US20150373654A1 - Radio communication system, radio communication method, radio base station and user terminal - Google Patents

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US20150373654A1
US20150373654A1 US14/762,546 US201314762546A US2015373654A1 US 20150373654 A1 US20150373654 A1 US 20150373654A1 US 201314762546 A US201314762546 A US 201314762546A US 2015373654 A1 US2015373654 A1 US 2015373654A1
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  • the present invention relates to a radio communication system, a radio communication method, a radio base station and a user terminal that are applicable to cellular systems and so on.
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • W-CDMA Wideband Code Division Multiple Access
  • HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
  • HSUPA High Speed Uplink Packet Access
  • the system band of an LTE-A system includes at least one component carrier (CC), where the system band of the LTE system is one unit. Achieving broadbandization by gathering a plurality of components carriers (cells) in this way is referred to as “carrier aggregation” (CA).
  • CA carrier aggregation
  • inter-cell orthogonalization As a promising technique for further improving the system performance of the LTE system, there is inter-cell orthogonalization.
  • intra-cell orthogonalization is made possible by orthogonal multiple access on both the uplink and the downlink. That is to say, on the downlink, orthogonality is established between user terminals UE (User Equipment) in the frequency domain.
  • UE User Equipment
  • CoMP coordinated multi-point transmission/reception
  • a plurality of cells coordinate and perform the process for transmitting and receiving signals, for one user terminal UE or for a plurality of user terminals UE.
  • simultaneous transmission by multiple cells by employing precoding, coordinated scheduling/beamforming and so on are under study.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above, and it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a radio communication system, a radio communication method, a radio base station and a user terminal, whereby, when downlink signals are transmitted from a plurality of transmission points to a user terminal, synchronization can be established between the transmission points.
  • the radio communication system is a radio communication system to have a first radio base station that forms a first cell, a second radio base station that forms a second cell, which is placed on an area of the first cell in an overlapping manner, and a user terminal that is capable of carrying out radio communication with the first radio base station and the second radio base station, and, in this radio communication system, the second radio base station has a receiving section that receives synchronization correction information, which is for establishing synchronization with a synchronization target, from the user terminal, and a synchronization correction section that corrects synchronization based on the synchronization correction information.
  • FIG. 1 provides diagrams to explain coordinated multiple-point transmission
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram to explain a heterogeneous network structure
  • FIG. 3 provides diagrams to show radio communication systems according to the present embodiment
  • FIG. 4 is an example sequence diagram to show a radio communication method according to the present embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is an example sequence diagram to show a radio communication method according to the present embodiment
  • FIG. 6 is an example sequence diagram to show a radio communication method according to the present embodiment
  • FIG. 7 is an example sequence diagram to show a radio communication method according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is an example sequence diagram to show a radio communication method according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 is an example sequence diagram to show a radio communication method according to the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram to explain a system structure of a radio communication system
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram to explain an overall structure of a radio base station
  • FIG. 12 is a functional block diagram that corresponds to a baseband processing section in a radio base station
  • FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram that corresponds to a baseband processing section in a radio base station
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram to explain an overall structure of a user terminal.
  • FIG. 15 is a functional block diagram that corresponds to a baseband processing section in a user terminal.
  • Downlink CoMP transmission includes coordinated scheduling/coordinated beamforming (CS/CB), and joint processing.
  • CS/CB refers to a method of transmitting a shared data channel (PDSCH: Physical Downlink Shared Channel) from only one transmission/reception point (or radio base station, cell, etc.) to one user terminal UE, and, as shown in FIG. 1A , allocates radio resources in the frequency/space domain, taking into account interference from other transmission/reception points, interference against other transmission/reception points, and so on.
  • PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel
  • joint processing refers to a method of transmitting a shared data channel from a plurality of transmission/reception points simultaneously by employing precoding, and includes joint transmission (JT) to transmit a shared data channel from a plurality of transmission/reception points to one user terminal UE as shown in FIG. 1B , and dynamic point selection (DPS) to select one transmission/reception point dynamically and transmit a shared data channel as shown in FIG. 1C .
  • JT joint transmission
  • DPS dynamic point selection
  • DPB dynamic point blanking
  • CoMP transmission is employed to improve the throughput of user terminals UE located on cell edges. Consequently, CoMP transmission is controlled to be applied when there is a user terminal UE located on a cell edge.
  • a radio base station apparatus finds differences between the quality information which the user terminal UE generates on a per cell basis (for example, the RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power)), the RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality), the SINR (Signal Interference plus Noise Ratio) and so on, and, when such differences equal or fall below a threshold—that is, when there is little difference in quality between the cells—decides that the user terminal UE is located on a cell edge, and applies CoMP transmission.
