WO2000019640A9 - Fdma-übertragungsverfahren - Google Patents
Fdma-übertragungsverfahrenInfo
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- WO2000019640A9 WO2000019640A9 PCT/DE1999/002921 DE9902921W WO0019640A9 WO 2000019640 A9 WO2000019640 A9 WO 2000019640A9 DE 9902921 W DE9902921 W DE 9902921W WO 0019640 A9 WO0019640 A9 WO 0019640A9
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
- H04L5/00—Arrangements affording multiple use of the transmission path
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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- H04B7/00—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
- H04B7/24—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts
- H04B7/26—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts at least one of which is mobile
- H04B7/2621—Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts at least one of which is mobile using frequency division multiple access [FDMA]
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- the invention relates to a method for transmitting transmission signals in a communication system, in particular in a mobile radio system, the transmission signals being transmitted according to an FDMA (Frequency Division Multiple Access) multiple access method in a plurality of transmission frequency bands, each of which has a specific bandwidth .
- FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access
- a communication system is understood to mean a system for transmitting information of any kind, in particular digital data or speech information in a mobile radio system.
- the invention relates to both radio communication systems and communication systems that use transmission lines to transmit the transmission signals from a transmitter to a receiver.
- the parameter of the channels is, for example, the number or the frequency of one of several transmission frequency bands in which the communication information is transmitted using carrier frequencies.
- a plurality of time slots are provided in a TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) communication system.
- the time slots that define a specific, recurring time period have a predetermined length.
- the time slots will be assigned to the individual communication connections that exist or can be established between sending and receiving stations of the communication system.
- the communication information is encoded with a specific code and then transmitted. On the basis of the code known in the respective receiving station, the communication information assigned to the receiving station can be separated from other communication information that has been transmitted, for example, in the same time slot and / or in the same transmission frequency band.
- TDMA multiple access method
- FDMA single access method
- CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
- a channel is therefore defined by its time slot and by the frequency position and bandwidth of its transmission frequency band.
- the assignment of the radio channels, via which communication information can be transmitted between a specific base station and a specific mobile station, is assigned centrally by a coordination unit.
- the coordination unit controls the individual control units of the base station operated in the GSM and assigns them the radio channels.
- radio communication systems that operate in so-called uncoordinated operation are also known.
- the radio channels are not assigned centrally for the entire system, but rather the radio stations involved in a radio connection select the radio channels themselves from an existing pool of available radio channels.
- An example of a radio station that works in uncoordinated mode is the mobile station of a mobile radio system based on the DECT standard.
- a system based on the DECT standard or in a future UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
- the TDD (Time Division Duplex) method is known in particular, in which a first radio channel and a second radio channel of the same duplex radio connection use different time slots.
- the first radio channel represents the radio connection in one direction and the second radio channel represents the radio connection in the opposite direction.
- the UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) in TDD mode a multiple access concept is provided, which includes a combination of the multiple access methods FDMA, TDMA and CDMA.
- the UTRA-TDD is intended to permit unlicensed operation, in which, in the manner of an uncoordinated operation, individual or all involved transmitting and / or receiving stations choose their own radio channels. For example, the current interference situation, the data transmission rate (data rate) required for a specific operating mode, the operating mode, such as the transmission of speech data or digital data, and / or the overall frequency bandwidth available for the transmission are taken into account.
- a so-called dynamic channel assignment (DCA) takes place, in which alternative channels are observed continuously or at short intervals from the respective station in order to be able to change the currently used channel or channels.
- DCA dynamic channel assignment
- a possible reason for a required channel change is, for example, interference between communication links that use the same frequency ranges for radio transmission.
- the interfering radio connections can, for example, be neighboring cells of a cellular radio communication system.
- orthogonal radio channels It is known that a certain minimum number of orthogonal radio channels must be present in order to enable reliable, uncoordinated operation.
- the CDMA multiple access method is also generally suitable for ensuring a sufficient number of orthogonal channels.
- the CDMA makes it possible, for example, to operate several radio channels simultaneously, which use the same time slot / transmission frequency band combination. The individual channels are then selected based on their different codes.
