WO2006016402A1 - 移動体通信システムの基地局、移動機および方位検出方法 - Google Patents
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- Base station for mobile communication system, mobile device, and direction detection method
- the present invention relates to a base station, a mobile device, and a direction detection method of a mobile communication system, and more specifically, a base station, a mobile device, and a mobile unit of a mobile communication system having a direction detection function.
- the present invention relates to a direction detection method suitable for a communication system.
- knowing the location of a mobile device is an important technology from the viewpoint of system management or realizing various services. For example, from the viewpoint of system management, it is an important technology for grasping the communication capacity and optimizing the cell according to the communication capacity. In terms of realizing various services, it is an important technology for location services that provide route guidance and surrounding information to mobile terminal users, and monitoring services that monitor behaviors of demented elderly people.
- the arrival time of a transmission signal transmitted between the mobile device and a base station is measured, and the position of the mobile device is detected based on the arrival time.
- the method is common.
- a method is disclosed in which the arrival time is compared with a known timing obtained by transmission from a fixed antenna to estimate the azimuth (for example, Patent Document 1).
- the distance from the base station can be estimated from the delay time of the delay profile, so if the mobile station direction can be determined, the base station alone can determine the position of the mobile station. become.
- Non-Patent Document 1 discloses a method for electronically realizing antenna beam formation using an adaptive array antenna.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Translation of Special Publication 2000-512101
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-133749
- Non-Patent Document 1 Journal of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers “Application of Adaptive Array Antenna to Mobile Communication” Vol. J84-B No. 4 pp. 666-679
- the present invention has been made in view of the above, and even in an environment of multipath propagation.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication system base station, a mobile device, and a direction detection method capable of suppressing deterioration of a direction detection error. It is another object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication system base station, mobile device, and direction detection method that can maintain a predetermined detection accuracy even when the mobile device is not located within the line-of-sight position of the base station. To do. Means for solving the problem
- a base station of a mobile communication system is a base station of a mobile communication system in which predetermined communication is performed with a mobile device.
- the transmission control is performed for the first antenna beam encoded and identified by the first code and the second antenna beam identified by the second code different from the first code.
- a directivity control means is provided.
- the first antenna beam encoded and identified by the first code by the directivity control means provided in the base station and the second antenna different from the first code The second antenna beam encoded and identified by the code is transmitted to the mobile station, and the mobile station detects the base station direction based on the arrival time difference between the two antenna beams.
- the mobile station can detect the base station azimuth based on the arrival time difference between the two antenna beams transmitted from the base station.
- the effect of suppressing the influence of fading can be obtained.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an operation concept according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing reception characteristics according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the signal waveform of the received signal when the mobile device is located at the true north of the base station, for example.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing a signal waveform of a received signal when the mobile device is located just west of the base station, for example.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the base station according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the mobile device which is effective in the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of processing executed by the azimuth detecting unit 25 shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an operation concept according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing reception characteristics according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a signal waveform of a received signal when, for example, the mobile device is located in the true north of the base station.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically showing a signal waveform of a received signal when the mobile device is located just south of the base station, for example.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing reception characteristics ( ⁇ 60 degrees range, same moving speed) according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing reception characteristics (range of ⁇ 60 degrees, different moving speeds) according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing reception characteristics according to the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the function of the fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the relationship between the azimuth and the reception level in mobile device 52 arranged as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the function of the sixth embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the relationship between the azimuth and reception level in mobile device 52 arranged as shown in FIG.
- FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the function of the seventh embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an operation concept according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- multiplex transmission is realized by using a plurality of identification codes.
- the code A beam (the left part of the figure) encoded with the code A as the first beam
- the code B beam (code shown in the figure) encoded with the code B as the second beam.
- the right side) and the power are shown being transmitted from the same base station.
- These beams are rotating in different directions at the same speed. That is, the first beam rotates clockwise and the second beam rotates counterclockwise.
- each beam has the same direction (for example, Start from true north), rotate in opposite directions at the same speed, and return to the original start position. Thereafter, these operations are repeated for a predetermined period.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the reception characteristics according to the first embodiment. More specifically, FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a peak position of a received signal in a mobile station that has received a transmission beam from a base station.
- the horizontal axis represents the time when the beam is received
- the vertical axis represents the beam direction (degrees) with the counterclockwise direction being positive.
- the solid line waveform indicates the peak position of the received signal based on the code A beam
- the wavy line waveform indicates the peak position of the received signal based on the code B beam.
- each beam starts simultaneously from the direction of true north as seen from the base station.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the signal waveform of the received signal when the mobile device is located at the true north of the base station, for example.
- the peak positions of the received signal based on code A and the received signal based on code B beam are approximately Appears at the same time (start position or end position of each beam).