  • the quality information which the user terminal UE generates on a per cell basis for example, the RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power)
  • the RSRQ Reference Signal Received Quality
  • SINR Signal Interference plus Noise Ratio
  • a structure to include a plurality of remote radio equipment (RRE) that are connected to a radio base station (radio base station eNB) via optical fiber and/or the like RRE structure-based centralized control
  • RRE structure-based centralized control RRE structure-based centralized control
  • radio base station eNB independent base station structure-based autonomous distributed control
  • downlink signals (downlink control signals, downlink data signals, synchronization signals, reference signals and so on) are transmitted from a plurality of transmission points or from a specific transmission point, to a user terminal UE.
  • the user terminal UE Upon receiving the downlink signals, the user terminal UE performs the receiving process by using, for example, the reference signals (cell-specific reference signals (CRSS), user-specific demodulation reference signals (DM-RSs), channel state measurement reference signals (CSI-RSs) and so on).
  • the receiving process carried out by the user terminal UE includes, for example, signal processing such as channel estimation, a synchronization process, a demodulation process, a feedback information (CSI) generation process and so on.
  • a heterogeneous network structure to arrange many small cells S on the area of a macro cell M is under study.
  • small cells S to use different frequencies (for example, 3.5 GHz) from those of the macro cell M are overlaid.
  • SCE Small Cell Enhancement
  • the present inventor has noticed that, in a network structure in which small cells S are placed densely on a macro cell M area, it is possible to establish synchronization between the small cells S, by allowing the small cells S to estimate the desynchronization (out-of-synchronization) between the small cells S by transmitting and receiving information related to the synchronization that is acquired from radio signals, by using one of the macro cell M, nearby small cells S and user terminals UE, and, furthermore, correct the synchronization in steps or all at once based on information about the estimated desynchronization, and thereupon arrived at the present invention.
  • the present invention is designed to estimate the desynchronization between small cells S by transmitting and receiving information related to synchronization that is acquired from radio signals, by using one of a macro cell M, nearby small cells S or user terminals UE, and correcting the synchronization between the small cells S based on information about the estimated desynchronization.
  • the synchronization process includes a “synchronization acquisition process,” which is the process of establishing a synchronous state at the beginning of communication, and a “synchronization tracking process,” which is the process of continuing monitoring after synchronization is established so that the synchronous state is not lost upon modulation, due to the condition of noise, and so on.
  • “Synchronization” as used herein refers to one or both of “synchronization acquisition” and “synchronization tracking,” unless explained otherwise, and the “synchronization process” as used herein refers to one or both of the “synchronization acquisition process” and the “synchronization tracking process.”
  • the macro cell M can acquire absolute synchronization (hereinafter also referred to as “GPS synchronization”), by using a GPS clock that is extracted from electromagnetic waves from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite. Furthermore, the macro cell M can collect the desynchronization (out-of-synchronaization) information, and report the amount of correction of synchronization to each small cell S.
  • GPS synchronization absolute synchronization
  • the macro cell M can collect the desynchronization (out-of-synchronaization) information, and report the amount of correction of synchronization to each small cell S.
  • Part of the small cells S can acquire absolute synchronization by using a GPS clock. Also, part of the small cells S can collect the desynchronization information as a representative, and report the amount of correction of synchronization to each small cell S. Furthermore, the small cells S can assume user terminal UE mode and execute part or all of the functions of the user terminals UE.
  • the user terminals UE can acquire absolute synchronization by using a GPS clock. Also, the user terminals UE may be able to connect with the small cells S, or may be able to connect with the macro cell M. Alternatively, the user terminals UE may be able to connect with both the small cells S and the macro cell M.
  • a macro cell M and a group of small cells S are provided as shown in FIG. 3A , where the small cells S receive radio signals transmitted from the macro cell M, and establish synchronization between the small cells S based on these signals.
  • small cells S receive radio signals transmitted from a macro cell M, and establish synchronization between the small cells S based on these signals.
  • the macro cell M transmits synchronization signals, which are radio signals, to the small cells S (step S 101 ). Then, the small cells S correct their synchronization in accordance with the synchronization signals received (step S 102 ). By executing step S 102 , the small cells S synchronize with the macro cell M. By executing steps S 101 and S 102 with respect to each small cell S (S #1 to S #n), synchronization is established between the small cells S.
  • the small cells S can send a request for the information to the macro cell Min advance, and acquire a priori information.
  • a structure may be employed in which the small cells S discover the cell ID of the macro cell M by performing a cell search. By this means, it is possible to receive the synchronization signals without errors.
  • a priori information from the macro cell M it is also possible to report a priori information from the macro cell M to the small cells S in advance.