- the communication information to be transmitted is spread with a spreading factor in order to obtain a plurality of channels due to the spreading.
- a spreading factor of 1 spreading is no longer possible, i.e. there is no CDMA component.
- a higher spreading factor on the other hand, a corresponding number of radio channels can be made available by spreading.
- the product of the spreading factor and the possible data rate in the spreading channels is constant.
- the spreading factor can assume values between 16 and 256, only powers of 2 with an integer exponent occurring.
- the CDMA only creates reliable resources or radio channels to a limited extent, since, for example, strong interference in the respective transmission frequency band can make the transmission of any transmission signals in this transmission frequency band impossible. This fact is known from the literature as a so-called near-far problem.
- a further interferer which transmits in the same frequency range, interferes at the same time with all channels generated by a spread.
- a frequency range of 5 MHz or integer multiples thereof will be available for the UTRA-TDD mode.
- Smooth, reliable operation in the UTRA-TDD mode must therefore work with a frequency bandwidth of 5 MHz.
- the total available frequency bandwidth limits the number of channels, based on a combination of the multiple access methods FDMA with TDMA and / or with CDMA. If, for example, the frequency band of 5 MHz is divided into 16 sub-frequency bands, each with a bandwidth of 312 kHz, 128 channels are available with eight time slots for each direction in duplex mode. Taking into account the technical options currently available, in this case only data transmission with a data rate of 256 kchip / s is possible in each sub-frequency band.
- the present invention is based on the object of providing a method for transmitting transmission signals of the type mentioned at the outset, which enables efficient use of the overall frequency spectrum available for transmission.
- the bandwidth of the plurality of available transmission frequency bands is variable. It is therefore possible, in particular, to increase the bandwidth in such a way that there is only a single transmission frequency band which corresponds to the total frequency range available. In other cases, however, there is no continuous, i.e. only an interrupted frequency range available for data transmission. In these cases, the available frequency range can only be covered by a plurality of transmission frequency bands. However, the fact that at least two transmission frequency bands are then present does not prevent data of the same communication link from being transmitted simultaneously in both transmission frequency bands.
- the bandwidth of the transmission frequency band or bands is set as a function of the operating mode and / or the transmission rate of a specific communication link and / or as a function of the operating state of the communication system, in particular of any interference that may be present. Due to the variability of the bandwidth, it is possible to react flexibly to the desired operation and / or the operating situation. In particular, only the minimum required bandwidth is set in each case.
- the size of the bandwidth depends, among other things the maximum possible transmission rate and the reception quality for a given interference situation. The maximum possible bandwidth is thus available for other existing or still to be established communication connections.
- the maximum possible number of channels can therefore be provided specifically for uncoordinated operation, the number generally not being constant over time, since the bandwidth of the currently used transmission frequency bands and thus the number of channels which can be used simultaneously can change. Furthermore, a CDMA multiple access component can be used more or more frequently the more bandwidth is available unused on average over time or the more effectively the available bandwidth is divided.
- adjacent frequency ranges are available for the transmission of the transmission signals, each of which has the same constant range width.
- the bandwidth is adjusted so that the respective transmission frequency band has a bandwidth that is equal to the range width or an integral multiple thereof.
- the division into adjacent frequency ranges of the same range width simplifies the administration of the frequency ranges and enables optimization when setting the bandwidth.
- the data rate can be adapted to an increased or reduced bandwidth by simple binary operations.
- communication systems can have a TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) multiple access component, according to which the transmission signals of the individual communication connections are transmitted in time slots of a predetermined length, the time slots being at least temporarily assigned to one communication connection or to a plurality of communication connections.
- the number of time slots is preferably that is assigned to a communication connection, is variable and is set in each case depending on the operating mode and / or the transmission rate of the communication connection and / or depending on the operating state of the communication system.
- the time slots assigned to a communication link form a chain of adjacent time slots.
- variable assignment of the time slots increases the efficiency and flexibility when using an existing frequency range.
- This FDMA / TDMA embodiment of the invention is particularly advantageous for uncoordinated systems.
