WO2012105057A1 - Dispositif de relais sans fil, station mobile, système de communication sans fil et procédé de mesure de brouillage - Google Patents

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WO2012105057A1
WO2012105057A1 PCT/JP2011/052436 JP2011052436W WO2012105057A1 WO 2012105057 A1 WO2012105057 A1 WO 2012105057A1 JP 2011052436 W JP2011052436 W JP 2011052436W WO 2012105057 A1 WO2012105057 A1 WO 2012105057A1
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  • the present invention relates to a wireless relay device that measures self-interference.
  • a wireless cellular system using a relay station as a conventional wireless communication system using a relay technique that is one of the techniques for improving the wireless quality.
  • the relay station when a relay station receives a downlink signal from a base station or an uplink signal from a mobile station, the relay station amplifies the signal with an amplifier, and transmits the downlink signal to the mobile station and the uplink signal to the base station.
  • the transmitted signal wraps around the receiving antenna, and in the case of the same frequency, the signal may wrap around and be affected by interference.
  • This interference is called self-interference.
  • conventional techniques for measuring such self-interference for example, the following two techniques are disclosed.
  • the base station performs self-interference measurement scheduling. Specifically, first, the base station inserts a null symbol into the transmission frame and transmits it to the relay station. Next, the relay station that has received the transmission frame inserts an RS (Reference Signal) sequence into the null symbol of the received frame and transmits it to the mobile station. Then, the relay station measures self-interference using the RS sequence (signal that wraps around the receiving antenna) transmitted by the relay station.
  • RS Reference Signal
  • the base station performs self-interference measurement scheduling. Specifically, the base station causes the relay station to transmit a monitoring radio wave at the initial setting after the power is turned on. Then, the relay station measures self-interference using the monitoring radio wave (signal that wraps around the receiving antenna) transmitted by the relay station. Note that the timing for measuring the self-interference is only at the time of this initial setting.
  • the disclosed technology has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to provide a radio relay apparatus capable of measuring self-interference by its own station, regardless of control from a base station.
  • a radio relay device disclosed in the present application is a radio relay device that relays communication between a mobile station and a base station, and performs scheduling for self-interference measurement, and scheduling for each subframe according to scheduling by the scheduler unit.
  • a self-interference measuring unit that measures self-interference based on the reception quality calculated in step (b).
  • the wireless relay device since control by the base station for measuring self-interference is not required, control processing from the base station to the wireless relay device and signaling for control are eliminated. There is an effect that it is possible.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a wireless communication system using a relay station.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state of self-interference.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a full-duplex relay station.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the self-interference measurement method according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a relay station that implements the self-interference measurement method according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transmission / reception timing control unit.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the self-interference measurement method according to the first embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an AF relay station.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a wireless communication system using a relay station.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state of self-interference.
  • FIG. 3 is
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a relay station that implements the self-interference measurement method according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the self-interference measurement method according to the second embodiment.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a relay station that implements the self-interference measurement method according to the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a mobile station that can receive a control sequence signal.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a control sequence between the relay station and the mobile station.
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a self-interference measurement method according to the third embodiment.
  • FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a relay station that implements the self-interference measurement method according to the fourth embodiment.
  • FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a self-interference measurement method according to the fourth embodiment.
  • FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transmission / reception timing control unit.
  • FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a relay station that implements the self-interference measurement method according to the fifth embodiment.
  • FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the operation of the scheduler.
  • FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of exchange between the relay station and the base station when the operation mode is switched.
  • FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of exchange between the relay station and the base station when the operation mode is switched.
  • FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a relay station that implements the self-interference measurement method according to the sixth embodiment.
  • FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the operation of
  • relay technology has attracted attention as a technology for improving wireless quality in wireless communication.
  • a wireless communication system using this relay technology a wireless cellular system using a relay station (RN: Relay Node) is well known.
  • This relay technology is a technology for improving coverage and throughput near the cell edge, and is discussed in LTE-A (Long Term Evolution-Advanced) of 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project), which is a standardization organization for wireless communication standards. It is being advanced.
  • LTE-A Long Term Evolution-Advanced
  • 3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a wireless communication system using an RN.
  • RN1 receives a downlink signal from a base station (eNB: evolved Node B) 2 or an uplink signal from a mobile station (UE: User Equipment) 3, it amplifies the received signal with an amplifier. Then, the downlink signal is transmitted to UE3, and the uplink signal is transmitted to eNB2.
  • eNB evolved Node B
  • UE User Equipment
  • UE3 User Equipment 3
  • the DF-type RN1 includes a modem and an encoder / decoder in addition to a transmission / reception antenna and an amplifier. After receiving a signal, the RN 1 performs demodulation and decoding once. After that, RN1 executes encoding and modulation again, and amplifies and transmits the remodulated signal after frame formatting.
  • description will be given on the assumption of DF-based RN1 as an example.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a state of SI.
  • RN when isolation is ensured between transmission and reception antennas, RN is not affected by SI.
  • Such an RN is called a full duplex.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a full-duplex RN. In FIG. 3, the full-duplex RN 1 a is not affected by SI and can simultaneously perform transmission / reception processing.
  • RN1 shown in FIG. 2 indicates a half-duplex RN.
  • the half-duplex RN1 is affected by SI if transmission and reception are performed simultaneously, and therefore adjusts transmission and reception timing so that transmission and reception are not performed simultaneously. Therefore, the throughput of the half-duplex RN1 is lower than that of the full-duplex RN1a that performs relay communication regardless of transmission / reception timing.
