMTCs) may be set per frequency. The UE receiving the configuration can perform measurement of an IAB node having an even number of hop orders in one SMTC, and measurement of an IAB node having an odd number of hop orders in another SMTC.

Next, the measurement of IAB nodes or other IAB nodes of Donor gNBs will be explained.

Coordination between donor gNBs and IAB nodes may be required for the purpose of an IAB node performing measurements on donor gNBs or IAB nodes in other neighborhoods. That is, the donor gNB matches the measurement resource of an IAB node with an even number of hop orders or the measurement resource of an IAB node with an odd number of hop orders, so that one IAB node performs measurement of a neighboring IAB node or IAB base station. The waste of resources to do this can be minimized. One IAB node may receive, from a serving IAB node or a base station, a setting to measure SSB/PBCH or CSI-RS for measurement of a neighboring IAB node through an upper signal. If an IAB node is configured to measure the measurement of a neighboring base station through SSB/PBCH, the IAB node uses the measurement resource of the IAB node with an even number of hop orders or the measurement resource of an IAB node with an odd number of hop orders. At least two SMTCs (SSB/PBCH Measurement Timing Configurations) per frequency may be set. The IAB node receiving the configuration can perform measurement of IAB nodes having an even number of hop orders in one SMTC, and measurement of IAB nodes having an odd number of hop orders in another SMTC.

Next, in the IAB technology proposed in this disclosure, a backhaul link between a base station and an IAB node or between an IAB node and an IAB node, and an access link between a base station and a terminal or between an IAB node and a terminal are multiplexed within radio resources, FIG. 2, It will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 .

2 is a diagram schematically illustrating that an access link and a backhaul link are multiplexed in an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The upper part of FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating multiplexing in the time domain between an access link and a backhaul link in an IAB node. The lower part of FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating multiplexing in the frequency domain between an access link and a backhaul link in an IAB node.

A backhaul link 203 between a base station and an IAB node or between an IAB node and an access link 202 between a base station and a terminal or between an IAB node and a terminal within a radio resource 201 shown at the top of FIG. 2 is time domain multiplexed. (TDM, Time Domain Multiplexing). Therefore, in the time domain in which the base station or IAB node transmits and receives data to the terminal, data is not transmitted and received between the base station and the IAB nodes, and in the time domain in which data is transmitted and received between the base station and the IAB nodes, the base station or the IAB node transmits data to the terminal. do not send or receive

Next, a backhaul link 213 between a base station and an IAB node or between an IAB node and an IAB node within a radio resource 211 shown at the bottom of FIG. 2 and an access link 212 between a base station and a terminal or between an IAB node and a terminal is multiplexed in the frequency domain (FDM, Frequency Domain Multiplexing). Accordingly, it is possible to transmit and receive data between the base station and the IAB nodes in the time domain in which the base station or the IAB node transmits and receives data to the terminal, but only data transmission in the same direction is possible due to the unidirectional transmission and reception characteristics of the IAB nodes. That is, in a time domain in which one IAB node receives data from a terminal, the IAB node can only receive backhaul data from another IAB node or base station. In addition, in the time domain in which one IAB node transmits data to the terminal, the IAB node can only transmit backhaul data to another IAB node or base station.

Although only TDM and FDM have been described in FIG. 2 , spatial domain multiplexing (SDM) is also possible between an access link and a backhaul link. Therefore, it is possible to transmit and receive the access link and the backhaul link at the same time through the SDM, but only data transmission in the same direction is possible even in SDM under the unidirectional transmission and reception characteristics of the IAB nodes as in FDM in the lower part of FIG. 2 above. do. That is, in a time domain in which one IAB node receives data from a terminal, the IAB node can only receive backhaul data from another IAB node or base station. In addition, in the time domain in which one IAB node transmits data to the terminal, the IAB node can only transmit backhaul data to another IAB node or base station.

Which multiplexing technique to use among TDM, FDM, and SDM is determined when an IAB node initially accesses a base station or higher IAB node, the IAB node transmits capability for the multiplexing technique to the base station or higher IAB node, and then It can be configured by receiving configuration information from the base station or higher IAB nodes through system information or RRC (radio resource control) signals, and after initial access, the configuration information can be received from the base station or higher IAB nodes through the backhaul link. there is.

3 is a diagram illustrating that an access link and a backhaul link are multiplexed in the time domain in an IAB communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The upper part of FIG. 3 shows a process in which the IAB node 302 communicates with the parent node 301, the child IAB node 303, and the terminal 304. Describing in more detail the link between each node, the parent node 301 transmits (311) a backhaul downlink signal to the IAB node 302 in the backhaul downlink (LP _{, DL} ), and the IAB node 302 transmits a backhaul uplink signal 312 to the parent node 301 on a backhaul uplink (L _{P, UL} ). The IAB node 302 transmits 316 an access downlink signal on an access downlink (LA _,DL ) to the terminal 304, and the terminal 304 transmits (316) an access downlink (LA _,UL ) to the IAB node 302. ) transmits an access uplink signal (315). The IAB node 302 transmits a backhaul downlink signal (313) to the child IAB node 303 in the backhaul downlink (L _C,DL ), and the IAB child node 303 sends the IAB node 302 a backhaul uplink ( In L _C,UL ), a backhaul uplink signal is transmitted (314). In the notation, P means a backhaul link with a parent, A means an access link with a terminal, and C means a backhaul link with a child.

This link relationship is described based on the IAB node 302, and from the point of view of the IAB child node 303, the parent node is the IAB node 302, and another IAB child node exists under the IAB child node 303. can In addition, from the viewpoint of the parent node 301, the child node is the IAB node 302, and another IAB parent node may exist above the parent node 301.

In the above, the signal includes data and control information, a channel for transmitting data and control information, a reference signal necessary for decoding the data and control information, or reference signals for knowing channel information.

The lower part of FIG. 3 shows a process in which all of the above links are multiplexed in the time domain. In the drawing, a backhaul downlink (L _P,DL ) 311, a backhaul downlink (L _C,DL ) 313, an access downlink (LA _,DL ) 316, and an access uplink (LA _,UL ) 315, backhaul uplink (L _{C, UL} ) 314, and backhaul uplink (L _{P, UL} ) 312 are multiplexed in time order. The ordering relationship of the links provided in the figure is an example, and any ordering relationship can be applied regardless.

Since the above links are multiplexed in the time domain in chronological order, for transmitting the signal from the parent node 301 to the child IAB node 303 via the IAB node 302, and also to the terminal. It can be seen that this is the most time-consuming multiplexing method. Therefore, as a method for reducing the time delay when transmitting a signal from the parent node 301 to the terminal, multiplexing the backhaul link and the backhaul link or the backhaul link and the access link in the frequency domain or in the spatial domain is performed. How to transmit in time can be considered.

4 is a diagram illustrating that an access link and a backhaul link are multiplexed in frequency and spatial domains in an IAB communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4, a method for reducing time delay by multiplexing a backhaul link and a backhaul link or a backhaul link and an access link in a frequency domain or in a spatial domain will be described.

First, similarly to FIG. 3, the upper part of FIG. 4 shows a process in which the IAB node 402 communicates with the parent node 401, the child IAB node 403, and the terminal 404. Describing in more detail the link between each node, the parent node 401 transmits (411) a backhaul downlink signal to the IAB node 402 in a backhaul downlink (L _{P, DL} ), and the IAB node 402 transmits (412) a backhaul uplink signal to the parent node 401 on a backhaul uplink (L _{P, UL} ). The IAB node 402 transmits (416) an access downlink signal to the terminal 404 on an access downlink (LA _,DL ), and the terminal 404 transmits (416) an access downlink (LA _,UL ) to the IAB node 402. ) transmits an access uplink signal (415). The IAB node 402 transmits a backhaul downlink signal (413) to the child IAB node 403 in the backhaul downlink (L _C,DL ), and the IAB child node 403 sends the IAB node 402 a backhaul uplink ( L _C,UL ) transmits (414) a backhaul upstream signal. In the above notation, P means backhaul link with parent, A means access link with terminal, and C means backhaul link with child.

This link relationship is described based on the IAB node 402, and from the point of view of the IAB child node 403, the parent node is the IAB node 402, and another IAB child node exists under the IAB child node 403. can Also, from the viewpoint of the parent node 401, the child node is the IAB node 402, and another IAB parent node may exist above the parent node 401.

In the above, the signal includes data and control information, a channel for transmitting data and control information, a reference signal necessary for decoding the data and control information, or reference signals for knowing channel information.

Next, a method of multiplexing the links described above in the frequency domain or the spatial domain is shown at the bottom of FIG. 4 .