- the following embodiment of the method according to the invention is used in particular: If the transmission rate of one or more communication connections is increased, a check is first carried out to determine whether the bandwidth of the previously used transmission frequency band can be increased, and if necessary the bandwidth increases. Only when an increase in the bandwidth is not sufficient to increase the transmission rate are the communication connections or the communication connections assigned to one or more additional time slots.
- time slots are divided into groups, a first group containing only time slots for transmission in a first direction of duplex connections and a second group containing only time slots for transmission in the opposite direction of the duplex connections, and if a time-variable division of the time slots takes place so that a point in time which represents the boundary between the time slots of the first group and the second group can be changed.
- the time slots are divided into groups, a first group containing only time slots for transmission in a first direction of duplex connections and a second group containing only time slots for transmission in the opposite direction of the duplex connections, and if a time-variable division of the time slots takes place so that a point in time which represents the boundary between the time slots of the first group and the second group can be changed.
- the time limit is shifted so that it lies, for example, between the 6th and 7th time slots. This means that only 6 time slots are available to the first group and 10 time slots to the second time group.
- the bandwidth is first increased or an attempt is made to increase it, and only then are further time slots occupied. In this way, more space is available for the shifting of the time limit on average, since fewer time slots are occupied on average, in particular around the time limit.
- Code spreading bundled according to the CDMA principle to form a transmission frequency band of a communication link the bandwidth used thereby being an arbitrary multiple of the frequency width of the adjacent frequency ranges.
- the bandwidth that can be achieved by bundling is only limited by the number of adjacent frequency ranges available.
- time slots are bundled by code spreading according to the CDMA principle over a number of time slots to form a time slot chain of a communication link, the bandwidth of the transmission frequency band used being equal to the frequency width of a frequency range or any multiple of the frequency width of adjacent, bundled frequency ranges.
- the communication system with the time slots can be temporary or permanent according to the TDMA Principle.
- at least one timeslot that does not belong to the timeslot chain can be used in the frequency range or in one of the frequency ranges of the transmission frequency band by another communication connection.
- the uplink connection and the downlink connection of a duplex connection are also understood as different communication connections.
- OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex
- the bandwidth of the transmission frequency band used being equal to the frequency range of the frequency range or equal to the total frequency range of the frequency ranges used.
- the occupied frequency ranges form a continuous frequency interval, i.e. there are no further unoccupied frequency ranges between the occupied frequency ranges.
- orthogonal is understood to mean that the adjacent frequency ranges overlap one another at the frequency point at which a frequency range has its field strength maximum, but the next adjacent frequency ranges have or have a field strength value of zero - have zero. Thus, no or only small signal components of the next adjacent frequency ranges are detected when the frequency range is scanned at its maximum frequency point.
- FIG. 1 shows a table which shows the available time slots and frequency ranges of a TDMA / FDMA system and their occupancy state.
- the TDMA / FDMA communication system corresponding to FIG. 1 is designed for the UTRA-TDD operating mode of a future UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System).
- the total bandwidth available for the transmission of transmission signals in this communication system is 5 MHz. It is divided into a total of 16 adjoining frequency ranges, each of which has the same time-constant range width of approximately 312 kHz.
- the frequency ranges f are numbered from Q to 15.
- the transmission signals are transmitted in frames which are each divided into 16 time slots of the same length. At least until a channel change takes place or other channels are assigned to a specific communication connection, the communication connection always uses the same time slots TS of the frame, i.e. for example always the time slot TS6 of the frame.
- the time slots TS are numbered 0 to 15 in FIG. 1.
- Each represents a total of 256 rectangular boxes in FIG. 1 represents a radio channel. If a CDMA component is also introduced in a variant of the communication system, the boxes each represent a plurality of radio channels in accordance with the spreading factor.
- the communication connections KV1 to KV3 are duplex connections between a base station and three mobile stations.
- the time slots TS are used for the downward direction up to a limit time t G in the respective frame.
- the limit time t G is at the border between the time slot TS10 and the time slot TS11.