  • RN1 schedules SI measurement and measures SI at the timing of its own station. That is, the eNB does not schedule SI measurement as in the prior art, but the RN1 performs SI measurement led by its own station. As a result, control processing and control signaling from the eNB 2 do not occur, and retransmission delay due to a signaling error does not occur. Further, since RN1 performs SI measurement scheduling led by its own station, it transmits an SI measurement sequence (such as RS) according to the convenience of its own scheduler, or causes UE3 to transmit an SI measurement sequence. It becomes possible to do.
  • SI measurement sequence such as RS
  • RN1 receives the reception quality of a specific subframe in which SI occurs and the reception of a subframe (previous or subsequent subframe) in which SI adjacent to the specific subframe does not occur. SI is obtained by comparing with quality.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the SI measurement method of this embodiment.
  • “ ⁇ ” represents “transmission processing”
  • “ ⁇ ” represents “reception processing (including measurement of reception quality)” including demodulation and decoding
  • ⁇ ” represents a signal not including demodulation and decoding.
  • RN1 performs SI measurement scheduling, and compares the reception quality of the subframe (S + I) where SI occurs with the reception quality of the subframe (S ′) where SI does not occur.
  • SI is approximately obtained.
  • “S” represents a reference signal (RS) of a specific subframe
  • “I” represents an interference signal
  • “S ′” represents a reference signal (RS) of a subframe adjacent to the specific subframe. Represents. That is, in FIG. 4, since RSs of adjacent subframes are “S ⁇ S ′”, the difference I by comparison can be approximated as SI.
  • reception quality may be any value as long as it is a parameter that is an indicator of signal quality, such as reception power value, SIR (Signal to Interference Ratio), SNR (signal-to-noise ratio). Good.
  • RN1 measures reception quality even in a subframe where reception processing including demodulation and decoding is not performed (corresponding to “ ⁇ ” in FIG. 4). This is a part of the SI measurement process described as the second principle.
  • pilot signals such as RS and SRS (Sounding RS) are received even in a section in which reception processing is not performed (section in which transmission processing is performed), and in units of subframes based on the received pilot signals. Measure the reception quality. Thereby, it becomes possible to perform scheduling of SI measurement without stopping data transmission of eNB2 and UE3.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RN 1 that realizes the SI measurement method of the present embodiment.
  • RN1 is a half-duplex RN
  • SI measurement is performed using downlink relay transmission.
  • the configuration example of RN1 lists the configurations related to the processing of the present embodiment for convenience of explanation, and does not represent all the functions of RN.
  • the RN 1 includes a reception control unit 11, a transmission control unit 12, a control unit 13, a reception antenna (Rx) 14, and a transmission antenna (Tx) 15.
  • the reception control unit 11 receives a downlink signal (downlink data signal, downlink control signal, downlink RS signal) or an uplink signal (uplink data signal, uplink control signal, uplink RS signal) via Rx14, and performs demodulation and decoding.
  • the transmission control unit 12 transmits a downlink signal (downlink data signal, downlink control signal, downlink RS signal) or uplink signal (uplink data signal, uplink control signal, uplink RS signal) subjected to modulation and coding via Tx15. Send.
  • the control unit 13 executes the SI measurement method of this embodiment.
  • the reception control unit 11, the transmission control unit 12, and the control unit 13 can be configured by, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), a memory, and the like.
  • a CPU Central Processing Unit
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the reception control unit 11 includes a reception unit 21, a CH (Channel) estimation unit 22, a control signal demodulation / decoding unit 23, and a data signal demodulation / decoding unit 24.
  • the receiving unit 21 receives a downlink signal or an uplink signal.
  • the CH (Channel) estimation unit 22 obtains a CH estimation value (downlink or uplink) based on the RS signal (downlink or uplink).
  • the RS signal may be any signal as long as it is a known signal in advance.
  • the control signal demodulation / decoding unit 23 demodulates and decodes the control signal (downlink or uplink) based on the CH estimation value.
  • the data signal demodulation / decoding unit 24 demodulates and decodes the data signal (downlink or uplink) based on the CH estimation value and the decoded control signal.
  • the transmission control unit 12 includes a data signal encoding / modulation unit 31, a control signal encoding / modulation unit 32, an RS generation unit 33, a multiplexing unit 34, and a transmission unit 35.
  • the data signal encoder / modulator 31 encodes and modulates the data signal decoded by the data signal demodulator / decoder 24.
  • the control signal encoder / modulator 32 encodes and modulates the control signal decoded by the control signal demodulator / decoder 23.
  • the RS generation unit 33 generates an RS signal.
  • the multiplexing unit 34 multiplexes the modulated data signal, the modulated control signal, and the RS signal.
  • the transmission unit 35 transmits the multiplexed signal to the eNB 2 or the UE 3 via Tx15.
  • the control unit 13 includes a transmission / reception timing control unit 41, a scheduler 42, and a reception quality / SI calculation unit 43.
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 performs transmission / reception timing control so that transmission processing and reception processing are not performed simultaneously.
  • the scheduler 42 schedules SI measurement based on the transmission / reception timing obtained from the transmission / reception timing control unit 41.
  • the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 calculates the reception quality for each subframe based on the CH estimation value obtained from the CH estimation unit 22. Then, according to the scheduling by the scheduler 42, SI is calculated based on the reception quality of a specific subframe and the reception quality of a subframe adjacent to the specific subframe (the previous or subsequent subframe).
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 performs transmission / reception timing control so that the transmission process and the reception process are not performed simultaneously because the own station is half-duplex.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transmission / reception timing control unit 41.
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 determines whether or not the own station is performing reception processing based on the reception timing information obtained from the reception unit 21 (S1). For example, when receiving (S1, Yes), the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 maintains the transmission process standby state until the reception process ends. Thereafter, when reception timing information indicating that the reception process has been completed is received (S1, No), the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 outputs a reception process control signal for waiting the reception process to the reception unit 21 (S2). ). In addition, the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 outputs a transmission process control signal for starting the transmission process to the transmission unit 35 (S3).