As described above, since the IAB node has a unidirectional transmission/reception characteristic at a moment, signals that can be multiplexed in the frequency domain or spatial domain are limited. For example, considering the unidirectional transmission/reception characteristics of the IAB node 402, links that can be multiplexed in the time domain in which the IAB node can transmit include a backhaul uplink (L _P,UL ) 412 and a backhaul downlink (L _{C , DL} ) 413, an access downlink (LA _{, DL} ) 416, and the like exist. Accordingly, when the links are multiplexed in the frequency domain or in the spatial domain, the IAB node 402 can transmit all the links in the same time domain as shown in (421). In addition, links that can be multiplexed in the time domain in which the IAB node can receive include a backhaul downlink (L _{P, DL} ) 411, a backhaul uplink (L _{C, UL} ) 414, and an access uplink (L _A ). _{, UL} ) 415 and the like exist. Accordingly, when the links are multiplexed in the frequency domain or in the spatial domain, the IAB node 402 can receive all of the links in the same time domain as in step 422.

The multiplexing of the links provided in the figure is an example, and it goes without saying that only two links among three links multiplexed in a frequency or spatial domain can be multiplexed.

Next, the structure of the IAB node will be described.

5G researched various types of base station structures that are optimal for service requirements in order to support various services such as large-capacity transmission, low-latency high-reliability, or large-volume machine-to-machine communication devices, and to reduce communication network installation costs (CAPEX). In 4G LTE, in order to reduce CAPEX and effectively handle interference control, the data processing unit of the base station and the wireless transmission/reception unit (or RRH: Remote Radio Head) are separated, the data processing unit processes the data centrally, and only the wireless transmission/reception unit is placed at the cell site. The RAN (C-RAN) structure has been commercialized. In the C-RAN structure, an optical link of the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) standard is generally used when baseband digital IQ data is transmitted from a base station data processor to a wireless transceiver. When data is transmitted through such a wireless transceiver, a large data capacity is required. For example, 614.4 Mbps is required to transmit IP (Internet Protocol) data of 10 MHz, and 1.2 Gbps data rate is required to transmit IP data of 20 MHz. Therefore, in the 5G RAN structure, in order to reduce the enormous load of the optical link, the base station is separated into a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), and a functional split is applied to the CU and DU to have various structures. Design. 3GPP is in the process of standardizing various functional split options between CU and DU. Options for functional split are divided by function between protocol layers or within the protocol layer, and there are a total of 8 options from Option 1 to Option 8. Among them, the structures that are considered first in the current 5G base station structure are Option 2 and Option 7. am. In Option 2, RRC and PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) are located in the CU, and RLC (Radio Link Control), MAC (Medium Access Control), PHY (PHYsical layer) and RF (Radio Frequency) are located in the DU. In Option 7, the RRC, PDCP, RLC, MAC, and upper PHY layers are located in the CU, and the lower PHY layer is located in the DU. Through the functional split as described above, it is possible to have a structure having deployment flexibility in which NR network protocols are separated and moved between CUs and DUs. Through this structure, flexible hardware implementation provides a cost-effective solution, and the separation structure between CU and DU enables adjustment of load management and real-time performance optimization, and NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) / SDN (Software Defined Network ), and the configurable Functional Split has the advantage of being applicable to various applications (variable latency on transmission).

Therefore, the structure of the IAB node considering the above Function Split will be described with reference to FIG. 5 . 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating the structure of an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In FIG. 5, the gNB 501 is composed of CUs and DUs, and the IAB nodes have a terminal function (MT) for transmitting and receiving data between the parent node and the backhaul link and a base station function for transmitting and receiving data between the child node and the backhaul link ( DU). In FIG. 5, IAB node #1 (502) is wirelessly connected to gNB (501) by one hop, and IAB node #2 (503) is wirelessly connected to gNB (501) by two hops via IAB node #1 (502). It is connected.

As shown in FIG. 5, the CU of the gNB 501 includes not only the DU of the gNB 501 but also all IAB nodes wirelessly connected to the gNB 501, that is, IAB node #1 502 and IAB node #2. The DU of (503) is controlled (511, 512). The CU may allocate radio resources to the DU so that the DU can transmit/receive data with MTs of IAB nodes below it. The allocation of the radio resources may be transmitted to the DU through system information or an upper signal or a physical signal using an F1 Application Protocol (F1AP) interface. In this case, the radio resource may be composed of a downlink time resource, an uplink time resource, a flexible time resource, and the like.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the radio resource will be described in detail based on IAB node #2 (503). The downlink time resource is a resource for transmitting downlink control/data and signals to an MT of an IAB node (not shown) having a lower DU of the IAB node #2 503. The uplink time resource is a resource for receiving uplink control/data and signals from an MT of an IAB node below the DU of the IAB node #2 503. The flexible time resource is a resource that can be utilized as a downlink time resource or an uplink time resource by the DU of the IAB node #2 (503), and by the downlink control signal of the DU of the IAB node #2 (503). How to use the above flexible time resource can be instructed to the MT of the subordinate IAB node. Upon receiving the downlink control signal, the MT determines whether the flexible time resource is to be used as a downlink time resource or an uplink time resource. If the downlink control signal is not received, the MT does not perform a transmission/reception operation. That is, the MT does not monitor or decode downlink control channels in the above resources or measure signals in the above resources. In the above resources, the MT does not perform transmit/receive operations. That is, the MT does not monitor or decode downlink control channels in the above resources or measure signals in the above resources. Two different types of downlink time resources, uplink time resources, and flexible time resources (or three different types including the always-unavailable time resources) may be indicated from the CU to the DU.

- The first type is a soft type, and the CU can set soft-type downlink time resources, uplink time resources, and flexible time resources to the DU of IAB node # 2 (503) using F1AP (interface between CU and DU). . At this time, IAB node #1 (502), which is the parent IAB (or DU of parent IAB) of IAB node #2 (503), is an IAB node that is a child IAB (or DU of child IAB) for the soft-type resources set above. # 2 503 may be explicitly instructed (eg, by DCI format) or implicitly whether the resource is utilized (available) or not utilized (not available). That is, when it is indicated that a specific resource can be utilized, the DU of IAB node #2 503 can utilize the resource for data transmission/reception with the MT of the lower IAB node. That is, the DU of the IAB node #2 503 may perform transmission in the case of a downlink resource or reception in the case of an uplink resource by utilizing the resource. If it is indicated that the resource cannot be utilized, the IAB node #2 503 cannot utilize the resource for data transmission/reception with the MT of the lower IAB node. That is, the DU of the IAB node #2 503 cannot be transmitted or received using the resource.

A method of indicating the availability of the soft-type resource by the DCI format will be described in more detail. The DCI format in this embodiment may include an availability indicator for indicating the availability of one or more consecutive upward or downward or flexible symbols.

In order to receive the DCI format, IAB node #2 (503) together with the cell ID of the DU of IAB node #2 (503) in advance, the availability indicating the utilization of the IAB node #2 in the DCI format Information on at least one of the location information of the indicator, a table indicating the utilization of time resources corresponding to a plurality of slots, and the mapping relationship between the utilization indicators is stored in the CU or parent IAB (eg, IAB node #1 ( 502)) can be received by the upper signal. Values (or indicators) indicating utilization of continuous uplink symbols, downlink symbols, or flexible symbols within one slot and the meanings of the values (or indicators) may be configured as shown in Table 1 below.

Value Indication 0 No indication of availability of soft symbols
(No indication of availability for soft symbols) One DL soft symbols are indicated as available (DL soft symbols are indicated available)
No indication of availability of UL and Flexible soft symbols
(No indication of availability for UL and Flexible soft symbols) 2 UL soft symbols are indicated as available (UL soft symbols are indicated available)
No indication of availability of DL and Flexible soft symbols
(No indication of availability for DL and Flexible soft symbols) 3 UL and DL soft symbols are indicated as usable (DL and UL soft symbols are indicated available)
Flexible No indication of availability of soft symbols
(No indication of availability for flexible soft symbols) 4 Flexible soft symbols are indicated available
No indication of availability for DL and UL soft symbols
(No indication of availability for DL and UL soft symbols) 5 DL and Flexible soft symbols are indicated available
No indication of availability of UL soft symbols
(No indication of availability for UL soft symbols) 6 UL and Flexible soft symbols are indicated as available
No indication of availability of DL soft symbols
(No indication of availability for DL soft symbols) 7 DL, UL, and Flexible soft symbols are indicated as available (DL, UL, and Flexible soft symbols are indicated available)

When the above availability indicator is instructed from the parent IAB to the IAB node #2 (503) by DCI format, and the IAB node #2 (503) receives the indication, the DU of the IAB node #2 (503) As a method of interpreting the relationship between the downlink, uplink, or flexible time resource set from the CU in the IAB DU and the above-described utilization, the following method may be considered.