  • a structure to send the a priori information by using a backhaul link may be employed. By this means, it is possible to receive the synchronization signals without errors.
  • the synchronization signals it is possible to use conventional signals such as the PSS/SSS (PSS: Primary Synchronization Signal, and SSS: Secondary Synchronization Signal), the CRS, the CSI-RS, the DM-RS, the PRS (Positioning Reference Signals), the SRS (Sounding Reference Signal) and so on, or use signals that are newly defined.
  • the newly defined signals may include, for example, a signal in which a conventional signal is multiplexed in arbitrary subframe intervals, a discovery signal and so on.
  • the discovery signals refers to a signal that is defined on the downlink in the radio communication scheme for the local areas, and is a detection signal which the user terminals UE use to detect the small cells S.
  • the discovery signal may be referred to as, for example, the “PDCH (Physical Discovery Channel),” the “BS (Beacon Signal),” the “DPS (Discovery Pilot Signal)” and so on.
  • the discovery signal may be formed with one of the signals (a) to (e) shown below, or may be formed by combining the signals (a) to (e) in an arbitrary manner.
  • the synchronization signals (PSS and SSS) defined in LTE (Rel. 8) may be used.
  • Signals that use the same sequences as the synchronization signals defined in LTE (Rel. 8), and multiplex these sequences in different locations along the time/frequency direction may be used.
  • signals to multiplex the PSS and the SSS in different slots may be used.
  • Discovery signals that are defined anew for small cell selection may be used. For example, signals that have characteristics of having a long transmission cycle and having a large amount of radio resources per transmission unit compared to the synchronization signals (PSS and SSS) defined in LTE (Rel. 8) may be used.
  • PSS and SSS synchronization signals
  • Conventional reference signals (the CSI-RS, the CRS, the DM-RS, the PRS and the SRS) that are defined in LTE-A (Rel. 10) may be used. Also, part of the conventional reference signals (for example, a signal to transmit the CRS of one port in a 5-msec cycle) may be used.
  • the radio communication system according to the first example may be structured to further have a synchronization management server.
  • the synchronization management server can be accessed from the macro cell M or from the small cells S, and can collect desynchronization information and report the amount of correction of synchronization to each small cell S.
  • the macro cell M transmits synchronization signals, which are radio signals, to the small cells S (step S 111 ).
  • the small cells S estimate their desynchronization from the synchronization signals that are received (step S 112 ), and report desynchronization information to the synchronization management server by using a wired link (step S 113 ).
  • the synchronization management server determines the amount of correction of synchronization from the desynchronization information that is reported (step S 114 ), and reports the amount of correction of synchronization to the small cells S by using a wired link (step S 115 ).
  • the small cells S correct their synchronization based on the amount of correction of synchronization that is received (step S 116 ).
  • step S 116 the small cells S synchronize with the macro cell M.
  • the small cells S receive radio signals transmitted from the macro cell M, and establish synchronization between the small cells S based on these signals.
  • a macro cell M a group of small cells S (S #1 to S #n) and a user terminal UE are provided as shown in FIG. 3B , and the user terminal UE assists the synchronization between the small cells S in an autonomous distributed manner, so that synchronization is established between the small cells S.
  • the small cells S transmit synchronization signals to the user terminal UE (step S 121 ).
  • the synchronization signals the same synchronization signals as those used in the first example can be used.
  • step S 121 it is also possible to transmit a signal to designate the target cells to estimate the desynchronization in step S 122 , from the macro cell M or the small cells S to the user terminal UE, by using higher layer signaling and so on. By this means, it is possible to designate the target cells to estimate the desynchronization.
  • step S 121 it is also possible to transmit information as to whether or not GPS synchronization is established between the small cells S, from the macro cell M or the small cells S to the user terminal UE, by using higher layer signaling and so on. By this means, it becomes possible to report information about the small cells S where absolute synchronization is established, to the user terminal UE.
  • the user terminal UE having received the synchronization signals, estimates the deviation (desynchronization) in time and frequency with respect to nearby small cells S (step S 122 ).
  • the target cells to estimate the deviation in time and frequency may be all the small cells S from which the user terminal UE can receive the synchronization signals, or may be small cells S (group) that are designated in advance. Furthermore, cells that rank high in the received quality of the synchronization signals may be arbitrarily selected on the user terminal UE side as target cells.
  • the user terminal UE reports desynchronization information to the connecting small cell S or the macro cell M (step S 123 a and S 123 b ).
  • the small cell S having received the desynchronization information from the user terminal UE can transfer part or all of this received desynchronization information to other small cells S that have the cell ID contained in the desynchronization information.