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 determines whether or not the own station is performing transmission processing based on the transmission timing information obtained from the transmission unit 35 (S4). For example, when transmission is in progress (S4, Yes), the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 maintains a standby state for reception processing until the transmission processing ends. Thereafter, when the transmission timing information indicating that the transmission process is completed is received (S4, No), the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 outputs a transmission process control signal for waiting the transmission process to the transmission unit 35 (S5). ). Further, the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 outputs a reception process control signal for starting the reception process to the reception unit 21 (S6). Thereafter, the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 performs control for alternately executing the reception process by the reception unit 21 and the transmission process by the transmission unit 35.
  • the “reception process” in FIG. 6 represents a reception process including demodulation and decoding, that is, “ ⁇ ” in FIG. 4, and does not include the reception in “ ⁇ (measurement process)” in FIG.
  • the reception process by the reception control unit 11 and the SI measurement process by the control unit 13 are performed based on the transmission / reception timing control.
  • reception processing by the reception control unit 11 based on the transmission / reception timing control will be described.
  • the CH estimation unit 22 extracts an RS signal from the received signal and uses this RS signal. To obtain the CH estimation value. Then, the CH estimation unit 22 notifies the CH estimation value to the control signal demodulation / decoding unit 23, the data signal demodulation / decoding unit 24, and the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43. Further, the control signal demodulation / decoding unit 23 extracts a control signal from the signal received by the reception unit 21, and demodulates and decodes the extracted control signal based on the CH estimation value.
  • the control signal demodulation / decoding unit 23 notifies the decoded control signal to the data signal demodulation / decoding unit 24 and the control signal encoding / modulation unit 32. Further, the data signal demodulation / decoding unit 24 extracts a data signal from the signal received by the receiving unit 21, and demodulates and decodes the extracted data signal based on the CH estimation value and the decoded control signal. Then, the data signal demodulation / decoding unit 24 notifies the data signal encoding / modulation unit 31 of the decoded data signal.
  • the reception unit 21 of the RN 1 continuously outputs a signal even when “reception processing” including demodulation and decoding is not performed (corresponding to “transmission processing” of “ ⁇ ” shown in FIG. 4). It is assumed that it is received. That is, the CH estimation unit 22 receives an RS signal even during “transmission processing”, and obtains a CH estimation value based on the RS signal.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an SI measurement method according to the present embodiment. Note that it is assumed that reception quality / SI calculation section 43 calculates reception quality for all subframes based on the CH estimation value obtained from CH estimation section 22 (the “ ⁇ ” shown in FIG. 4). Equivalent to “measurement processing”).
  • the scheduler 42 performs SI measurement scheduling based on the transmission / reception timing information obtained from the transmission / reception timing control unit 41. Specifically, the scheduler 42, for example, a specific subframe section in which a downlink RS signal is included and an adjacent subframe section in which a downlink RS signal is included (a subframe period immediately before or after a specific subframe).
  • the SI measurement ON signal is output.
  • the scheduler 42 outputs an SI measurement off signal for other subframe periods. That is, in the example of FIG. 7, the SI measurement off signal is output from the scheduler 42 for the two left subframe sections. On the other hand, the SI measurement ON signal is output from the scheduler 42 for the two right subframe sections.
  • SI measurement is performed in two subframe sections as shown in FIG. 7, but not limited to this, SI measurement is performed in any section as long as it is a continuous subframe. It's also good.
  • the scheduler 42 may schedule SI measurement periodically or may schedule SI measurement at an arbitrary timing.
  • the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 starts calculating SI when receiving the SI measurement on signal from the scheduler 42, and stops calculating SI when receiving the SI measurement off signal from the scheduler 42.
  • the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 compares the two reception qualities when the reception qualities of the adjacent subframes (two consecutive subframes) are obtained, SI is calculated based on the comparison result.
  • the average reception quality of the nth and n + 1th subframes be Q (n) and Q (n + 1).
  • the received power value is used as an index of reception quality.
  • the average level of the downlink RS signal in each subframe is S (n), S (n + 1)
  • the average level of noise is N (n), N (n + 1)
  • the average level of SI is I (n) , Q (n), Q (n + 1)
  • I (n) is the average level of SI that wraps around to Rx14 due to the “transmission process (corresponding to ⁇ )” downstream of RN1 (see FIG. 7).
  • Q (n) S (n) + N (n) + I (n) (1)
  • Q (n + 1) S (n + 1) + N (n + 1) (2)
  • the RN schedules SI measurement and measures SI on its own initiative. Therefore, since control by eNB for measuring SI becomes unnecessary, control processing from eNB to RN and signaling for control can be eliminated.
  • scheduling is performed so that the RN does not stop data transmission (relay transmission) during SI measurement.
  • data transmission is stopped at the time of initial setting or when a null signal is inserted, so that the throughput is reduced.
  • SI can be measured without reducing the throughput.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an AF RN. 8 includes the control signal demodulation / decoding unit 23, the data signal demodulation / decoding unit 24, the data signal encoding / modulating unit 31, the control signal encoding / modulating unit 32, and the RN1 shown in FIG.
  • the RS generation unit 33 and the multiplexing unit 34 are deleted. Further, with the deletion, the receiving unit 21 and the transmitting unit 35 are directly connected to the RN shown in FIG. That is, the RN of FIG. 8 amplifies the received signal and transmits it without performing demodulation and decoding of the received signal, and re-encoding and re-modulation. Other processes are the same as those in RN1 in FIG.
  • the SI measurement method of Example 2 will be described.
  • the SI measurement by the RN1 of the first embodiment described above is performed on the assumption that the downlink signal is relayed in the half-duplex RN1.