In the first method, the IAB DU expects that the number of values indicating the availability included in the availability indicator included in the DCI format matches the number of slots including the soft type composed of consecutive symbols set by the CU. am. According to this method, the IAB DU can determine that the utilization is applied only to slots including the soft type.

In the second method, the number of values indicating the availability of the IAB DU in the availability indicator included in the above DCI format is the number of all slots set by the CU, that is, all slots including hard/soft/NA types. It is a method that is expected to match the number. Meanwhile, in this embodiment, the IAB DU may determine that the utilization is applied only to a slot including a soft type, and may determine that the indicated utilization is not applied to a slot including only a hard or NA type without a soft type. there is.

In the first and second methods, the meaning of the value indicating the availability of the IAB DU can be expected to match the downlink resource, uplink resource, or flexible resource set by the CU. For example, when only downlink soft resources or downlink hard resources exist in a slot, it can be expected that only a value of 1 in Table 1 above is indicated for the IAB DU. Therefore, among the values in the table above, it can be expected that values including utilization of uplink soft resources are not indicated.

Alternatively, the IAB DU may determine that at least in the flexible resources set by the CU, it is possible to indicate whether downstream resources or upstream resources are available in addition to a value indicating that flexible resources are available. For example, in the case of flexible soft resources or flexible hard resources, it can be expected that the DU of the IAB node can indicate a value of 1 or 2 instead of the value of 4 in Table 1 above. In this case, the DU of IAB node #2 may determine that the flexible resource can be utilized only upward or downward according to the instruction of the parent IAB, instead of being utilized upward or downward according to the determination of IAB node #2. there is.

Alternatively, the IAB DU expects that the value 0 in the above table can be indicated in any hard/soft or NA (non-available) resource configured by the CU. In this case, the IAB DU determines that resource utilization is not possible in the hard/soft resource previously set by the CU, and is not always available resource set by the CU until it is indicated that it can be used by the DCI format later. As in the case of type, it is considered that the above resources cannot be utilized for the DU of IAB node #2 to transmit/receive data with the MT of the lower IAB node. Afterwards, when it is indicated that it can be used again by the DCI format, the DU of the IAB node # 2 can set the resource and use it as received by the DCI format.

- The second type is the hard type, and the above resources are always utilized between the DU and MT. That is, the DU of IAB node #2 (503) can be transmitted when the resource is a downlink time resource, regardless of the MT transmission and reception operation of the IAB node #2 (503), and received when the resource is an uplink resource can be performed. If the resource is a flexible resource, transmission or reception is performed by IAB DU determination (ie, consistent with the DCI format indicating whether the flexible resource is a downstream resource or an upstream resource to the MT of the lower IAB node) can

- The third type is a type that is not always available (always not used or always non-available), and the above resources cannot be utilized by the DU of IAB node #2 for data transmission and reception with MT.

The above types are received together when a downlink time resource, an uplink time resource, a flexible time resource, and a reserved time resource are received as upper signals from the CU to the DU.

Next, the DU of the gNB 501 is a normal base station, and the DU controls the MT of the IAB node #1 502 to perform scheduling to transmit and receive data (521). The DU of IAB node #1 (502) is a normal base station, and the DU controls the MT of IAB node #2 (503) to perform scheduling to transmit and receive data (522).

A DU may indicate a radio resource to transmit/receive data with an MT of an IAB node below it based on radio resources allocated from the CU. The radio resource configuration may be transmitted to the MT through system information, higher level signals, or physical signals. In this case, the radio resource may be composed of a downlink time resource, an uplink time resource, a flexible time resource, a reserved time resource, and the like. The downlink time resource is a resource for transmitting downlink control/data and signals to the MT of the IAB node below the DU. The uplink time resource is a resource for receiving uplink control/data and signals from an MT of an IAB node below the DU. The flexible time resource is a resource that can be used as a downlink time resource or an uplink time resource by the DU, and how the flexible time resource is used by the MT of the lower IAB node by the downlink control signal of the DU may be indicated. Upon receiving the downlink control signal, the MT determines whether the flexible time resource is to be used as a downlink time resource or an uplink time resource. If the downlink control signal is not received, the MT does not perform a transmission/reception operation. That is, the MT does not monitor or decode downlink control channels in the above resources or measure signals in the above resources.

The downlink control signal is signaled to the MT as a combination of an upper level signal and a physical signal, and the MT can determine a slot format in a specific slot by receiving the signaling. The slot format basically starts with a downward symbol, has a flexible symbol in the middle, and ends with an upward symbol at the end (that is, has a structure having a sequence of D-F-U). When only the above slot format is used, the DU of the IAB node can perform downlink transmission at the start of the slot, but since the MT of the IAB node is set only with the above slot format (ie, D-F-U structure) from the parent IAB, the same Uplink transmission cannot be performed on time (corresponding to slot format indexes 0 to 55 in Table 2 below). Therefore, a slot format configured to start with an uplink symbol, have a flexible symbol in the middle, and end with a downlink symbol at the end. This may be defined as shown in Table 2 below (corresponding to slot format indexes 56 to 96 in Table 2 below). The slot format defined in Table 2 below is transmitted to the MT using the downlink control signal, and can be configured from the CU using the F1AP to the DU.

The reserved time resource is a resource in which the DU cannot transmit/receive data with a lower MT, and the MT does not transmit/receive operations in the resource. That is, the MT does not monitor or decode downlink control channels in the above resources or measure signals in the above resources.

Accordingly, MTs in one IAB node are controlled by DUs in upper IAB nodes to receive scheduling and transmit/receive data, and DUs in the same IAB nodes are controlled by the CU of the gNB 501. That is, MTs and DUs in one IAB are controlled by different subjects, and it may be difficult to coordinate in real time.

6 is a diagram for explaining a communication method for simultaneous transmission and reception between an MT and a DU in an IAB node in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In FIG. 6, simultaneous transmission and reception between MTs and DUs in one IAB node means that the MT transmits or receives and the DU transmits or receives at the same time by the multiplexing method (FDM or SDM) described in FIG. 2.

Referring to FIG. 6, reference number 601 illustrates that both MTs and DUs transmit respective signals within one IAB node. In step 601, a signal transmitted by the MT of the IAB node may be received by a DU of a parent IAB node or a base station through a backhaul uplink as described in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. In addition, at the same time, the signal transmitted by the DU of the IAB node in 601 is received by the MT of the IAB node through the backhaul downlink or received by the access terminal through the access downlink, as described in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. can be received

Reference numeral 602 shows that both MT and DU within one IAB node receive respective signals. In step 602, the signal received by the MT of the IAB node may be a signal transmitted from a DU of a parent IAB node or a base station through a backhaul downlink as described in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. In addition, at the same time, the signal received by the DU of the IAB node in 602 is transmitted by the MT of the IAB node through the backhaul uplink as described in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, or by the access terminal through the access uplink. It may be a transmitted signal.

Reference numeral 603 indicates that both the MT and the DU within the IAB node receive or transmit respective signals. That is, at 603, the MT in the IAB node can receive its own signal, and at the same time, the DU in the IAB node can transmit its own signal. In step 603, the signal received by the MT of the IAB node may be a signal transmitted from a parent IAB node or a DU of a base station through a backhaul downlink as described in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. In addition, at the same time, the signal transmitted by the DU of the IAB node in 603 is received by the MT of the IAB node through the backhaul downlink or received by the access terminal through the access downlink, as described in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. can be received

Reference numeral 604 shows that both the MT and the DU in the IAB node transmit or receive respective signals. That is, in step 604, the MT in the IAB node transmits its own signal, and at the same time, the DU in the IAB node can receive its own signal. In step 604, the signal transmitted by the MT of the IAB node may be received by the DU of the parent IAB node or base station through the backhaul uplink as described in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. In addition, at the same time, the signal received by the DU of the IAB node in 604 is transmitted by the MT of the IAB node through the backhaul uplink as described in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, or by the access terminal through the access uplink. It may be a transmitted signal.

In the present disclosure, in reference numerals 601 and 602, in a situation where both MTs and DUs within one IAB node transmit or receive respective signals, a method for configuring a DU resource type and an embodiment of the procedure of the mother IAB node and IAB node according to the method is provided. something to do. The embodiments provided below may be applied to reference numerals 603 and 604 as well as reference numerals 601 and 602 .