  • the macro cell M having received the desynchronization information from the user terminal UE determine the amount of correction of synchronization from this reported desynchronization information, and transmit the amount of correction of synchronization to each small cell S.
  • step S 124 the small cells S having received the desynchronization information or the amount of correction of synchronization correct their synchronization based on this information.
  • steps S 122 and S 123 a (S 123 b ) in each user terminal UE synchronization is established between the small cells S.
  • the radio communication system according to the second example may be structured to further have a synchronization management server.
  • the user terminal UE may report the desynchronization information to the synchronization management server.
  • the synchronization management server having received the report, may be structured to determine the amount of correction of synchronization from the desynchronization information reported, and transmit the amount of correction of synchronization to each small cell S.
  • RACH Random Access Channel
  • user terminals UE that are synchronized with the macro cell M transmit RACH signals to the small cells S based on the time of the macro cell M (step S 131 ).
  • user terminals UE that are GPS-synchronized transmit the RACH signals based on the GPS clock (step S 131 ).
  • the user terminals UE may select the preamble indices in advance.
  • the small cells S correct their desynchronization based on the RACH information received (step S 132 ).
  • the small cells S can estimate the average desynchronization by using, for example, RACH information that is transmitted from a plurality of user terminals UE.
  • the small cells S can locate user terminals UE that are present near the small cells S based on the times the RACHs are received, the received quality of the RACHs, and so on, and estimate the desynchronization based on the RACH information from these user terminals UE.
  • step S 132 By executing above step S 132 in each small cell S, synchronization is established between the small cells S.
  • the small cells S transmit synchronization signals to the user terminals UE (step S 141 ).
  • user terminals UE that are synchronized with the macro cell M estimate the desynchronization between the macro cell M and the small cells S by using the synchronization signals received (step S 142 ).
  • user terminals UE that are GPS-synchronized estimate the desynchronization between the macro cell M and the small cells S by using the synchronization signals received (step S 142 ).
  • the user terminals UE to estimate the desynchronization may be all the user terminals UE that can receive the synchronization signals, or may be user terminals UE (group) that are designated in advance. Alternatively, it is equally possible to arbitrarily select user terminals UE that rank high in the received quality of the synchronization signals on the small cell S side as user terminals UE to estimate the desynchronization, and send notice to these user terminals UE.
  • the small cells S can estimate the received quality in the user terminals UE by using uplink reference signals from the user terminals UE. Also, it is equally possible that the user terminals UE report the received quality in the user terminals UE to the small cells S.
  • the user terminals UE report desynchronization information to the connecting small cells S (step S 143 a ).
  • the user terminals UE report the desynchronization information to the small cells S via the macro cell M (step S 143 b ).
  • step S 144 the small cells S having received the desynchronization information correct their synchronization based on this information.
  • steps S 141 and S 144 in each small cell S synchronization is established between the small cells S via the synchronization between the user terminals UE and the macro cell M, or via the absolute synchronization of the user terminals UE with a GPS clock.
  • the user terminals UE may report the desynchronization information to the synchronization management server. Then, the synchronization management server, having received the report, may be structured to determine the amount of correction of synchronization from the desynchronization information that is reported, and transmit the amount of correction of synchronization to each small cell S.
  • user terminals UE assist the synchronization between the small cells S in an autonomous distributed manner, so that synchronization is established between the small cells S.
  • a group of small cells S (S #1 to S #n) are provided as shown in FIG. 3C , and the synchronization between the small cells S is established by transmitting and receiving radio signals between the small cells S.
  • small cell cooperation where the synchronization between the small cells S is established by transmitting and receiving radio signals between the small cells S.
  • small cell S #1 transmits synchronization signals, which are radio signals, to neighboring small cell S #2 (step S 151 ).
  • synchronization signals the same synchronization signals as those used in the first example can be used.
  • step S 151 from which small cells S, at what times and using which resources the synchronization signals are transmitted can be determined in each small cell S.
  • the macro cell M or the synchronization management server may determine the small cells S to transmit the synchronization signals, and send notice to these small cell S.
  • the synchronization signals may be transmitted on a regular basis.
  • a small cell S may directly make a request to other small cells S so that the synchronization signals are transmitted from these other small cells S.
  • a small cell S may make a request to the macro cell M or the synchronization management server so that the synchronization signals are transmitted from other small cells S.
  • the small cells S having received the synchronization signals measure the desynchronization with respect to nearby small cells S by using the synchronization signals (step S 152 ).
  • the small cells S having received the synchronization signals correct their synchronization so that the desynchronizations measured between the small cells become smaller (step S 153 ).
  • the correction of synchronization may be conducted by estimating the average desynchronization by using, for example, the synchronization signals transmitted from a plurality of small cells S.