  • SI measurement is performed using relay of an uplink signal in a half-duplex RN.
  • the configuration of the wireless communication system and the principle of the SI measurement method are the same as those in the first embodiment.
  • the DF-based RN can know the content of the downlink control information sent from the eNB to the UE because the received information is once decoded. As a result, such RN can know when the UE transmits the uplink RS signal. Therefore, in the present embodiment, SI measurement is performed mainly by the RN using the uplink RS signal transmitted by the UE. Note that an RS (DM-RS: Demodulation RS) for data demodulation can be considered as the uplink RS signal.
  • DM-RS Demodulation RS
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RN1-1 that realizes the SI measurement method of the present embodiment. Note that the configuration example of the RN1-1 illustrated in FIG. 9 lists the configuration related to the processing of the present embodiment for convenience of explanation, and does not represent all the functions of the RN. In the present embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
  • the RN 1-1 of this embodiment includes a reception control unit 11, a transmission control unit 12-1, a control unit 13-1, a reception antenna (Rx) 14, and a transmission antenna (Tx) 15.
  • the transmission control unit 12-1 transmits an SI measurement sequence that is a known signal in advance via Tx15.
  • the control unit 13-1 executes the SI measurement method of this embodiment.
  • the reception control unit 11, the transmission control unit 12-1, and the control unit 13-1 can be configured by, for example, a CPU, FPGA, memory, and the like.
  • the transmission control unit 12-1 further generates SI measurement sequence generation. Part 36-1. Further, a transmission unit 35-1 is provided instead of the transmission unit 35.
  • the SI measurement sequence generation unit 36-1 generates and outputs an SI measurement sequence when an SI measurement on signal is received. In addition to the operation of the transmission unit 35, the transmission unit 35-1 transmits the SI measurement sequence at the timing of receiving the transmission processing control signal for transmitting the SI measurement sequence.
  • the control unit 13-1 includes a transmission / reception timing control unit 41-1, a scheduler 42-1, and a reception quality / SI calculation unit 43.
  • the scheduler 42-1 schedules SI measurement based on the transmission / reception timing obtained from the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-1, and generates the SI measurement on signal and the SI measurement off signal as the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 and the SI measurement sequence generation.
  • the scheduler 42-1 outputs an SI measurement sequence transmission instruction to the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-1 at a predetermined timing.
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-1 further transmits a transmission processing control signal for transmitting the SI measurement sequence when receiving an SI measurement sequence transmission instruction. Output to -1.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the SI measurement method according to the present embodiment. Here, operations different from those of the first embodiment will be described.
  • the scheduler 42-1 performs SI measurement scheduling based on the transmission / reception timing information obtained from the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-1.
  • the scheduler 42-1 may, for example, specify a specific subframe section in which an uplink RS signal is included and an adjacent subframe section in which an uplink RS signal is included (a subframe immediately before or after a specific subframe). In the interval), the SI measurement ON signal is output. Further, the scheduler 42-1 outputs an SI measurement off signal for the other subframe periods. That is, in the example of FIG. 10, the SI measurement off signal is output from the scheduler 42-1 for the two left subframe sections. On the other hand, for the two right subframe sections, the SI measurement ON signal is output from the scheduler 42-1.
  • scheduler 42-1 outputs an SI measurement sequence transmission instruction to transmission / reception timing control section 41-1, in accordance with the reception timing of the uplink RS signal in the transmission section when the SI measurement ON signal is output.
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-1 outputs a transmission processing control signal for transmitting the SI measurement sequence to the transmission unit 35-1 in accordance with the SI measurement sequence transmission instruction from the scheduler 42-1.
  • the SI measurement sequence generation unit 36-1 when receiving the SI measurement ON signal from the scheduler 42-1, the SI measurement sequence generation unit 36-1 generates an SI measurement sequence and outputs the SI measurement sequence to the transmission unit 35-1. Then, the transmission unit 35-1 receives the transmission processing control signal for transmitting the SI measurement sequence from the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-1, that is, the reception timing ( ⁇ ) of the uplink RS signal shown in FIG. :), the SI measurement sequence is transmitted. As described above, in this embodiment, scheduling of SI measurement sequence transmission is performed in accordance with the reception timing of the uplink RS signal so that data transmission (relay communication) is not stopped during SI measurement. The SI can be measured without causing it.
  • the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 starts calculating SI when receiving the SI measurement on signal from the scheduler 42-1, and stops calculating SI when receiving the SI measurement off signal from the scheduler 42-1.
  • the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 compares the two reception qualities when the reception qualities of the adjacent subframes (two consecutive subframes) are obtained, SI is calculated based on the comparison result.
  • the average reception quality of the nth and n + 1th subframes be Q (n) and Q (n + 1).
  • the average level of the uplink RS signal in each subframe is S (n), S (n + 1)
  • the average level of noise is N (n), N (n + 1)
  • the average level of SI is I (n) , Q (n), Q (n + 1)
  • I (n) is the average level of SI that wraps around to Rx14 by the transmission processing of the SI measurement sequence that is an uplink signal from RN1-1 to eNB2 (see FIG. 10).
  • the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 receives the reception quality Q (n), By taking the difference of Q (n + 1), an approximate value of SI can be obtained. That is, in this embodiment, the reception quality of a specific subframe in which SI occurs is compared with the reception quality of an adjacent subframe in which SI does not occur (the subframe before or after the specific subframe). Then, SI is measured based on the result.
  • the RN schedules SI measurement and measures SI on its own initiative. Therefore, since control by eNB for measuring SI becomes unnecessary, control processing from eNB to RN and signaling for control can be eliminated.
  • the SI measurement method of Example 3 will be described.