7 is a diagram for explaining a DU resource type for FDM support and a DU resource type for SDM support of an IAB node in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

When DU and MT resources of an IAB node are multiplexed by FDM using the diagram at the top of FIG. 7, a method for setting DU resource types in the frequency-time domain and DU and MT operations of an IAB node according to DU resource types are first described. let me explain

The CU of the gNB may allocate radio resources to the DU so that the DU can transmit/receive data with an MT of an IAB node below it. The allocation of the radio resources may be transmitted to the DU through an upper layer signal such as system information or RRC information or a physical layer signal using an F1 Application Protocol (F1AP) interface. In this case, the radio resource may be composed of a downlink frequency-time resource, an uplink frequency-time resource, a flexible frequency-time resource, etc. Resources are set in the frequency-time domain of a specific frequency within the carrier (eg, at least one or more PRBs or a frequency domain in which at least one or more PRBs are set as an allocation unit on a frequency) and a specific time (eg, at least one or more slots) It can be. In the following resources, frequency-time is omitted for convenience. Similar to the radio time resource description, three types of downlink resources, uplink resources, and flexible resources can be indicated from the CU to the DU of the IAB node. The first type is the soft type 702, and the CU of the gNB can set soft-type downlink resources, uplink resources, and flexible resources to the DU of the IAB node using F1AP (an interface between the CU and the DU). At this time, for the set soft type resources, the mother IAB node, which is the parent IAB (or DU of the parent IAB) of the IAB node, determines whether the above resources are utilized by the IAB node, which is the child IAB (or DU of the child IAB). ) or not available (eg, by DCI format) or implicitly indicated. That is, when it is indicated that a specific resource can be utilized, the DU of the IAB node can utilize the resource for data transmission/reception with the MT of the lower IAB node. That is, the DU of the IAB node may perform transmission in the case of a downlink resource or reception in the case of an uplink resource by utilizing the resource. If it is indicated that the resource cannot be utilized, the IAB node cannot utilize the resource for data transmission/reception with the MT of the subordinate IAB node. That is, the DU of the IAB node cannot be transmitted or received using the resource.

A method of indicating the availability of the soft-type resource by the DCI format will be described in more detail. The DCI format in this embodiment may include an availability indicator for indicating the availability of one or more consecutive upward or downward or flexible symbols.

In order for the IAB node to receive the DCI format, the location information of the availability indicator indicating the availability of the IAB node in the DCI format together with the cell ID of the DU of the IAB node in advance, corresponding to multiple frequency-times Information on at least one of a table indicating utilization of a resource to be used and a mapping relationship between utilization indicators may be received by a higher layer signal from the CU or parent IAB.

The second type is the hard type 701, and the above resources are always utilized between the DU and MT. That is, the DU of the IAB node can be transmitted when the resource is a downlink time resource, and can be received when the resource is an uplink resource, regardless of the transmission/reception operation of the MT of the IAB node. If the resource is a flexible resource, transmission or reception is performed by IAB DU determination (ie, consistent with the DCI format indicating whether the flexible resource is a downstream resource or an upstream resource to the MT of the lower IAB node) can

The third type is the NA (always not used or always non-available) type 703, and the above resources cannot be utilized by the DU of the IAB node for data transmission/reception with the MT. The above types can be received together when downlink resources, uplink resources, flexible resources, and reserved resources are received as upper signals from the CU to the DU.

When DU and MT resources of an IAB node are multiplexed by FDM, transmission/reception interference may occur between DUs and MTs of an IAB node because DUs and MTs of an IAB node transmit and receive simultaneously in adjacent frequency resources at the same time. A guard frequency region for mitigating transmission and reception interference of may be set by an IAB node or a base station/parent IAB node within the DU resource type, and an upper signal/physical signal/backhaul signal between the IAB node and the base station/parent IAB node Information on the guard frequency domain may be shared by being transmitted and received as .

Next, the DU resource type for SDM support of the IAB node and the operation of the IAB node will be described in the diagram at the bottom of FIG. 7 .

The base station/parent IAB node may set up to 128 TCI states for DUs and MTs of the IAB node, respectively, through higher-level signals/backhaul signals to the IAB node. The above TCI state may include the following beam related information.

- TCI state ID

- At least one piece of QCL information

- The above QCL information includes a cell ID, a bandwidth part ID, CSI-RS ID information when the reference signal is CSI-RS, SSB index information when the reference signal is SSB, and QCL types of type A, type B, type C, and type CSI-RS. Information about D cognition, etc.

Next, the base station/parent IAB node may activate up to 8 TCI states among up to 128 TCI states for the DU and MT of the IAB node through a MAC CE signal/backhaul signal to the IAB node, respectively. The base station/parent IAB node instructs the IAB node of at least one or more TCI states among the maximum of eight activated TCI states through a physical signal, so that the DU and MT of the IAB node are respectively transmitted through at least one specific beam. Data can be sent and received. At this time, the DU of the IAB node may coordinate a beam for use with the base station/parent IAB node 801.

As a first method for coordinating beams, the CU may set the hard type 751, soft type 752, and NA type 753 for specific beams corresponding to the TCI state to the DU of the IAB node. In the hard type 751 beam, the DU of the IAB node can transmit/receive data using the hard type 751 beam regardless of the influence on the transmission/reception beam of the MT of the IAB node. In the soft type 752 beam, the DU of the IAB node can transmit/receive data using the soft type 752 beam without affecting the transmission/reception beam of the IAB node MT. The fact that the MT of the IAB node is not affected can be further explained in the following case. That is, the MT of the IAB node does not transmit/receive during the frequency time resource of the DU of the IAB node. Alternatively, transmission/reception of the MT of the IAB node does not change due to transmission/reception during the frequency time resource of the DU of the IAB node. Alternatively, the MT of the IAB node receives a DCI format indicating that soft-type resources are available.

Next, the DU of the IAB node does not transmit/receive data in the beam of the NA type 753.

As a second method for coordinating beams, the CU may alternately set the hard type, soft type, and NA type to the DU of the IAB node for a specific time (slot or symbol) for specific beams corresponding to the TCI state ( 761, 762). The base station/parent IAB node may transmit the configuration information to the IAB node through an upper signal/backhaul signal. The setting information includes bitmap information for hard type, soft type, and NA type at a specific time, period and offset information of each hard type, soft type, and NA type, TCI state information to which the DU type information is applied, etc. can do.

As a third method for coordinating beams, the CU may set only hard type and NA type for specific beams corresponding to the TCI state to the DU of the IAB node. Since it is difficult to determine the influence of the soft type on the MT of the IAB node, it is possible to apply only the above type. As a method of applying the type, the method in the first or second method may be applied.

As a fourth method for coordinating beams, the CU can set only beams that can be used by the DU or beams that the DU cannot use instead of the hard type or NA type for specific beams corresponding to the TCI state to the DU of the IAB node. do. The beams that can be used by the DU or the beams that cannot be used by the DU are set by the base station / parent IAB node by the upper signal / backhaul signal, and the usable and non-usable beams may be fixed regardless of time, and a specific time Bitmap information on beams available or unusable by the DU in , period and offset information on beams available or unusable by the DU, beams available or unavailable at the time It may include TCI state information to which information is applied.

Any of the above TDM (multiplexing by time radio resource method described in FIG. 5), FDM (multiplexing by time-frequency radio resource method described in FIG. 7), and SDM (multiplexing by beam radio resource method described in FIG. 7) When an IAB node initially connects to a base station or higher IAB node, the IAB node transmits capability information for the multiplexing technique to the base station or higher IAB node (eg, parent IAB node). Or, thereafter, information on which multiplexing technique to use is received from the corresponding base station or higher IAB nodes through system information, radio resource control (RRC) information, higher layer signaling information (higher layer signal) such as MAC CE, or physical signal. can do. Alternatively, after initial access, information on which multiplexing technique to use may be received from the base station or higher IAB nodes through the backhaul link through the upper signal/backhaul signal/physical signal. Alternatively, after the IAB node transmits the capability information to the base station or higher IAB node, which multiplexing technique to use may be implemented by the IAB node, and may be implemented during a specific slot or radio frame or during a specific interval or continuously thereafter. Which multiplexing technique to use may be reported to the base station or higher IAB nodes through backhaul or higher layer signaling or physical signals. Therefore, in order to support the switching of the multiplexing method in real time, the IAB node is TDM (multiplexing by time radio resource method described in FIG. 5), FDM (multiplexing by time-frequency radio resource method described in FIG. 7), SDM Radio resource configuration information including DU resource type information required to operate (multiplexing by beam radio resource described in FIG. 7) is preset or received from the base station / parent IAB node through higher signal / backhaul signal / physical signal. there is.

The multiplexing methods of the FDM and SDM methods have the advantage of being able to transmit and receive a lot of data in a short time, but may be more affected by interference than the multiplexing method of the TDM method. Therefore, when the IAB node determines that it is difficult to perform simultaneous transmission and reception in a situation where the DU and MT of the IAB node are transmitting data using the FDM or SDM, or when the parent IAB node instructs a fallback to TDM The IAB node can transmit and receive data by switching to TDM without transmitting and receiving data using SDM/FDM anymore. A method of setting the DU resource type of the IAB node when switching to the TDM and a corresponding procedure of the IAB node will be described with reference to FIG. 8 .