  • a small cell S may operate as a user terminal UE (user terminal UE mode) and realize the UE-assisted autonomous example that has been described with the second example, without involving user terminals UE. Also, by operating as a user terminal UE (user terminal UE mode), a small cell S may perform a terminal discovery process (discovery process) by using the above-described discovery signals in terminal-to-terminal communication (D2D communication), and establish synchronization with other small cells S that operate as user terminals UE.
  • a terminal discovery process discovery process
  • D2D communication terminal-to-terminal communication
  • the synchronization signals may be transmitted not only to the small cells S, but may also be transmitted to the user terminals UE as well.
  • the synchronization signals may be transmitted not only to the small cells S, but may also be transmitted to the user terminals UE as well.
  • the synchronization between the small cells S is established by transmitting and receiving radio signals between the small cells S.
  • the desynchronization information that is reported from the small cells S to the synchronization management server in the first example (step S 113 ), or the desynchronization information that is reported from the user terminals UE to the macro cell M and the small cells S in the second example (step S 123 a and 123 b or steps S 143 a and 143 b ) is one of the information (a) to (h) shown below, or may be formed by combining the following information (a) to (h) in an arbitrary manner.
  • Identification information (ID) of the user terminals UE that estimate the desynchronization or the target small cells S may be used.
  • Identification information (ID) of the user terminals UE or the small cells S being the source from which the synchronization signals used in the estimation of desynchronization are transmitted may be used.
  • identification information to represent an absolute clock and a reference clock may be used.
  • indicators that can identify whether or not GPS is used identify the macro cell M, identify the cell IDs of the small cells S having a reference clock, or identify arbitrary combinations of these.
  • the reference clock here refers to, for example, the clock of one of a GPS, the macro cell M, a specific small cell S, and the recipient of synchronization information.
  • the desynchronization here includes one or both of desynchronization in time and desynchronization in frequency.
  • the small cells S or the user terminals UE can execute one of the controls (a) to (g) shown below, or execute control combining (a) to (g) in an arbitrary manner.
  • Control to reduce the number of reporting bits when reporting desynchronization information may be executed.
  • rough synchronization is the premise (macro synchronization or rough synchronization between small cells), it is possible to reduce the number of bits to use for the reporting.
  • rough synchronization refers to synchronization at several hundreds of Hz in frequency, and refers to synchronization on the subframe or the frame level in time.
  • Control to reduce the frequency of reporting desynchronization information may be executed. For example, a small cell S, once synchronized, is unlikely to go completely out of synchronization in short time, so that it is possible to reduce the frequency of reporting by using the magnitude of the desynchronization that is detected.
  • Control to designate the user terminals UE or the small cells S to report desynchronization information in advance may be executed.
  • Control to designate the user terminals UE or the small cells S to report desynchronization information from the macro cell M or a small cell S may be executed.
  • Control to designate the user terminals UE or the small cells S to report desynchronization information from a small cell S or a user terminal UE that is near the user terminals UE or the small cells S to which the desynchronization information is reported may be executed. Note that whether or not a user terminal UE or a small cell S is near the user terminals UE or the small cells S to which the desynchronization information is reported can be judged based on radio quality or the time of reception.
  • Control to designate the user terminals UE or the small cells S to report desynchronization information from a user terminal UE or a small cell S of high radio quality may be executed.
  • Control to designate the user terminals UE or the small cells S to report desynchronization information from a user terminal UE or a small cell S where the desynchronization is equal to or less than a predetermined range may be executed.
  • the synchronization management server determines the amount of correction of synchronization based on that desynchronization information.
  • the synchronization management server can execute one of the controls (a) to (c) shown below, or execute control to combine (a) to (c) in an arbitrary manner.
  • each small cell S can estimate the reliability of the synchronization that is established between the small cells S as a result of synchronization.
  • the reliability of synchronization between small cells S may be estimated by using one of the methods (a) to (f) shown below, or by combining the methods (a) to (f) in an arbitrary manner.
  • the method of estimating the reliability of synchronization from the number of user terminals UE or small cells S that report synchronization information in a certain period of time may be used when synchronization is established by using radio signals.
  • the method of estimating the reliability of synchronization from the frequency of correcting synchronization may be used when synchronization is established by using radio signals.
  • the method of estimating the reliability of synchronization from the variation of synchronization correction values over time may be used when synchronization is established by using radio signals.
  • the method of estimating the reliability of synchronization from the magnitude of the synchronization correction value may be used when synchronization is established by using radio signals.
  • the method of estimating the reliability of synchronization from the radio quality of the synchronization signals may be used when synchronization is established by using radio signals.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram to show a schematic configuration of the radio communication system according to the present embodiment.