  • the SI measurement by the RN1 of the first embodiment described above is performed on the assumption that the downlink signal is relayed in the half-duplex RN1.
  • SI measurement is performed using the relay of the uplink signal in the half-duplex RN.
  • the configuration of the wireless communication system and the principle of the SI measurement method are the same as those in the first embodiment.
  • the RN causes the UE to transmit an SI measurement sequence that is a known signal in advance, and measures SI based on the SI measurement sequence.
  • FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of RN1-2 that realizes the SI measurement method of the present embodiment.
  • the configuration example of the RN1-2 illustrated in FIG. 11 lists the configuration related to the processing of the present embodiment for convenience of description, and does not represent all the functions of the RN.
  • the same components as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
  • the RN 1-2 of the present embodiment includes a reception control unit 11, a transmission control unit 12-2, a control unit 13-2, a reception antenna (Rx) 14, and a transmission antenna (Tx) 15.
  • the transmission control unit 12-2 includes a first control sequence signal including an SI measurement sequence transmission request and UE transmission timing information, and a second signal including an SI measurement sequence transmission stop request.
  • the control sequence signal can be transmitted.
  • the control unit 13-2 executes the SI measurement method of this embodiment.
  • the reception control unit 11, the transmission control unit 12-2, and the control unit 13-2 can be configured by a CPU, an FPGA, a memory, and the like, for example.
  • the transmission control unit 12-2 includes a control sequence generation unit 37-2 in addition to the data signal encoding / modulation unit 31, the control signal encoding / modulation unit 32, the RS generation unit 33, and the multiplexing unit 34 described above. And a control sequence encoder / modulator 38-2. Further, the transmission control unit 12-2 includes a transmission unit 35-2 instead of the transmission unit 35.
  • the control sequence generation unit 37-2 When receiving a predetermined control sequence signal transmission instruction, the control sequence generation unit 37-2 generates the first or second control sequence signal (sometimes simply referred to as “control sequence signal”).
  • the control sequence encoding / modulation unit 38-2 encodes and modulates the control sequence signal.
  • the transmission unit 35-2 transmits a control sequence signal via Tx 15 when receiving a transmission processing control signal for transmitting a control sequence signal.
  • the control unit 13-2 includes a transmission / reception timing control unit 41-2, a scheduler 42-2, and a reception quality / SI calculation unit 43.
  • the scheduler 42-2 schedules SI measurement based on the transmission / reception timing obtained from the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-2, and outputs the SI measurement on signal and the SI measurement off signal to the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43.
  • the scheduler 42-2 notifies the control sequence signal transmission instruction to the control sequence generation unit 37-2 and the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-2.
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-2 sends a transmission processing control signal to the transmission unit 35-2 to transmit the control sequence signal when receiving a control sequence signal transmission instruction. Output.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the UE 3 capable of receiving the control sequence signal.
  • UE3 includes a Tx / Rx switching unit 101, a receiving unit 102, a demodulation / decoding unit 103, a control unit 104, an SI measurement sequence generation unit 105, a transmission unit 106, and a transmission / reception antenna (Tx / Rx) 107.
  • the Tx / Rx switching unit 101 has a function of switching between uplink signal transmission and downlink signal reception.
  • the receiving unit 102 receives a control sequence signal (downlink signal) via the Tx / Rx 107 and the Tx / Rx switching unit 101.
  • the demodulator / decoder 103 demodulates and decodes the control sequence signal received by the receiver 102.
  • the control unit 104 performs transmission / reception timing control of the uplink signal and the downlink signal, and instructs generation of the SI measurement sequence and generation stop based on the control sequence signal.
  • the “SI measurement series” is a known signal for SI measurement.
  • SI measurement sequence generation section 105 generates an SI measurement sequence in accordance with an instruction from control section 104.
  • the transmission unit 106 transmits the generated SI measurement sequence via the Tx / Rx switching unit 101 and the Tx / Rx 107. Note that the configuration example of the UE 3 illustrated in FIG. 12 lists the configurations related to the processing of the present embodiment for convenience of description, and does not represent all the functions of the UE.
  • Each function of the Tx / Rx switching unit 101, the receiving unit 102, and the transmitting unit 106 is realized by a radio unit 108 configured by an analog circuit or the like, and a demodulation / decoding unit 103, a control unit 104, and an SI measurement sequence generation unit
  • Each function 105 is realized by a baseband unit 109 including a CPU, a DSP, a memory, and the like.
  • FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a control sequence between the RN1-2 and the UE3.
  • the scheduler 42-2 of the RN1-2 sends a control sequence signal transmission instruction for generating a first control sequence signal based on the scheduling result of the SI measurement to the control sequence generation unit 37-2 and the transmission / reception timing control unit. 41-2 is notified.
  • the control sequence generation unit 37-2 generates a first control sequence signal based on the received instruction.
  • the control sequence generation unit 37-2 includes, as UE transmission timing information included in the first control sequence signal, information related to “timing to collide with uplink relay transmission of own station”.
  • control sequence encoding / modulation section 38-2 encodes and modulates the generated first control sequence signal, and outputs it to transmission section 35-2.
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-2 transmits a transmission processing control signal to the effect of transmitting the first control sequence signal to the transmission unit 35-2 in accordance with the above instruction.
  • the transmission unit 35-2 transmits the first control sequence signal to the UE 3 via Tx15 at the reception timing of the transmission processing control signal indicating that the first control sequence signal is transmitted.
  • the control unit 104 that has received the first control sequence signal via the Tx / Rx 107, the Tx / Rx switching unit 101, the receiving unit 102, and the demodulation / decoding unit 103 generates the SI measurement sequence.
  • the unit 105 is instructed to generate an SI measurement sequence.