8 illustrates a case in which an IAB node uses an FDM-type multiplexing method and switches to a TDM-type multiplexing method in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In FIG. 8, the IAB node supports real-time switching of multiplexing methods such as TDM (multiplexing by time radio resource method described in FIG. 5), FDM (multiplexing by time-frequency radio resource method described in FIG. 7), and SDM. Assume that radio resource configuration information including DU resource type information required to operate (multiplexing by beam radio resource described in FIG. 7) is preset or received from the base station / parent IAB node through higher signal / backhaul signal / physical signal do.

In FIG. 8, the IAB node transmits and receives data in hard type (801), soft type (802), and NA type (803) resources configured from the base station/parent IAB node. When the IAB node determines that the environment is difficult to transmit/receive simultaneously while the IAB node is in the process of transmitting/receiving data, or the base station/parent IAB node instructs switching to TDM with a physical signal, and the IAB node transmits the physical signal When received or when the IAB node determines beam failure, the IAB node does not transmit/receive data using SDM/FDM anymore, switches to TDM, and uses DU resource type 812 for use in TDM It can be applied to send and receive data.

Next, FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 9 shows an example of a system configured by combining a base station in charge of a new radio access technology and an LTE/LTE-A base station, but a system configured by combining base stations in charge of a new radio access technology is also possible.

Referring to FIG. 9 , small base stations 903 , 905 , and 907 having relatively small coverages 904 , 906 , and 908 may be disposed within a coverage 902 of a macro base station 901 . In general, the macro base station 901 is capable of transmitting a signal with relatively higher transmission power than the small base stations 903, 905, and 907, so the coverage 902 of the macro base station 901 is smaller than the small base stations 903, 905, and 907. There is a feature that is relatively larger than the coverage (904, 906, 908) of. In the example of FIG. 9, the macro base station represents an LTE/LTE-A system operating in a relatively low frequency band, and the small base stations 903, 905, and 907 represent a new radio access technology (NR or 5G) operating in the relatively high frequency band. ) is applied to the system.

The macro base station 901 and the small base stations 903, 905, and 907 are interconnected, and a certain amount of backhaul delay may exist depending on a connection state. Therefore, it may not be desirable to exchange information sensitive to transmission delay between the macro base station 901 and the small base stations 903, 905, and 907.

Meanwhile, the example of FIG. 9 illustrates carrier aggregation between the macro base station 901 and the small base stations 903, 905, and 907, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto and carrier aggregation between base stations geographically located in different places. can be applied for For example, it can be applied to carrier aggregation between a macro base station and a macro base station located in different places, or carrier aggregation between a small base station and a small base station located in different places, according to an embodiment. Also, the number of combined carriers is not limited. Alternatively, in the present disclosure, it is also possible to apply carrier aggregation within the macro base station 901 and carrier aggregation within the small base stations 903, 905, and 907.

Referring to FIG. 9 , a macro base station 901 may use frequency f1 for downlink signal transmission, and small base stations 903, 905, and 907 may use frequency f2 for downlink signal transmission. At this time, the macro base station 901 may transmit data or control information to a predetermined terminal 909 through frequency f1, and the small base stations 903, 905, and 907 may transmit data or control information through frequency f2. . Through carrier aggregation as described above, a base station applying a new radio access technology capable of supporting ultra-wideband in a high frequency band provides ultra-high-speed data service and ultra-low latency service, along with LTE/LTE-A technology in a relatively low frequency band. An applied base station can support stable mobility of a terminal.

Meanwhile, the configuration illustrated in FIG. 9 is equally applicable to uplink carrier aggregation as well as downlink carrier aggregation. For example, the terminal 909 may transmit data or control information to the macro base station 901 through the frequency f1' for uplink signal transmission. Also, the terminal 909 may transmit data or control information to the small base stations 903, 905, and 907 through the frequency f2' for uplink signal transmission. The f1' may correspond to the f1, and the f2' may correspond to the f2. Uplink signal transmission of the terminal may be performed at different times or at the same time to the macro base station and the small base station. In any case, due to the physical limitations of the power amplifier device of the terminal and the radio wave regulation of the terminal transmission power, the sum of uplink transmission power of the terminal at any moment must be maintained within a predetermined threshold value.

An operation of the terminal 909 performing communication by accessing the macro base station 901 and the small base stations 903, 905, and 907 in the environment as illustrated in FIG. 9 is referred to as dual connectivity (DC). When a terminal performs dual access, the following three configuration methods are possible.

According to the first configuration. After the terminal 909 performs initial access to the macro base station 901 operating in the LTE/LTE-A system, setting information for data transmission and reception for the macro base station is transmitted from a higher level signal (system or RRC signal). receive Thereafter, configuration information for data transmission/reception for the small base stations 903, 905, and 907 operating in the NR system is received from the upper signal (system or RRC signal) of the macro base station 901, and the small base stations 903, 905, By performing random access to 907, the macro base station 901 and the small base stations 903, 905, and 907 enter a dual access state in which data can be transmitted and received. At this time, the macro base station 901 operating in the LTE/LTE-A system is referred to as a Master Cell Group (MCG), and the small base stations 903, 905, and 907 operating in the NR system are referred to as Secondary Cell Group (SCG). . The fact that the terminal 909 is in the above dual connectivity state may be expressed as the fact that the terminal 909 is set to MCG using E-UTRA radio access (or LTE/LTE-A) and SCG using NR radio access. Alternatively, it may be expressed that the terminal 909 is set to EN-DC (E-UTRA NR Dual Connectivity).

According to the second configuration, after the terminal 909 performs an initial access to the small base stations 903, 905, and 907 operating in the NR system, setting information for transmitting and receiving data to the small base stations is transmitted as an upper signal (system or RRC signal). Then, setting information for data transmission and reception for the macro base station 901 operating in the LTE / LTE-A system is received from the upper signal (system or RRC signal) of the small base station 903, 905, 907, and the macro base station ( By performing random access to 901), the small base station 903, 905, 907 and the macro base station 901 are in a dual connection state in which data can be transmitted and received. At this time, the small base stations 903, 905, and 907 operating in the NR system are referred to as MCGs, and the macro base station 901 operating in the LTE system is referred to as an SCG. The fact that the terminal 909 is in the above dual connectivity state may be expressed as the fact that the terminal 909 is set to MCG using NR radio access and SCG using E-UTRA radio access (or LTE/LTE-A). Alternatively, it may be expressed that the UE 909 is set to NR E-UTRA Dual Connectivity (NE-DC).

According to the third method, after the terminal 909 performs initial access to the first base stations 901, 903, 905, and 907 operating in the NR system, setting information for data transmission and reception with respect to the base station is transmitted as an upper signal ( system or RRC signal). Thereafter, configuration information for data transmission/reception for another second base station (901, 903, 905, 907) operating in the NR system is received from an upper signal (system or RRC signal) of the first base station, and transmitted to the second base station By performing random access to the first base station and the second base station, a dual connection state in which data can be transmitted and received is achieved. At this time, a first base station operating in the NR system is referred to as MCG, and another second base station operating in the NR system is referred to as SCG. The fact that the UE 909 is in the dual connectivity state may be expressed as being set to MCG using NR radio access and SCG using NR radio access. Alternatively, it may be expressed that the terminal 909 is set to NR NR Dual Connectivity (NN-DC).

In the above, the dual connection configuration has been described based on a predetermined terminal 909, but the dual connectivity configuration can also be applied to the IAB node 914. The dual connection setup and access procedure of the terminal 909 described above can also be applied to the dual connection of the IAB node 914. Therefore, by applying the dual access procedure and method of the terminal 909, the IAB node 914 connects to different parent IAB nodes 911 and 912 respectively connected to different Donor base stations 901 and 907 through a wireless backhaul. Dual access may be performed (915), and dual access may be made to different parent IAB nodes 912 and 913 connected to one Donor base station 901 through a wireless backhaul (916). In FIGS. 10 and 11, the dual connection structure of the IAB node will be described in detail.

First, a structure in which an IAB node is dually connected to different parent IAB nodes connected to one Donor base station through a wireless backhaul will be described with reference to FIG. 10 .

10 is a diagram schematically illustrating a dual access structure of an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The dual connection structure of the IAB node in FIG. 10 is a structure considering the Function Split described in this disclosure.