  • the radio communication system shown in FIG. 10 is a system to accommodate, for example, an LTE system or SUPER 3G.
  • This radio communication system adopts carrier aggregation to group a plurality of fundamental frequency blocks (component carriers) into one, where the system band of the LTE system constitutes one unit.
  • this radio communication system may be referred to as “IMT-advanced,” or may be referred to as “4G” or “FRA (Future Radio Access).”
  • the radio communication system 1 illustrated in FIG. 10 includes a radio base station 21 that forms a macro cell C 1 as a first cell, and radio base stations 22 a and 22 b that form small cells C 2 as second cells, which are placed inside the macro cell C 1 and which are narrower than the macro cell C 1 . Also, in the macro cell C 1 and in each small cell C 2 , user terminals 10 are placed. The user terminals 10 are structured to be able to perform radio communication with both the radio base station 21 and the radio base stations 22 .
  • Communication between the user terminals 10 and the radio base station 21 is carried out using a carrier of a relatively low frequency band (for example, 2 GHz) and a wide bandwidth (referred to as a “legacy carrier” and so on). Meanwhile, between the user terminals 10 and the radio base stations 22 , a carrier of a relatively high frequency band (for example, 3.5 GHz) and a narrow bandwidth may be used, or the same carrier as that used in the radio base station 21 may be used.
  • the radio base station 21 and each radio base station 22 are connected by wire connection or by wireless connection.
  • the radio base station 21 and the radio base stations 22 are each connected with a higher station apparatus 30 , and are connected with a core network 40 via the higher station apparatus 30 .
  • the higher station apparatus 30 may be, for example, an access gateway apparatus, a radio network controller (RNC), a mobility management entity (MME) and so on, but is by no means limited to these.
  • RNC radio network controller
  • MME mobility management entity
  • each radio base station 22 may be connected with the higher station apparatus via the radio base station 21 .
  • the radio base station 21 is a radio base station having a relatively wide coverage, and may be referred to as an “eNodeB,” a “radio base station,” a “transmission point” and so on.
  • the radio base stations 22 are radio base stations having local coverages, and may be referred to as “pico base stations,” “femto base stations,” “Home eNodeBs,” “RRHs (Remote Radio Heads),” “micro base stations,” “transmission points” and so on.
  • the radio base stations 21 and 22 will be hereinafter collectively referred to as “radio base station 20 ,” unless distinction needs to be drawn otherwise.
  • the user terminals 10 are terminals to support various communication schemes such as LTE and LTE-A (for example, UEs of Rel. 11 and earlier versions and UEs of Rel. 12 and later versions), and may include mobile communication terminals as well as fixed communication terminals.
  • LTE and LTE-A for example, UEs of Rel. 11 and earlier versions and UEs of Rel. 12 and later versions
  • OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • SC-FDMA Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
  • OFDMA is a multi-carrier transmission scheme to perform communication by dividing a frequency band into a plurality of narrow frequency bands (subcarriers) and mapping data to each subcarrier.
  • SC-FDMA is a single-carrier transmission scheme to reduce interference between terminals by dividing the system band into bands formed with one or continuous resource blocks, per terminal, and allowing a plurality of terminals to use mutually different bands.
  • Downlink communication channels include a PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel), which is used by each user terminal 10 on a shared basis, and downlink L1/L2 control channels (a PDCCH, a PCFICH, a PHICH and an EPDCCH).
  • a PDCCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel
  • PCFICH Physical Control Format Indicator Channel
  • HARQ ACKs and NACKs for the PUSCH are transmitted by the PHICH (Physical Hybrid-ARQ Indicator CHannel). Also, scheduling information for the PDSCH and the PUSCH and so on may be transmitted by the EPDCCH (Enhanced PDCCH) as well. This EPDCCH can be arranged to be frequency-division-multiplexed with the PDSCH.
  • Uplink communication channels include a PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared CHannel), which is used by each user terminal 10 on a shared basis as an uplink data channel, and a PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control CHannel), which is an uplink control channel. User data and higher control information are transmitted by this PUSCH. Also, downlink radio quality information (CQI: Channel Quality Indicator), ACKs/NACKs and so on are transmitted by the PUCCH.
  • PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared CHannel
  • PUCCH Physical Uplink Control CHannel
  • CQI Channel Quality Indicator
  • ACKs/NACKs and so on are transmitted by the PUCCH.
  • a radio base station 20 (which may be all of 21 , 22 a and 22 b ) according to the present embodiment will be described.
  • the radio base station 20 has transmitting/receiving antennas 201 , amplifying sections 202 , transmitting/receiving sections (transmitting section/receiving section) 203 , a baseband signal processing section 204 ( 214 ), a call processing section 205 and a transmission path interface 206 .