  • the control unit 104 instructs the transmission unit 106 on the transmission timing based on the UE transmission timing information included in the first control sequence signal.
  • the transmission unit 106 transmits the SI measurement sequence generated by the SI measurement sequence generation unit 105 via the Tx / Rx switching unit 101 and the Tx / Rx 107 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 104.
  • the SI measurement sequence is transmitted at a predetermined transmission timing including “the timing of collision with uplink relay transmission by RN1-2 (transmission processing section)”, and the second control sequence.
  • the SI measurement sequence is continuously transmitted until a signal is received.
  • the scheduler 42-2 of the RN1-2 sends a control sequence signal transmission instruction for generating the second control sequence signal to the control sequence generation unit 37-2 and the transmission / reception timing control unit 41. -2.
  • the control sequence generation unit 37-2 generates a second control sequence signal based on the received instruction.
  • control sequence encoding / modulation section 38-2 encodes and modulates the generated second control sequence signal, and outputs it to transmission section 35-2.
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-2 transmits a transmission processing control signal to the effect of transmitting the second control sequence signal to the transmission unit 35-2 in accordance with the above instruction.
  • the transmission unit 35-2 transmits the second control sequence signal to the UE 3 via Tx15 at the reception timing of the transmission processing control signal indicating that the second control sequence signal is transmitted.
  • the control unit 104 that has received the second control sequence signal via the Tx / Rx 107, the Tx / Rx switching unit 101, the receiving unit 102, and the demodulating / decoding unit 103 is an SI measurement sequence generating unit. 105 is instructed to stop generating the SI measurement sequence.
  • FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of an SI measurement method according to the present embodiment. Here, operations different from those of the first embodiment will be described.
  • the scheduler 42-2 performs SI measurement scheduling based on the transmission / reception timing information obtained from the transmission / reception timing control unit 41-2. Specifically, the scheduler 42-2, for example, a specific subframe section including the SI measurement sequence and an adjacent subframe section including the SI measurement sequence (one before or after the specific subframe). In the subframe section), the SI measurement ON signal is output. In addition, the scheduler 42-2 outputs an SI measurement off signal for the other subframe periods. That is, in the example of FIG. 14, the SI measurement off signal is output from the scheduler 42-2 for the two left subframe sections. On the other hand, for the two right subframe sections, the SI measurement ON signal is output from the scheduler 42-2.
  • the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 starts calculating SI when receiving the SI measurement ON signal from the scheduler 42-2, and stops calculating SI when receiving the SI measurement OFF signal from the scheduler 42-2.
  • the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 compares the two reception qualities when the reception qualities of the adjacent subframes (two consecutive subframes) are obtained, SI is calculated based on the comparison result.
  • the average reception quality of the nth and n + 1th subframes be Q (n) and Q (n + 1).
  • the average level of the SI measurement series in each subframe is S (n), S (n + 1)
  • the average noise level is N (n), N (n + 1)
  • the average SI level is I (n).
  • Q (n) and Q (n + 1) can be expressed as the above-described equations (1) and (2).
  • I (n) is the average level of SI that wraps around to Rx14 by the “transmission process (corresponding to ⁇ )” of RN1-2 (see FIG. 14).
  • the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 receives the reception quality Q (n), By taking the difference of Q (n + 1), an approximate value of SI can be obtained. That is, in this embodiment, the reception quality of a specific subframe in which SI occurs is compared with the reception quality of an adjacent subframe in which SI does not occur (the subframe before or after the specific subframe). Then, SI is measured based on the result.
  • the RN schedules SI measurement and measures SI on its own initiative. Therefore, since control by eNB for measuring SI becomes unnecessary, control processing from eNB to RN and signaling for control can be eliminated.
  • Example 4 The SI measurement method of Example 4 will be described. In Examples 1 to 3 described above, the SI measurement method using the half-duplex RN has been described. In this example, an SI measurement method using a full-duplex RN will be described.
  • the full-duplex RN1a is not affected by SI because isolation is ensured between the transmitting and receiving antennas (see FIG. 3). Therefore, the full-duplex RN 1a can simultaneously perform transmission / reception processing.
  • FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RN 1a that implements the SI measurement method of the present embodiment.
  • the RN 1a is a full-duplex RN
  • SI measurement is performed by using downlink signal relay as an example.
  • the configuration example of the RN 1a is an enumeration of configurations related to the processing of the present embodiment for convenience of explanation, and does not represent all the functions of the RN.
  • the same components as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
  • the RN 1a includes a reception control unit 11, a transmission control unit 12, a control unit 13a, a reception antenna (Rx) 14, and a transmission antenna (Tx) 15.
  • the control unit 13a executes the SI measurement method of this embodiment, that is, the SI measurement method in the case of full duplex.
  • the reception control unit 11, the transmission control unit 12, and the control unit 13a can be configured by a CPU, an FPGA, a memory, and the like, for example.
  • the control unit 13a includes a transmission / reception timing control unit 41a, a scheduler 42a, and a reception quality / SI calculation unit 43.
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41a performs transmission / reception timing control for simultaneously performing transmission / reception processing.
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41a performs control to stop “transmission processing” during SI measurement.
  • the scheduler 42a schedules SI measurement and notifies the timing of SI measurement (SI measurement ON signal) to the transmission / reception timing control unit 41a.
  • FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of an SI measurement method according to the present embodiment.
  • the scheduler 42a performs SI measurement on in a specific subframe section in which a downlink RS signal is included and an adjacent subframe section in which a downlink RS signal is included (a subframe period immediately before or after a specific subframe). Output a signal.
  • the scheduler 42a outputs an SI measurement off signal for other subframe periods.