In FIG. 10, the gNB 1001 is composed of CUs and DUs, and the IAB nodes have a terminal function (MT) for transmitting and receiving data between the parent node and the backhaul link and a base station function for transmitting and receiving data between the child node and the backhaul link ( DU). In FIG. 10, the parent IAB node #1 (1002) is wirelessly connected (1011) with the gNB (1001) through one hop, and the parent IAB node #2 (1003) is wirelessly connected (1012) with the gNB (1001) through one hop. has been IAB node #1 (1004) is dually connected to different parent IAB node #1 (1002) and parent IAB node #2 (1003), and has two hops with gNB (1001) via the different parent IAB node. is connected wirelessly.

Although not shown in FIG. 10, the CU of the gNB 1001 includes not only the DU of the gNB 1001 but also all IAB nodes wirelessly connected to the gNB 1001, that is, the parent IAB node #1 (1002) and the parent IAB node #2 (1003) controls the DU of IAB node #1 (1004). The CU may allocate radio resources to the DU so that the DU can transmit/receive data with MTs of IAB nodes below it. The allocation of the radio resources may be transmitted to the DU through system information or an upper signal or a physical signal using an F1 Application Protocol (F1AP) interface. At this time, as described in FIGS. 5 and 7, the IAB node of the DU receiving the radio resource includes each downlink resource including information such as time, time-frequency, beam, etc., uplink resource, flexible resource and resource type, utilization It is used to transmit/receive downlink control/data and signals and uplink control/data and signals with MTs of lower child IAB nodes according to the resource configuration and the instruction of the DU of the upper parent IAB node.

In FIG. 10, IAB node #1 (1004) is dually connected to different parent IAB node #1 (1002) and parent IAB node #2 (1003), and the parent IAB node #1 (1002) and parent IAB node # 2 (1003) is connected to one Donor base station (1001) by wireless backhaul. Accordingly, the MTs in the IAB node #1 (1004) are controlled by the DUs in the upper parent IAB nodes (1002 or 1003) to receive scheduling and transmit/receive data, and the DUs of the IAB node #1 (1004) Since must perform the role of a base station for transmitting and receiving data with subordinate IAB nodes and terminals, it may be difficult to coordinate with each other in real time. Therefore, instead of real-time coordination, resource configuration for transmission/reception with the MT of IAB node #1 (1004) between parent IAB nodes (1002 or 1003) in advance and DU of IAB node #1 (1004) with subordinate IAB nodes and terminals Assignment of information about resource configuration, resource type, utilization, etc. for transmitting and receiving data to radio resources can be coordinated using an F1AP (F1 Application Protocol) interface or a backhaul interface (XN or X2).

Next, with reference to FIG. 11, a structure in which IAB nodes are dually connected to different parent IAB nodes each connected to different Donor base stations through a wireless backhaul will be described.

11 is a diagram schematically illustrating a dual access structure of an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The dual connection structure of the IAB node in FIG. 11 is a structure considering the Function Split described in this disclosure.

In FIG. 11, gNB #1 1101 is composed of CU and DU, and the IAB nodes are a terminal function (MT) for transmitting and receiving data between the parent node and the backhaul link, and a base station for transmitting and receiving data between the child node and the backhaul link. It consists of functions (DUs). 11, parent IAB node #1 (1103) is wirelessly connected (1111) with gNB #1 (1101) through 1 hop, and parent IAB node #2 (1104) is wirelessly connected to gNB #2 (1102) through 1 hop. Connected 1112. IAB node #1 (1105) is dually connected to different parent IAB node #1 (1103) and parent IAB node #2 (1104), and via the different parent IAB nodes, gNB #1 (1101) and gNB It is wirelessly connected to #2 (1102) through two hops.

Although not shown in FIG. 11, the CU of gNB #1 (1101) includes not only the DU of gNB #1 (1101) but also all subordinate IAB nodes that are wirelessly connected to gNB #1 (1101), that is, the parent IAB node # 1 (1103), and the CU of gNB #2 (1102) can control not only the DU of gNB #2 (1104) but also all lower IAB nodes wirelessly connected to gNB #2 (1102), That is, the DU of the parent IAB node #2 1104 can be controlled. A DU of an IAB node #1 1105 wirelessly connected to both gNB #1 1101 and gNB #2 1102 may be controlled through a CU of a gNB (eg, gNB #1) that is an MCG.

The CU may allocate radio resources to the DU so that the DU can transmit/receive data with MTs of IAB nodes below it. The allocation of the radio resources may be transmitted to the DU through system information or an upper signal or a physical signal using an F1 Application Protocol (F1AP) interface. At this time, as described in FIGS. 5 and 7, the IAB node of the DU receiving the radio resource includes each downlink resource including information such as time, time-frequency, beam, etc., uplink resource, flexible resource and resource type, utilization It is used to transmit/receive downlink control/data and signals and uplink control/data and signals with MTs of lower child IAB nodes according to the resource configuration and the instruction of the DU of the upper parent IAB node.

In FIG. 11, IAB node #1 (1105) is dually connected to different parent IAB node #1 (1103) and parent IAB node #2 (1104), and the parent IAB node #1 (1103) and parent IAB node # 2 (1104) are connected to different Donor base stations (1101 or 1102) by wireless backhaul. Accordingly, the MTs in the IAB node #1 (1105) are controlled by the DUs in the upper parent IAB nodes (1103 or 1104) to receive scheduling and transmit/receive data, and the DUs of the IAB node #1 (1105) Since must perform the role of a base station for transmitting and receiving data with subordinate IAB nodes and terminals, it may be difficult to coordinate with each other in real time, as in the dual access structure in FIG. 10. Therefore, instead of real-time coordination, resource configuration for transmission and reception of IAB node #1 (1105) with MT between gNBs (1101 or 1102) or between parent IAB nodes (1103 or 1104) in advance and of IAB node #1 (1105) Information about resource configuration, resource type, utilization, etc. for the DU to transmit/receive data with lower IAB nodes and terminals is allocated to radio resources using the F1AP (F1 Application Protocol) interface or backhaul interface (XN or X2). can be coordinated.

As described in FIG. 10 or 11, the radio resources for the DU of IAB node # 1 between different parent IAB nodes or gNBs, that is, time, time-frequency, and beam as described in FIGS. 5 and 7 Coordination for the resource setting composed of each downlink resource, uplink resource, flexible resource and resource type, utilization, etc. including information such as etc. may be performed in advance. Accordingly, the different parent IAB nodes may determine whether the DU of IAB node #1 applies TDM resource configuration, FDM resource configuration, or SDM resource configuration in real time. If the IAB node #1 transmits/receives data through FDM or SDM resource configuration as described in FIGS. 7 and 8, the resource configuration with a specific parent IAB node may fall back to TDM. That is, when the IAB node determines that it is difficult to transmit/receive simultaneously in a situation in which the DU and MT of the IAB node #1 are transmitting/receiving data using the FDM or SDM, or a specific parent IAB node falls back to TDM When is instructed, the IAB node #1 can transmit and receive data by switching to TDM without transmitting and receiving data using SDM/FDM anymore. In this case, transmission/reception interference may still occur between another parent IAB node that transmits/receives data through SDM/FDM and the specific parent IAB node that transmits/receives data through TDM.

Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 12 .

12 is a diagram schematically illustrating an environment that may occur in a dual connection structure of an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 12 shows a situation in which IAB node #1 1204 is wirelessly connected to different parent IAB nodes through dual connectivity as described in FIGS. 10 and 11 (for example, wireless connection with parent IAB node #1 1202). (1213), and wireless connection (1216) with parent IAB node #2 (1203), the parent IAB nodes send the MT of IAB node #1 (1204) the time radio resource described in FIG. 5, in FIG. The above-described time-frequency radio resources and beam radio resources are indicated, and the situation in which the CU of the gNB in FIGS. 10 and 11 instructs the DU of the IAB node #1 to allocate resources in FIGS. 5 and 7 is shown.

At this time, as shown in 1215 and 1216 of FIG. 12, the MT of IAB node #1 (1204) performs downlink reception or uplink transmission according to the settings and instructions of parent IAB node #1 (1202) and parent IAB node #2 (1203). As shown in 1217 of FIG. 12, the DU of IAB node #1 1204 can perform uplink reception or downlink transmission by setting and instructing the lower IAB node MT.

The MT of the IAB node #1 (1204) determines the resource as a downstream resource, an upstream resource, or a flexible resource according to the setting and instructions of the DU of the parent IAB node #1 (1202). In addition, the MT of IAB node #1 (1204) determines the resource as a downlink resource, uplink resource, or flexible resource according to the setting and instructions of the DU of the parent IAB node #2 (1203). In addition, the DU of IAB node #1 (1204) determines the resource as a downstream resource, an upstream resource, or a flexible resource according to the setting of the CU, and according to the type, H (Hard), S (Soft), NA (Not Available) judge

Describing the DU resources in more detail, IAB node #1 1204 is TDM (multiplexing by time radio resource method described in FIG. 5), FDM (multiplexing by time-frequency radio resource method described in FIG. 7), SDM Assume that radio resource configuration information including DU resource type information required to operate (multiplexing by beam radio resource described in FIG. 7) is preset or received from the base station / parent IAB node through higher signal / backhaul signal / physical signal do.