- the position where the peak characteristics of such a signal appear is located in the direction indicated by the intersection of the solid waveform and the wavy waveform on the peak characteristics shown in Fig. 2, that is, the direction of true north. It can be estimated that the base station is located in the direction of true north.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the signal waveform of the received signal when the mobile device is located just west of the base station, for example.
- the peak of code A and code B appears at the position shifted by 1/2 of the time that the beam makes one round.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the base station according to the present invention.
- the base station shown in the figure radiates a transmission signal to the space or transmits an reception signal to a signal processing system, generates the transmission signal, or performs predetermined signal processing based on the reception signal.
- a signal processing system that performs processing.
- the antenna system is configured to include transmission / reception antennas 10a to 10d and high-frequency circuit units 11a to id connected to the transmission / reception antennas 10a to 10d and including a duplexer, an amplifier, a frequency conversion unit, and the like.
- the numbers of transmission / reception antennas and high-frequency circuit units are examples, and are not limited to the four shown in the figure. These numbers are comprehensively determined in consideration of the transmission / reception frequency, antenna beam width, and mounting space.
- the signal processing system identifies the antenna directivity control unit 12 that controls the phase and amplitude of the signal supplied to the transmitting and receiving antennas 10a to 10d and the first and second antenna beams.
- a control unit 17 that performs overall control and a directivity control pattern storage unit 18 that stores the beam control information and outputs control information for the antenna directivity control unit 12 are configured.
- the beam width and beam period of the directivity pattern are determined by the control of the antenna directivity control unit 12.
- the identification code supplied to the first and second antenna beams can be a code specific to the base station.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a mobile device that works according to the present invention.
- the mobile shown in the figure is composed of an antenna system and a signal processing system, as in the base station described above.
- the antenna system is configured to include a transmission / reception antenna 21 and a high-frequency unit 22 that is connected to the transmission / reception antenna 21 and includes an amplifier, a frequency conversion unit, and the like.
- the signal processing system receives a modulated signal modulated with a predetermined identification code (code A, code B) and correlates the baseband signal down-converted by the high-frequency unit 22 with each identification code.
- code A, code B predetermined identification code
- Delay profiles that are connected to the code A correlator 23a and code B correlator 23b, and the code A correlator 23a and code B correlator 23b, respectively, to create delay profiles that indicate relationships such as delay time, reception level, and propagation distance.
- the accumulating units 24a and 24b are configured to include an azimuth detecting unit 25 that estimates a base station azimuth to be standardized based on time difference information of peak values obtained by comparing the delay profiles.
- the delay profiles created by the code A correlator 23a and the code B correlator 23b are recorded for each elapsed time.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of processing executed by the azimuth detecting unit 25 shown in FIG.
- a peak time (t) based on code A and a peak time (t) based on code B are detected (steps S301 and S302).
- step S303 the difference between the respective peak times (difference time 1J) is calculated (step S303), and the difference time is converted into the direction information (step S304).
- difference time 1J difference time 1J
- step S304 the orientation of the base station targeted for orientation is estimated.
- steps S301 and S303 in Fig. 7 does not simply compare the peak values, but compares the locations with high correlation positions in the delay profile corresponding to each beam, thereby comparing the azimuth detection accuracy. Can be increased.
- the base station transmits two beams that can be identified by the mobile station by rotating them in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions, and the mobile station transmits the two beams. Since the arrival time of the beam is measured, the base station direction can be detected based on the difference between the arrival times of the two beams measured each time the beam makes one round.
- the azimuth detection area is limited to the range of 180 °, it is possible to detect the base station azimuth only from the known timing and the arrival time difference between the two beams without using a known time.
- the beam width may be formed relatively wide, such as an adaptive array antenna with a small number of elements, or in an environment where there are many multipaths. Even if it exists, it is possible to suppress the decrease in the direction detection accuracy.
- electronic antenna beam control can be performed using an adaptive array antenna or the like, so that the rotation speed of the antenna beam is reduced compared to mechanical antenna beam control. It can be set to any speed, and the measurement time required for high-accuracy measurement of reception quality (eg, signal-to-interference power ratio) at any angle is sufficient. The effect that it can ensure is acquired. It is also possible to make the time for one rotation or repetition of the antenna beam sufficiently longer than the fading period. In this case, the measurement error caused by the fading can be reduced.
- reception quality eg, signal-to-interference power ratio
- the rotation of the antenna beam can be taken as a discrete value, for example, once every degree by electronic antenna beam control. Therefore, at each angle, The reception quality can be measured with an arbitrary accuracy. Further, by using this reception quality, it is possible to further improve the direction detection accuracy.