  • Transmission data to be transmitted from the radio base station 20 to user terminals 10 on the downlink is input from the higher station apparatus 30 to the baseband signal processing section 204 ( 214 ), via the transmission path interface 206 .
  • a downlink data channel signal is subjected to a PDCP layer process, division and coupling of transmission data, an RLC (Radio Link Control) layer transmission process such as an RLC retransmission control transmission process, MAC (Medium Access Control) retransmission control, including, for example, an HARQ transmission process, scheduling, transport format selection, channel coding, an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) process and a precoding process.
  • RLC Radio Link Control
  • MAC Medium Access Control
  • HARQ transmission process including, for example, an HARQ transmission process, scheduling, transport format selection, channel coding, an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) process and a precoding process.
  • IFFT inverse fast Fourier transform
  • the signal of a physical downlink control channel which is a downlink control channel, is also subjected to transmission processes such as channel coding and an inverse fast Fourier transform.
  • the baseband signal processing section 204 reports control information for allowing each user terminal 10 to perform radio communication with the radio base station 20 , to the user terminals 10 connected to the same cell, by a broadcast channel.
  • the information for allowing communication in the cell includes, for example, the uplink or downlink system bandwidth, root sequence identification information (root sequence indices) for generating random access preamble signals in the PRACH and so on.
  • the transmitting/receiving sections 203 convert baseband signals output from the baseband signal processing section 204 ( 214 ) into a radio frequency band.
  • the amplifying sections 202 amplify the radio frequency signals having been subjected to frequency conversion, and transmit the results through the transmitting/receiving antennas 201 .
  • the transmitting/receiving sections 203 function as a receiving section that receives synchronization correction information, which is for establishing synchronization between the targets of synchronization, from each user terminal 10 , and function as a transmitting section that transmits the synchronization signals to each user terminal 10 .
  • radio frequency signals that are received in the transmitting/receiving antennas 201 are each amplified in the amplifying sections 202 , converted into baseband signals through frequency conversion in the transmitting/receiving sections 203 , and input in the baseband signal processing section 204 ( 214 ).
  • the transmission data that is included in the baseband signals received on the uplink is subjected to an FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) process, an IDFT (Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform) process, error correction decoding, a MAC retransmission control receiving process, and RLC layer and PDCP layer receiving processes.
  • FFT Fast Fourier Transform
  • IDFT Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform
  • error correction decoding error correction decoding
  • MAC retransmission control receiving process a MAC retransmission control receiving process
  • RLC layer and PDCP layer receiving processes RLC layer and PDCP layer receiving processes.
  • the call processing section 205 performs call processing such as setting up and releasing communication channels, manages the state of the radio base station 20 and manages the radio resources.
  • FIG. 12 is a block diagram to show the structure of the baseband signal processing section provided in the radio base station 21 shown in FIG. 11 .
  • the baseband signal processing section 204 is primarily formed with a layer 1 processing section 2041 , a MAC processing section 2042 , an RLC processing section 2043 and a synchronization signal generating section 2044 .
  • the layer 1 processing section 2041 primarily performs processes pertaining to the physical layer. For example, the layer 1 processing section 2041 applies processes to signals that are received on the uplink, including channel decoding, a discrete Fourier transform (DFT), frequency demapping, an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT), data demodulation and so on. Also, the layer 1 processing section 2041 applies processes to signals to transmit on the downlink, including channel coding, data modulation, frequency mapping and an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT).
  • DFT discrete Fourier transform
  • IFFT inverse fast Fourier transform
  • IFFT inverse fast Fourier transform
  • the MAC processing section 2042 performs processes for the signals that are received on the uplink, including MAC layer retransmission control, scheduling of the uplink/downlink, transport format selection for the PUSCH/PDSCH, resource block selection for the PUSCH/PDSCH, and so on.
  • the RLC processing section 2043 performs, for packets that are received on the uplink/packets to transmit on the downlink, division of the packets, coupling of the packets, RLC layer retransmission control and so on.
  • the synchronization signal generating section 2044 generates the synchronization signals shown earlier with the first example. That is, the synchronization signal generating section 2044 generates synchronization signals that serve as a basis when the small cells synchronize.
  • FIG. 13 is a block diagram to show the structure of the baseband signal processing section in the radio base stations 22 a and 22 b shown in FIG. 11 .
  • the baseband signal processing section 214 is primarily formed with a layer 1 processing section 2141 , a MAC processing section 2142 , an RLC processing section 2143 , a synchronization signal generating section 2144 , a synchronization correction section 2145 and a synchronization estimation section 2146 .
  • the layer 1 processing section 2141 , the MAC processing section 2142 and the RLC processing section 2143 perform the same processes as those by the layer 1 processing section 2041 , the MAC processing section 2042 and the RLC processing section 2043 shown in FIG. 12 .