Subsequently, when the MT of the IAB node #1 1204 determines the corresponding time resource as a downlink time resource according to the respective scheduling of the parent IAB node #1 1202 or the parent IAB node #2 1203, the downlink control/data channel and a reference signal can be received, and if the corresponding time resource is determined to be an uplink time resource, an uplink control/data channel and a reference signal can be transmitted. can receive or transmit upstream control/data channels and reference signals. On the other hand, the DU of the IAB node #1 1204, although not shown in FIG. 12, may receive resource configuration corresponding to the time resource from the MT of the lower IAB node. That is, the DU of the IAB node #1 1204 is TDM (multiplexing by time radio resource method described in FIG. 5), FDM (multiplexing by time-frequency radio resource method described in FIG. 7), and SDM (beam multiplexing described in FIG. 7) Radio resource setting information including DU resource type information required to operate multiplexing by radio resources) is received through upper signal / backhaul signal / physical signal, and the resources are determined as downlink resources, uplink resources, and flexible resources for uplink control Instructs to transmit a /data channel and reference signal to receive the uplink control/data channel and reference signal, or transmits the downlink control/data channel and reference signal. Therefore, the MT and DU of the IAB node #1 (1204) must respectively determine and perform transmission and reception in the time resource according to the instruction and decision of the parent IAB nodes and the setting of the CU. At this time, the IAB node #1 As described in FIGS. 7 and 8, resource configuration with a specific parent IAB node (parent node #2 in FIG. 12) can fall back to TDM while transmitting and receiving with FDM or SDM resource configuration. That is, when the IAB node determines that it is difficult to perform simultaneous transmission and reception in a situation where the DU and MT of the IAB node #1 are transmitting and receiving data using the FDM or SDM, or the parent IAB node #2 uses TDM When fallback is instructed, the IAB node #1 can transmit and receive data by switching to TDM without transmitting and receiving data using SDM/FDM anymore. In this case, the soft resource of the DU of the parent IAB node #1 that still transmits and receives data by SDM/FDM can be located only in the specific frequency band 1223 of carrier 1 1221, and the hard resource (which is another DU resource type) 1222) and the NA resource 1224 may simultaneously exist in a specific frequency band. On the other hand, the soft resource 1225 of the parent IAB node #2, which transmits and receives data through TDM, may be located in the entire band of carrier 1 1221. Therefore, there may be a difference between the DU resources indicated by the two parent nodes or the two gNBs, and it may be necessary to define the operation of the IAB node for each DU resource type in the band of the carrier 1 (1221).

Therefore, in the present disclosure, when transmission and reception collide with each other when the resources of DUs in one IAB node are different between different parent nodes, the IAB node satisfies the unidirectional transmission and reception characteristics of the IAB node. Provided through the following embodiments can do.

In Example 1, the parent IAB node #2 ( 1203) or when the DU resource set by the gNB above the parent IAB node #2 (1203) is changed (or falls back) based on TDM, the IAB node #1 (1204) receives another parent IAB node #1 (1202). ) or the DU resource configured by the gNB above the parent IAB node #1 1202 is also changed (or falls back) based on TDM. In the above, changing (or falling back) to TDM-based means that IAB node #1 1204 uses TDM-based resource configuration during fallback as described in FIG. 8 . Assuming that the IAB node #1 1204 also changes (or falls back) to a TDM-based DU resource set by another parent IAB node #1 1202 or a gNB above the parent IAB node #1 1202 , The IAB node #1 (1204) informs the parent IAB node #1 (1202) or the gNB above the parent IAB node #1 (1202) that the DU resource has fallen back on a TDM basis by sending a higher-order signal, physical signal, or backhaul signal. can be reported as

In Example 2, the parent IAB node #2 ( 1203) or when the DU resource set by the gNB above the parent IAB node #2 (1203) is changed (or falls back) based on TDM, the IAB node #1 (1204) receives another parent IAB node #1 (1202). ) Or the parent IAB node #2 (1203) overlapping with at least one DU resource type among the DU resources configured by the gNB above the parent IAB node #1 (1202) or the parent IAB node #2 (1203) above the parent IAB node #2 (1203) Only the DU resources configured by the gNB may be determined as available soft resources 1225. For example, as an embodiment, when falling back to soft resources 1225 for TDM in all frequency domains of carrier 1 1221 as described above, IAB node # 1 1204 selects soft resources 1225 from soft resources 1225 in all frequency domains. Only the frequency domain overlapping the resource 1223 in the frequency domain is determined as a soft resource, and the IAB node #1 (1202) transmits and receives data to and from parent node #1 or parent node #2 in the soft resource domain. It can be determined that the DU 1202 of the IAB node #1 can transmit/receive without affecting the MT of ). As another embodiment, when falling back to the soft resources 1225 for TDM in all frequency domains of carrier 1 1221 as described above, IAB node #1 1204 uses soft resources 1225 among soft resources 1225 in all frequency domains. 1223 or hard resource 1222 and all frequency domains overlapping in the frequency domain are determined as soft resources, and the IAB node #1 (1202) transmits and receives data with parent node #1 or parent node #2 in the soft resource domain. It can be determined that the DU 1202 of the IAB node #1 can transmit/receive without affecting the MT of the IAB node #1 1202. As in the above embodiment, if it overlaps with any DU resource type, whether it can be determined as an available soft resource may be defined in the standard, and parent IAB node #1 or #2, gNB above parent IAB node #1 or #2 Accordingly, the information may be indicated by an upper signal, a physical signal, or a backhaul signal and received in advance by the IAB node #1 1202.

In Example 3, the parent IAB node #2 ( 1203) or when the DU resource set by the gNB above the parent IAB node #2 (1203) is changed (or falls back) based on TDM, the IAB node #1 (1204) receives another parent IAB node #1 (1202). ) or the parent IAB node #2 (1203) or the parent IAB node #2 (1203) that does not overlap with at least one DU resource type among the DU resources configured by the gNB above the parent IAB node #1 (1202) Only DU resources configured by the present gNB may be determined as available soft resources 1225. For example, as an embodiment, when falling back to the soft resource 1225 for TDM in all frequency domains of carrier 1 1221 as described above, IAB node # 1 1204 NA among soft resources 1225 in all frequency domains Except for the frequency domain that does not overlap with the resource 1224, only the frequency domain is determined as a soft resource, and the IAB node #1 1202 transmits and receives data with parent node #1 or parent node #2 in the soft resource domain. It may be determined that the DU 1202 of the IAB node #1 can transmit/receive without affecting the MT of the IAB node #1 1202 performing transmission. As in the above embodiment, whether it can be determined as a soft resource available in the remaining frequency bands that do not overlap with any DU resource type may be defined in the standard, and the parent IAB node #1 or #2 or the parent IAB node #1 or #2 The information may be instructed by a higher-level gNB by means of a higher-level signal, a physical signal, or a backhaul signal and received in advance by the IAB node #1 1202.

Which of the above-described embodiments can be applied may be defined in the standard, and the parent IAB node #1 or #2, the parent IAB node #1 or #2, the parent signal, physical signal, backhaul signal The information may be indicated by <RTI ID=0.0>and</RTI> received in advance by the IAB node #1 (1202).

At least one or more of the above-described embodiments may be used in combination, and may be applied to some or all of the contents of the present disclosure.

13 is a flowchart for explaining a method of configuring resources when an IAB node performs dual access according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 13, in step 1310, the IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure receives TDM, FDM, and SDM resource allocation information from an IAB donor, and receives a first resource allocation information from a first parent IAB node. Resource scheduling information may be received, and second resource scheduling information may be received from a second parent IAB node.

In step 1320, the IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure switches data transmission/reception resources with the first or second parent node to fallback based on the resource allocation information, the first resource scheduling information, and the second resource scheduling information. If it is, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the resource configuration with the first parent IAB node or the second parent IAB node is changed, and the first parent IAB node or the second parent IAB node, the child IAB node, or the terminal ( For example, data may be transmitted/received with at least one of terminals within a cell.

In order to perform the above embodiments of the present disclosure, FIGS. 14 and 15 respectively illustrate a transmitter, a receiver, and a control unit of a terminal and a base station. 16 also shows the arrangement of an IAB node. 14 to 16 show a base station (Donor base station) that transmits and receives a backhaul link with an IAB node through mmWave when a backhaul link or an access link is transmitted and received through an IAB node in a 5G communication system corresponding to embodiments of the present disclosure. A transmission/reception method and a transmission/reception method of a terminal that transmits/receives an access link with an IAB node are shown, and to perform this, a transmission unit, a reception unit, and a processing unit of a base station, a terminal, and an IAB node may each operate according to an embodiment.