  • the scheduler 42a notifies the SI measurement ON signal and the SI measurement OFF signal not only to the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 but also to the transmission / reception timing control unit 41a. That is, in the example of FIG. 16, the SI measurement off signal is output from the scheduler 42a to the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 and the transmission / reception timing control unit 41a for the two left subframe sections.
  • the SI measurement ON signal is output from the scheduler 42a to the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 and the transmission / reception timing control unit 41a.
  • FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the transmission / reception timing control unit 41a.
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41a receives the SI measurement off signal
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41a performs transmission / reception timing control for simultaneous transmission / reception to the reception unit 21 and the transmission unit 35 (FIG. 17, S11, No, S12).
  • transmission processing control for stopping one “transmission processing” of “transmission processing (corresponding to ⁇ )” of two subframes to be subjected to SI measurement A signal is notified to the transmission part 35 (FIG. 17, S11, Yes, S13).
  • scheduling for stopping data transmission is performed during SI measurement.
  • SI measurement is performed in two subframe sections as shown in FIG. 16, but not limited to this, SI measurement is performed in any section as long as it is a continuous subframe. It's also good.
  • the scheduler 42a may schedule SI measurement periodically or may schedule SI measurement at an arbitrary timing.
  • the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 starts calculating SI when receiving an SI measurement on signal from the scheduler 42a, and stops calculating SI when receiving an SI measurement off signal from the scheduler 42a. To do. Then, similarly to the first embodiment, the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43 compares the two reception qualities when the reception qualities of adjacent subframes (two consecutive subframes) are obtained, and the comparison result is obtained. SI is calculated based on this.
  • the RN schedules SI measurement and measures SI on its own initiative. Therefore, since control by eNB for measuring SI becomes unnecessary, control processing from eNB to RN and signaling for control can be eliminated.
  • SI is measured using two adjacent subframes regardless of DL (Down Link), UL (Up Link), and RN operation modes (full duplex or half duplex). ing.
  • the operation mode of the RN is adaptively switched using the SI measurement results in the first to fourth embodiments.
  • FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RN 1b that realizes the SI measurement method of the present embodiment.
  • the scheduler 42 and the transmission / reception timing control unit 41 of the first embodiment are operated.
  • the fourth embodiment The scheduler 42a and the transmission / reception timing control unit 41a are operated.
  • the configuration example of the RN 1b is an enumeration of configurations related to the processing of this embodiment for convenience of explanation, and does not represent all the functions of the RN.
  • RN1b of the present embodiment includes a reception control unit 11, a transmission control unit 12, a control unit 13b, a reception antenna (Rx) 14, and a transmission antenna (Tx) 15.
  • Control unit 13b executes processing for determining the operation mode of RN1b based on the SI measurement result.
  • the reception control unit 11, the transmission control unit 12, and the control unit 13b can be configured by, for example, a CPU, an FPGA, a memory, and the like.
  • the control unit 13b includes a transmission / reception timing control unit 41b, a scheduler 42b, and a reception quality / SI calculation unit 43b.
  • the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43b performs a process of notifying the obtained SI value to the scheduler 42b.
  • the scheduler 42b performs the operation of the scheduler 42 (operation as a half duplex) or the operation of the scheduler 42a (operation as a full duplex) based on the received SI value.
  • the transmission / reception timing control unit 41b performs the transmission / reception control of the first embodiment when the own station performs an operation as a half duplex, and performs the transmission / reception control of the fourth embodiment when the own station performs an operation as a full duplex.
  • FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the operation of the scheduler 42b.
  • a predetermined threshold value S21, Yes
  • S21, Yes a predetermined threshold value
  • the scheduler 42b operates when the SI value is larger than a predetermined threshold (S21, Yes), for example, when the own station is operating as a full duplex (No at S22). Is switched to half duplex (S23).
  • the scheduler 42b when the SI value obtained by the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43b is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value (S21, No), the scheduler 42b, for example, operates as a full duplex (S24). , Yes), this operation is maintained. Further, the scheduler 42b performs the operation of the local station when the SI value is equal to or smaller than the predetermined threshold (S21, No), for example, when the local station is operating as a half duplex (S24, No). Switch to full duplex (S25).
  • the scheduler 42b performs the following sequence when switching the operation (operation mode) as described above.
  • 20 and 21 are sequence diagrams illustrating an example of exchange between the RN 1b and the eNB 2 when the operation mode is switched.
  • FIG. 20 shows the exchange when the operation is switched from full duplex to half duplex.
  • a BH (BackHaul) link is set between RN1b and eNB2.
  • FIG. 21 shows the exchange when the operation is switched from the half duplex to the full duplex. In this case, the BH link between the RN 1b and the eNB 2 is released.
  • the scheduler 42b of the RN 1b determines that the operation is to be switched from full duplex to half duplex
  • the scheduler 42b transmits an RRC connection request (RN setup) to the eNB 2 via the transmission unit 35 and Tx 15.
  • the eNB 2 that has received the RRC connection request transmits an RRC connection setup (DLBH configuration, ULBH configuration) to the RN 1b.
  • the scheduler 42 b of the RN 1 b receives the RRC connection setup transmitted by the eNB 2 via the Rx 14 and the receiving unit 21.
  • the scheduler 42b transmits the RRC connection complete (DLBH config, ULBH config) to the eNB 2 via the transmitter 35 and Tx15.
  • the RN 1b sets up a BH link with the eNB 2 (FIG. 20).
  • the scheduler 42b of the RN 1b determines to switch the operation from half duplex to full duplex, the scheduler 42b transmits an RRC connection reconfiguration request (releases the BH configuration) to the eNB 2 via the transmission unit 35 and Tx15.
  • the eNB 2 that has received the RRC connection reconfiguration request transmits an RRC connection reconfiguration (DLBH configuration, ULBH configuration) to the RN 1b.