- the first beam and the second beam in combination with a base station identification code (CDMA), a frequency combination (OFDM), a color code (TDMA) transmitted at a specific timing, and the like.
- CDMA base station identification code
- OFDM frequency combination
- TDMA color code
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an operation concept according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- the first antenna beam rotating in the clockwise direction identified by the first code (first identification code) and the second code (first code different from the first code) are identified.
- the first and second code generation processing, the antenna directivity transmission control processing, and the reception processing can be implemented with the same or equivalent configuration as in the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted here.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the reception characteristics according to the second embodiment. More specifically, FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a peak position of a received signal in a mobile device that has received a transmission beam from a base station.
- the horizontal axis represents the time when the beam is received
- the vertical axis represents the beam direction (degrees) with the counterclockwise direction being positive.
- the solid line waveform indicates the peak position of the received signal based on the code A beam
- the wavy line waveform indicates the peak position of the received signal based on the code B beam.
- each beam starts simultaneously from the direction of true north as seen from the base station.
- the arrival time difference of code B with reference to code A having a low rotation speed is uniquely determined by the direction of the base station as viewed from the mobile station. Can be detected.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram schematically showing a signal waveform of a received signal when the mobile device is located at the true north of the base station, for example.
- FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the signal waveform of the received signal in the case of being located in the south.
- a mobile station located just north of the base station receives two beams
- the peak position of the received signal based on the code B beam with reference to the peak position of the received signal based on code A is shown in Fig. 10. It has a predetermined delay time (delay time L1 shown on the peak characteristics in FIG. 9) as shown.
- the peak position of the received signal based on the code B beam based on the peak position of the received signal based on code A is As shown in FIG. 10, the delay time is shorter than the predetermined delay time shown in FIG. 10 (delay time L2 shown in the peak characteristics of FIG. 9).
- delay time L2 shown in the peak characteristics of FIG. 9
- the base station transmits two beams having different rotational speeds, and the mobile station measures the arrival times of the two beams. Therefore, the base station direction can be detected based on the arrival time difference between the two beams measured each time the beam makes one round, and the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. Also, by knowing the rotation period ratio of the two beams, the base station direction can be detected over all 360 degrees without knowing the beam rotation period, known timing, or known time in advance. The effect of being able to be obtained.
- Embodiments 1 and 2 the force used to perform beam control using a rotating beam in all directions This embodiment is characterized in that beam control is performed using a reciprocating beam within a limited range. is there.
- the first and second code generation processing, antenna directivity transmission control processing, and reception processing can be implemented with the same or equivalent configurations as in the first and second embodiments. Omitted.
- FIG. 12 and FIG. 13 are diagrams illustrating the reception characteristics according to the third embodiment, and are described in more detail.
- Fig. 12 is a diagram showing the peak positions of received signals in a mobile station that has received transmission beams that move in the opposite directions at the same speed in the range of ⁇ 60 degrees
- Fig. 13 shows the range of ⁇ 60 degrees.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing peak positions of received signals in a mobile device that has received a code A beam and a code B beam having a moving speed twice that of the code A beam.
- the peak characteristics of the received signals shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 are the same as those shown in FIGS. 2 and 9, except that beam control is performed within a limited range.
- the base station direction can be detected based on the arrival time difference between the two beams.
- the base station direction can be detected based on the arrival time difference between the two beams. Same effect as 2 and 2.
- the force that radio waves are always radiated from two beams In this embodiment, for example, the second beam is not transmitted while the first beam is rotated clockwise one time. Immediately after that, the first beam is not transmitted while the second beam is rotated counterclockwise once.
- the first and second code generation processing, antenna directivity transmission control processing, and reception processing can be implemented with the same or equivalent configurations as in Embodiments 1 and 3, and therefore are described here. Is omitted.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing reception characteristics according to the fourth embodiment. More specifically, FIG. 14 shows received signals in a mobile station that has received transmission beams rotating in the opposite directions at the same speed as described above. It is a figure which shows the peak position.
- the peak characteristics of the received signal shown in FIG. 14 are the same as those shown in FIG. 2 except that the code B beam indicated by the broken line is delayed by one period with respect to the code A beam. Similar to the first embodiment, the base station position can be detected based on the arrival time difference between the two beams.
- the base station direction is detected based on the arrival time difference between the two beams.
- the effect that influence can be reduced is acquired.
- the power consumption of the base station and mobile device can be reduced.
- an effect that the increase in scale on the mobile device side by the implementation of the present invention can be limited can be obtained.
- FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the function of the fifth embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 15 is a diagram showing the positional relationship between a base station and a mobile device sandwiched between obstacles. Note that the configurations of the base station and mobile device, the first and second code generation processing, the antenna directivity transmission control processing, and the reception processing are the same as or equivalent to those in Embodiments 1-4. The explanation here is omitted.