14 is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 14 , a terminal of the present disclosure may include a terminal control unit 1401 , a receiver 1402 , and a transmitter 1403 . also. Although not shown, the terminal may further include a memory. However, the components of the terminal are not limited to the example of FIG. 14 . For example, a terminal may include more or fewer components than the aforementioned components. In addition, the terminal controller 1401, the receiver 1402, and the transmitter 1403 may be implemented as a single chip.

The terminal control unit 1401 may control a series of processes in which the terminal may operate according to the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, transmission and reception of an access link with an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be differently controlled. The terminal control unit 1401 may transmit and receive information by controlling the terminal receiving unit 1402 and the terminal transmitting unit 1403 . Also, the terminal control unit 1401 may include one or more processors.

The terminal receiver 1402 and the terminal transmitter 1403 may be collectively referred to as transceivers in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The transmitting/receiving unit may transmit/receive signals with the base station. The signal may include control information and data. To this end, the transceiver may include an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low-noise amplifying a received signal and down-converting its frequency. In addition, the transmitting/receiving unit may receive a signal through a wireless channel, output the signal to the terminal control unit 1401, and transmit the signal output from the terminal control unit 1401 through the wireless channel.

A memory (not shown) may store programs and data required for operation of the terminal. Also, the memory may store control information or data included in a signal obtained from the terminal. The memory may include a storage medium such as a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, and a DVD, or a combination of storage media. In addition, the memory may not exist separately but may be included in the terminal control unit 1401. In addition, the terminal control unit 1401 may control components of the terminal by executing a program stored in a memory.

15 is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of a base station (Donor base station) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 15 , the base station of the present disclosure may include a base station controller 1501 , a receiver 1502 , and a transmitter 1503 . also. Although not shown, the base station may further include a memory. However, components of the base station are not limited to the example of FIG. 15 . For example, a base station may include more or fewer components than those described above. In addition, the base station controller 1501, the receiver 1502, and the transmitter 1503 may be implemented as a single chip.

The base station control unit 1501 can control a series of processes so that the base station can operate according to the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, transmission and reception of a backhaul link and transmission and reception of an access link with an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be differently controlled. The base station control unit 1501 may control the base station receiving unit 1502 and the base station transmitting unit 1503 to transmit and receive information. Also, the base station control unit 1501 may include one or more processors.

The base station receiving unit 1502 and the base station transmitting unit 1503 may collectively be referred to as transceivers in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The transmission/reception unit may transmit/receive signals with the terminal. The signal may include control information and data. To this end, the transceiver may include an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low-noise amplifying a received signal and down-converting its frequency. In addition, the transceiver may receive a signal through a radio channel, output the signal to the base station controller 1501, and transmit the signal output from the base station controller 1501 through a radio channel.

A memory (not shown) may store programs and data necessary for the operation of the base station. Also, the memory may store control information or data included in a signal obtained from the base station. The memory may include a storage medium such as a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, and a DVD, or a combination of storage media. In addition, the memory may not exist separately and may be included in the base station control unit 1501. In addition, the base station control unit 1501 may control components of the base station by executing a program stored in memory.

16 is a block diagram illustrating an internal structure of an IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 16, the IAB node of the present disclosure may include a base station function control unit 1601, a base station function receiving unit 1602, and a base station function transmitting unit 1603 of the IAB node for transmitting and receiving data to and from a lower IAB node through a backhaul link. can In addition, the IAB node initially connects to the upper IAB node and the donor base station, transmits and receives the upper signal before transmitting and receiving through the backhaul link, and the terminal function control unit 1611 of the IAB node for transmitting and receiving the backhaul link with the upper IAB node and the donor base station, the terminal function It may include a receiving unit 1612, a terminal function transmitting unit 1613, and the like. also. Although not shown, the IAB node may further include a memory. However, components of the IAB node are not limited to the example of FIG. 16 . For example, an IAB node may include more or fewer components than those described above. In addition, each component shown in FIG. 16 may be implemented in the form of a single chip. In addition, each of the base station function controller 1601 of the IAB node and the terminal function controller 1611 of the IAB node may include one or more processors.

The base station function controller 1601 of the IAB node can control a series of processes so that the IAB node can operate like a base station according to the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the function of the DU of the IAB node described above can be done For example, the base station function controller 1601 may differently control transmission and reception of a backhaul link with a lower IAB node and transmission and reception of an access link with a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The base station function receiver 1602 and the base station function transmitter 1603 may collectively be referred to as transceivers in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The transmission/reception unit may transmit/receive signals to/from lower IAB nodes and terminals. The signal may include control information and data. To this end, the transceiver may include an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low-noise amplifying a received signal and down-converting its frequency. In addition, the transceiver may receive a signal through a radio channel, output the signal to the base station function controller 1601, and transmit the signal output from the base station function controller 1601 through a radio channel.

The terminal function controller 1611 of the IAB node can control a series of processes in which the lower IAB node can operate like a terminal for data transmission and reception with the Donor base station or the upper IAB node according to the above-described embodiment of the present disclosure, , for example, can perform the function of the MT of the IAB node described above. For example, the terminal function control unit 1611 may differently control transmission and reception of a backhaul link between a Donor base station and an upper IAB node according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The terminal function receiver 1612 and the terminal function transmitter 1613 may be collectively referred to as a transceiver in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The transmitting/receiving unit may transmit/receive signals with the Donor base station and the upper IAB node. The signal may include control information and data. To this end, the transceiver may include an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of a transmitted signal, and an RF receiver for low-noise amplifying a received signal and down-converting its frequency. In addition, the transmitting/receiving unit may receive a signal through a wireless channel, output the signal to the terminal function controller 1611, and transmit the signal output from the terminal function controller 1611 through a wireless channel.

A memory (not shown) may store programs and data necessary for the operation of the IAB node. Also, the memory may store control information or data included in a signal obtained from the IAB node. The memory may include a storage medium such as a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, and a DVD, or a combination of storage media. In addition, the memory may not exist separately and may be included in the base station function controller 1601 of the IAB node and/or the terminal function controller 1611 of the IAB node. In addition, the base station function controller 1601 of the IAB node and/or the terminal function controller 1611 of the IAB node may control components of the IAB node by executing a program stored in memory.

Meanwhile, the base station function controller 1601 of the IAB node included in the IAB node of FIG. 16 and the terminal function controller 1611 of the IAB node may be integrated with each other and implemented as an IAB node controller. In this case, the IAB node control unit can control the functions of the DU and MT together in the IAB node.

Methods according to the embodiments described in the claims or specification of the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

When implemented in software, a computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs (software modules) may be provided. One or more programs stored in a computer-readable storage medium are configured for execution by one or more processors in an electronic device. The one or more programs include instructions that cause the electronic device to execute methods according to embodiments described in the claims or specification of the present disclosure.

Such programs (software modules, software) may include random access memory, non-volatile memory including flash memory, read only memory (ROM), and electrically erasable programmable ROM. (EEPROM: Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), magnetic disc storage device, Compact Disc-ROM (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs), or other forms of It can be stored on optical storage devices, magnetic cassettes. Alternatively, it may be stored in a memory composed of a combination of some or all of these. In addition, each configuration memory may include a plurality.

In addition, the program accesses through a communication network such as the Internet, an Intranet, a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide LAN (WLAN), or a Storage Area Network (SAN), or a communication network composed of a combination thereof. It can be stored on an attachable storage device that can be accessed. Such a storage device may be connected to a device performing an embodiment of the present disclosure through an external port. In addition, a separate storage device on a communication network may be connected to a device performing an embodiment of the present disclosure.

In the specific embodiments of the present disclosure described above, components included in the present disclosure are expressed in singular or plural numbers according to the specific embodiments presented. However, the singular or plural expressions are selected appropriately for the presented situation for convenience of explanation, and the present disclosure is not limited to singular or plural components, and even components expressed in plural are composed of the singular number or singular. Even the expressed components may be composed of a plurality. On the other hand, the embodiments of the present disclosure disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only presented as specific examples to easily explain the technical content of the present disclosure and help understanding of the present disclosure. However, it is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure. That is, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the present disclosure are possible. In addition, each of the above embodiments can be operated in combination with each other as needed. For example, a base station and a terminal may be operated by combining parts of one embodiment of the present disclosure and another embodiment. In addition, embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to other communication systems, and other modifications based on the technical ideas of the embodiments may also be implemented.

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A control signal processing method in a wireless communication system,
Receiving a first control signal transmitted from a base station;
processing the received first control signal; and
and transmitting a second control signal generated based on the processing to the base station.

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