  • the synchronization signal generating section 2144 generates the synchronization signals shown earlier with the second example and the third example. That is, the synchronization signal generating section 2144 generates synchronization signals that are used to estimate information about desynchronization as information for the correction of synchronization in the user terminals.
  • the synchronization correction section 2145 corrects the synchronization based on the synchronization correction information that is received.
  • the synchronization estimation section 2146 estimates information about the desynchronization with respect to the synchronization target (for example, the macro cell, GPS clock and so on) in accordance with the synchronization correction information.
  • a user terminal 10 has transmitting/receiving antennas 101 , amplifying sections 102 , transmitting/receiving sections (transmitting section/receiving section) 103 , a baseband signal processing section 104 and an application section 105 .
  • radio frequency signals that are received in the transmitting/receiving antennas 101 are amplified in the amplifying sections 102 , and converted into baseband signals through frequency conversion in the transmitting/receiving sections 103 . These baseband signals are subjected to an FFT process, error correction decoding, a retransmission control receiving process and so on, in the baseband signal processing section 104 .
  • downlink transmission data is transferred to the application section 105 .
  • the application section 105 performs processes related to higher layers above the physical layer and the MAC layer, and so on. Also, in the downlink data, broadcast information is also transferred to the application section 105 .
  • uplink transmission data is input from the application section 105 into the baseband signal processing section 104 .
  • the baseband signal processing section 104 performs a mapping process, a retransmission control (HARQ) transmission process, channel coding, a DFT process and an IFFT process.
  • the baseband signals that are output from the baseband signal processing section 104 are converted into a radio frequency band in the transmitting/receiving sections 103 .
  • the amplifying sections 102 amplify the radio frequency signals having been subjected to frequency conversion, and transmit the results from the transmitting/receiving antennas 101 .
  • transmitting/receiving sections 103 function as a receiving section to receive the synchronization signals.
  • FIG. 15 is a block diagram to show a structure of the baseband signal processing section in the user terminal shown in FIG. 14 .
  • the baseband signal processing section 104 is primarily formed with a layer 1 processing section 1041 , a MAC processing section 1042 , an RLC processing section 1043 , a synchronization estimation section 1044 and a synchronization correction information generating section 1045 .
  • the layer 1 processing section 1081 mainly performs processes related to the physical layer.
  • the layer 1 processing section 1081 applies processes such as channel decoding, a discrete Fourier transform (DFT), frequency demapping, an inverse Fourier transform (IFFT) and data demodulation, to a signal received on the downlink.
  • the layer 1 processing section 1081 performs processes for a signal to transmit on the uplink, including channel coding, data modulation, frequency mapping and an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT).
  • DFT discrete Fourier transform
  • IFFT inverse Fourier transform
  • IFFT inverse fast Fourier transform
  • the MAC processing section 1042 performs, for the signal received on the downlink, MAC layer retransmission control (hybrid ARQ), an analysis of downlink scheduling information (specifying the PDSCH transport format and specifying the PDSCH resource blocks) and so on. Also, the MAC processing section 1082 performs, for the signal to transmit on the uplink, MAC retransmission control, an analysis of uplink scheduling information (specifying the PUSCH transport format and specifying the PUSCH resource blocks) and so on.
  • MAC layer retransmission control hybrid ARQ
  • the MAC processing section 1082 performs, for the signal to transmit on the uplink, MAC retransmission control, an analysis of uplink scheduling information (specifying the PUSCH transport format and specifying the PUSCH resource blocks) and so on.
  • the RLC processing section 1043 performs, for the packets received on the downlink/the packets to transmit on the uplink, division of the packets, coupling of the packets, RLC layer retransmission control and so on.
  • the synchronization estimation section 1044 estimates the desynchronization between the small cells and the synchronization target based on the synchronization signals that are received.
  • the synchronization correction information generating section 1045 generates synchronization correction information.
  • the synchronization correction information is formed by including, for example, the desynchronization information estimated in the synchronization estimation section 1044 , the RACH signals shown earlier with the second example, and so on.
  • the radio base stations 21 , 22 a and 22 b may have the functions of a synchronization management server. That is, the radio base stations 21 , 22 a and 22 b may have synchronization information management functions for collecting desynchronization information and reporting the amount of correction of synchronization.
  • the present invention is by no means limited to the above embodiment and can be carried out with various changes.
  • the size, shape and so on shown in the accompanying drawings are by no means limiting, and can be changed as appropriate within the range in which the effect of the present invention is kept optimal.
  • the present invention can employ various changes and be implemented without departing the scope of the object of the present invention.

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