- the base station orientation obtained from the time difference between the two beams is the peak position (peak orientation) of the reception levels of the two beams, or the delay profile of the two beams. It was detected based on the time difference between the places where the correlation between the two is high.
- the peak position of the beam reception level is not necessarily the direction of the base station. For example, as shown in FIG. 15, when there is an obstacle 53 between the mobile device 52 and the base station 51, the beam force from the base station 51 Virtual orientation al (base station ⁇ virtual position A) and virtual orientation a2 ( When the base station ⁇ virtual position B), the reception level at the mobile station increases.
- FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the relationship between the azimuth and the reception level in mobile device 52 arranged as shown in FIG.
- the azimuth is estimated in two directions (virtual azimuth al and a2).
- the mobile device 52 is located at a substantially middle point between the virtual position A and the virtual position B, and a line connecting the middle point and the base station.
- the mobile station since the mobile station is estimated to be located approximately at the midpoint between the positions at which the reception levels of the two beams peak, the base station Even if the beam is not within the line-of-sight range, the estimated accuracy of the base station direction can be increased.
- the force described for estimating the direction of the base station from the two peak positions of the reception level is acceptable even if there are three or more peak positions in the reception level. Absent. For example, the top two peak positions with the highest levels may be selected from three or more peak positions, and the same processing as described above may be performed.
- FIG. 17 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the function of the sixth embodiment. Specifically, FIG. 17 is a diagram showing the positional relationship between the base station 51 and the mobile device 52 sandwiched between obstacles.
- FIG. 18 is a diagram showing the relationship between the azimuth and the reception level in mobile device 52 arranged as shown in FIG. Note that the configurations of the base station and mobile device, the first and second code generation processing, the antenna directivity transmission control processing, and the reception processing are the same as or equivalent to those of the first to fifth embodiments. There is no explanation here.
- the line connecting the intermediate point between the two estimated directions and the base station 51 is estimated as the base station direction as viewed from the mobile device 52. Then, taking into account the distance calculated from the round-trip propagation time, the virtual positions A and B of the mobile device 52 are assumed, and the signal-to-interference power ratio (SIR) of the received signal at the mobile device 52 is assumed. Is used to estimate the position of the mobile device 52 and the base station orientation is estimated based on the estimated location of the mobile device 52.
- the virtual positions A and B are the distance calculated by the round-trip delay time of communication between the mobile device 52 and the base station 51 and the arrival time difference between the two beams transmitted from the base station 51.
- the power S can be calculated from both.
- the line (true direction b3) connecting this estimated position and the base station 51 is estimated as the base station direction, and the base station direction is determined and the line is determined.
- the location of the mobile device is estimated based on the distance information calculated from the signal interference power ratio and the round trip delay time. Even if the beam is not within the line-of-sight range, The estimation accuracy can be increased.
- weighting processing is performed using the inverse ratio of the signal-to-interference power ratio, and the signal-to-interference power ratio. It is not limited to.
- received signal quality information such as received signal strength indicator (RSSI) can be used.
- FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the function of the seventh embodiment.
- the base station 2 FIG. 54 is a diagram showing the positional relationship of (54).
- the configurations of the base station and the mobile station, the first and second code generation processes, the antenna directivity transmission control process, and the reception process are the same as or equivalent to those of the first to sixth embodiments. The description in is omitted.
- force S is used to estimate the location of the mobile device based on the distance information calculated from the signal interference power ratio and the round-trip delay time.
- the location of the mobile device is estimated on the basis of received signal quality information such as azimuth information calculated from received signals of other base stations, signal-to-interference power ratio, and received signal strength.
- the virtual positions A and B are the distance calculated by the round-trip delay time of communication between the mobile station and the base station 1 and the arrival time difference between the two beams transmitted from the base station 1 and the estimated direction. Both forces can also be calculated.
- the virtual position C is a distance calculated by the round-trip propagation time (delay time) of communication between the mobile station and the base station 2 (54) and two beams transmitted from the base station 2 (54). It can be calculated from both directions estimated from the difference in arrival times.
- the estimated position of the mobile device 52 and each virtual position (virtual position A, virtual position B, and virtual position C) are shown.
- As the base station direction (true direction b5) The base station direction is estimated and determined.
- the location of the mobile device is estimated based on the location information calculated from the received signals of other base stations and the received signal quality information, Even if the beam from the base station does not exist within the line-of-sight range, the base station heading estimation accuracy can be increased.
- the present invention is useful as a base station, a mobile device, or a direction detection (estimation) method that provides a means for estimating a base station direction in a mobile communication system.
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