  • the scheduler 42b of the RN 1b receives the RRC connect reconfiguration transmitted by the eNB 2 via the Rx 14 and the reception unit 21. Thereafter, the scheduler 42b transmits the RRC connection reconfiguration complete to the eNB 2 via the transmission unit 35 and Tx15.
  • the RN 1b releases the BH link with the eNB 2 (FIG. 21).
  • the operation mode (full duplex or half duplex) of the RN is adaptively switched according to the SI measurement result. This makes it possible to take SI countermeasures according to the SI value, and to efficiently suppress the deterioration of the error rate and the throughput.
  • Example 6 The SI measurement method of Example 6 will be described. Also in the present embodiment, the SI measurement result by RN is used as in the fifth embodiment. In this embodiment, on / off of the interference canceller is adaptively switched according to the SI measurement result.
  • FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the RN1-3 that realizes the SI measurement method of the present embodiment.
  • a process for turning on the interference canceller is performed, and when the SI is equal to or smaller than the predetermined threshold, a process for turning off the interference canceller is performed.
  • the configuration example of the RN1-3 is an enumeration of configurations related to the processing of the present embodiment for convenience of explanation, and does not represent all the functions of the RN.
  • the RN1-3 includes a reception control unit 11-3, a transmission control unit 12, a control unit 13-3, a reception antenna (Rx) 14, and a transmission antenna (Tx) 15.
  • the reception control unit 11-3 has an interference cancellation function in addition to the operation of the reception control unit 11 of the first embodiment.
  • the control unit 13-3 further performs on / off control of the interference cancellation function.
  • the reception control unit 11-3, the transmission control unit 12, and the control unit 13-3 can be configured by, for example, a CPU, an FPGA, a memory, and the like.
  • the reception control unit 11-3 removes the influence of interference received on the reception unit 21, the CH estimation unit 22, the control signal demodulation / decoding unit 23, the data signal demodulation / decoding unit 24 (interference cancellation). Function) interference canceller unit 25-3.
  • the interference canceller unit 25-3 includes an RN inter-antenna CH estimation unit 51-3, a replica generation unit 52-3, and a cancellation unit 53-3.
  • the RN inter-antenna CH estimation unit 51-3 calculates the correlation between the reception signal and the transmission signal, and calculates the CH estimation value between the antennas.
  • the replica generation unit 52-3 generates a replica signal of the reception signal based on the CH estimation value between the transmission signal and the antenna.
  • the cancel unit 53-3 subtracts the replica signal from the received signal to remove the interference signal.
  • the control unit 13-3 includes a transmission / reception timing control unit 41, a scheduler 42-3, and a reception quality / SI calculation unit 43b.
  • the scheduler 42-3 transmits a canceller on signal or a canceller off signal to the interference canceller unit 25-3 based on the received SI value.
  • FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the operation of the scheduler 42-3.
  • a predetermined threshold value for example, if the interference cancellation function is on (S32, Yes)
  • the scheduler 42-3 stops the canceller-off signal when the SI value is larger than the predetermined threshold (S31, Yes), for example, when the interference cancellation function is off (S32, No). Then, a canceller on signal is output (S33).
  • the scheduler 42-3 when the SI value obtained by the reception quality / SI calculation unit 43b is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value (S31, No), the scheduler 42-3, for example, if the interference cancellation function is off (S34, Yes), this state is maintained. That is, the canceller off signal is continuously output. Further, the scheduler 42-3 stops the canceller on signal when the SI value is equal to or smaller than the predetermined threshold value (S31, No), for example, when the interference cancellation function is on (S34, No). A canceller-off signal is output (S35).
  • the interference canceller unit 25-3 When receiving the canceller ON signal, the interference canceller unit 25-3 outputs the received signal after the interference removal to the CH estimation unit 22, the control signal demodulation / decoding unit 23, and the data signal demodulation / decoding unit 24. To do. When a canceller-off signal is received, the received signal is output as it is to the CH estimation unit 22, the control signal demodulation / decoding unit 23, and the data signal demodulation / decoding unit 24.
  • the interference cancellation function is adaptively turned on / off according to the SI measurement result.
  • the SI value is small, it is possible to operate with the interference cancellation function turned off and with a small processing delay, that is, with a high throughput.
  • the SI value is large, it is possible to turn on the interference canceller to take SI countermeasures, and it is possible to efficiently suppress the deterioration of the error rate and the throughput.
  • the ON / OFF control of the present embodiment is applied after the RN1 of the first embodiment has an interference canceling function.
  • the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to apply to 5 RNs.
  • Relay station 2 Base station (eNB) 3 Mobile station (UE) 11, 11-3 Reception control unit 12, 12-1, 12-2 Transmission control unit 13, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13a, 13b Control unit 14 Reception antenna (Rx) 15 Transmitting antenna (Tx) DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Reception part 22 CH (Channel) estimation part 23 Control signal demodulation / decoding part 24 Data signal demodulation / decoding part 25-3 Interference canceller unit 31 Data signal encoding / modulation part 32 Control signal encoding / modulation part 33 RS production

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La présente invention porte sur un dispositif de relais sans fil apte à mesurer un auto-brouillage de lui-même sans commande par une station de base. Un dispositif de relais sans fil qui relaye des communications entre une station mobile et une station de base comprend un planificateur (42) pour planifier la mesure d'auto-brouillage et une unité de calcul de qualité de réception/SI (43) pour mesurer un auto-brouillage (SI) sur la base de la qualité de réception calculée pour chaque sous-trame conformément à une planification effectuée par le planificateur (42). De ce fait, une commande par une station de base de manière à mesurer l'auto-brouillage devient non nécessaire.
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