- the time slots TS0 to TS10 are therefore used in the downward direction and the time slots TS11 to TS15 are used in the upward direction.
- the communication link KV1 uses the time slot TS2 in the frequency range f2 in the downward direction and the time slot TS14 in the frequency range f6 in the upward direction.
- speech data with a data rate of 32 kbit / s are transmitted in the transmission frequency bands with a bandwidth of 312 kHz.
- the communication link KV2 uses the time slot TS4 in the frequency ranges f0 to f3 in the downward direction for an operating mode with a data rate of 1024 Mchip / s, based on all time slots of the frequency ranges, i.e. related to the frame.
- the frequency ranges f0 to f3 form a coherent transmission frequency band with a bandwidth of 1.25 MHz.
- the communication link KV2 uses the time slot TS12 in the upward direction in the frequency ranges f0 and fl. In this direction, data is transmitted with a data rate of 512 kchip / s related to the entire frame.
- the communication link KV3 uses the time slot TS6 in the downward direction in the total available frequency range, i.e. the individual frequency ranges fO to fl5.
- the transmission frequency band thus has a bandwidth of 5 MHz.
- only the frequency ranges flO to fl3 in the time slot TS14 are occupied asymmetrically in the downward direction.
- the data transfer rate in the downward direction is 4096 Mchip / s and the data rate in the upward direction is 1024 Mchip / s, again in each case frame-related.
- an operating mode is to be carried out in which the communication link KV2 is to transmit data in the upward direction at a frame rate of 2048 Mchip / s.
- the communication link KV2 is to transmit data in the upward direction at a frame rate of 2048 Mchip / s.
- it is first checked whether, according to a CDMA component, the data transmitted in the time slot TS12 is spread are. If this is the case, the spreading factor is reduced as much as necessary or as much as possible in order to increase the data rate. In the present case, however, there is no CDMA component. It is therefore next checked whether the bandwidth of the transmission frequency band used up to now can be increased in the frequency ranges f0 and fl in such a way that the bandwidth is sufficient for the desired data rate.
- the next step is to look for a time slot which has eight contiguous, free frequency ranges and which belongs to the second group of
- Heard time slots that are after the limit time tc If such a time slot is not available, an attempt is made to shift the limit time tc so that a time slot with eight contiguous, free frequency ranges is assigned to the second group of time slots.
- Frequency ranges searched so that there is a coherent, in the representation of Fig. 1 rectangular block of channels that allows data transmission at the desired data rate.
- Such a block extends, for example, over two adjacent time slots and four frequency ranges forming a continuous chain, or over four time slots forming a continuous chain and two adjacent beard frequency ranges.
- the search is primarily for blocks with as few time slots as possible, and secondly, for several alternatives with the same block structure, for blocks that are as far as possible in the time direction from the gpen with the same block structure, for blocks that are as far as possible in the time direction of the Limit time tG are distant.
- CDMA codes are used for the individual channels, which contain a variable transmission rate (chip rate). These variable chip rates introduce the flexible FDMA component into the communication system by varying the respective bandwidth of the transmission frequency bands depending on the desired use.
- additional factors e D ⁇ or e D ⁇ are introduced in order to fit individual sub-frequency bands into an available frequency range.
- e mean the Euler number, j the imaginary unit, ⁇ the matching frequency assigned to the respective sub-frequency band and t the time variable.
- the advantages of the invention, in particular of the exemplary embodiments described, can be summarized as follows:
- the total frequency range available can be used efficiently and flexibly.
- - Spreading the communication information to be transmitted with a spreading code ie the use of a CDMA multiple access component, is possible in many operating situations. This increases the number of available channels in a flexible way. If interference occurs in a transmission frequency band, then For example, attempts are made to introduce a CDMA multiple component in another transmission frequency band of the total available frequency range in order to obtain the same number of resources or channels.
- - Uncoordinated operation is possible even with a narrow width of the total frequency range available.
- more or less refined algorithms can be used to find radio channel blocks that are suitable for a desired operating mode. With a larger width of the total available frequency range, time can thus be saved or equipment resources can be used less.
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