WO2014087719A1 - 通信制御装置、プログラム及び通信制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a communication control device, a program, and a communication control method.
- Proximity terminal-to-terminal communication or device-device communication is a communication mode in which signals are transmitted and received directly between terminal devices, unlike a communication mode via a base station in cellular communication. Therefore, in D2D communication, it is expected that a new usage form of the terminal device will be born, which is different from conventional cellular communication. For example, information sharing by data communication between adjacent terminal devices or groups of adjacent terminal devices, information distribution from installed terminal devices, autonomous communication between devices called M2M (Machine to Machine), etc. Application is conceivable.
- D2D communication may be used for data offloading in response to a significant increase in data traffic due to the recent increase in smartphones. For example, in recent years, the need for transmission / reception of streaming data of moving images has increased rapidly. However, in general, since moving images have a large amount of data, there is a problem that many resources are consumed in a RAN (Radio Access Network). Therefore, if the terminal devices are in a state suitable for D2D communication, such as when the distance between the terminal devices is small, resource consumption and processing in the RAN can be reduced by offloading moving image data to D2D communication. The load can be suppressed. Thus, D2D communication has utility value for both communication carriers and users. Therefore, at present, D2D communication is recognized as one of the important technical fields necessary for LTE (Long Term Evolution) even in the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) standardization conference, and is attracting attention.
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- 3GPP 3rd Generation Partnership Project
- a communication method such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or WiFi (registered trademark) is adopted for D2D communication, and the communication method and WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple) are adopted. Access) (registered trademark), LTE, and other cellular communication methods have been combined.
- the same communication method as the communication method of cellular communication for example, LTE
- D2D communication if cellular communication and D2D communication are not appropriately harmonized, there is a problem in signal transmission / reception in D2D communication. Can occur. Specifically, for example, since the distance between the terminal devices in the D2D communication is smaller than the distance between the base station and the terminal device, the propagation delay in the D2D communication is larger than the propagation delay in the cellular communication. Get smaller. Therefore, if the terminal device does not transmit the D2D communication signal in consideration of the transmission / reception timing in the cellular communication, the D2D communication signal may not be properly received.
- LTE long term evolution
- an acquisition unit that acquires a reception timing for the second wireless communication device to receive a downlink signal from a base station that wirelessly communicates with the first wireless communication device or the second wireless communication device.
- a determination unit that determines a transmission timing for the second wireless communication device to transmit to the first wireless communication device in inter-device communication based on the reception timing.
- the determined transmission timing is a timing later than the timing at which the second radio communication apparatus transmits an uplink signal.
- the reception timing for the second wireless communication device to receive a downlink signal from a base station that wirelessly communicates the computer with the first wireless communication device or the second wireless communication device. Based on the reception timing, and a determination unit that determines a transmission timing for the second wireless communication device to transmit to the first wireless communication device in inter-device communication. A program is provided. The determined transmission timing is a timing later than the timing at which the second radio communication apparatus transmits an uplink signal.
- the reception timing for the second wireless communication device to receive a downlink signal from a base station that wirelessly communicates with the first wireless communication device or the second wireless communication device is acquired. And determining a transmission timing for the second wireless communication device to transmit to the first wireless communication device in inter-device communication based on the reception timing.
- the determined transmission timing is a timing later than the timing at which the second radio communication apparatus transmits an uplink signal.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a wireless communication system that is a premise of the description of FIGS. 2 to 7; It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the downlink signal transmitted by the radio
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a wireless communication system which is a premise for the explanation of FIGS.
- a terminal device 10 and a base station 20 are shown.
- the terminal device 10 is called UE (User Equipment), and the base station 20 is called eNB (Evolved Node B).
- a cell 21 formed by the base station 20 is also shown.
- wireless communication is performed between each terminal apparatus 10 and the base station 20 as cellular communication.
- wireless communication is performed between the terminal devices 10 as D2D communication.
- the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B perform D2D communication.
- the terminal device 10A is located farther from the base station 20 than the terminal device 10B. That is, the distance between the terminal device 10A and the base station 20 is longer than the distance between the terminal device 10B and the base station 20.
- OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a downlink signal transmitted by wireless communication according to LTE.
- a downlink signal transmitted in one subframe in wireless communication according to LTE is shown.
- 14 OFDM symbols are included in one subframe.
- one subframe includes two slots, and there are seven OFDM symbols in one slot.
- Each OFDM symbol includes a cyclic prefix (CP) at the beginning.
- CP cyclic prefix
- CP is a guard interval for removing intersymbol interference that the delayed wave of the OFDM symbol has on the next OFDM symbol.
- the CP is generated, for example, by copying a signal for a predetermined time at the end of the OFDM symbol.
- the terminal device that receives the OFDM symbol ignores the CP signal in the OFDM symbol and demodulates the remaining signal in the OFDM symbol.
- the cyclic prefix also contributes to elimination of intersubcarrier interference.
- the OFDM symbol length is about 66.67 microseconds.
- the length of the cyclic prefix included at the beginning of each symbol is about 4.687 microseconds.
- SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
- SC-FDMA symbols are transmitted in the time direction.
- the SC-FDMA symbol also includes a CP like the OFDM symbol.
- the base station 20 transmits a downlink signal simultaneously with a certain frame timing. That is, the base station 20 transmits a downlink signal to each terminal apparatus 10 at the same timing. This is because, in the base station 20, resource blocks for transmitting data addressed to each terminal apparatus 10 are signal-processed in parallel at the same frame timing, and these are simultaneously transmitted from the antenna after amplification.
- the terminal apparatus 10 receives the downlink signal after a propagation delay corresponding to the distance between the terminal apparatus 10 and the base station 20 instead of the frame timing. A specific example of this point will be described with reference to FIGS.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for schematically explaining an example of timing at which the terminal apparatus receives a downlink signal.
- the timing at which the base station 20 transmits a downlink signal to each of the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B in a subframe is illustrated.
- the base station 20 transmits a downlink signal simultaneously with a certain frame timing.
- FIG. 3 also shows the timing at which each of the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B receives a downlink signal. In this way, the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B start to receive the downlink signal with a delay from the frame timing.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining in detail an example of timing at which the terminal apparatus receives a downlink signal.
- the timing at which each of the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B illustrated in FIG. 3 receives a downlink signal is illustrated in more detail.
- the terminal device 10A is further away from the base station 20 than the terminal device 10B. Therefore, the propagation delay PD (B ⁇ T A ) in the path from the base station 20 to the terminal device 10A is larger than the propagation delay PD (B ⁇ T B ) in the path from the base station 20 to the terminal device 10B. That is, PD (B ⁇ T A )> PD (B ⁇ T B ).
- the timing at which the terminal device 10A starts to receive the downlink signal is later than the timing at which the terminal device 10B starts to receive the downlink signal.
- the reception timing of the downlink signal of the terminal device 10 is determined according to where the terminal device 10 is in the cell 21.
- the base station 20 receives uplink signals simultaneously at a certain frame timing. That is, the base station 20 receives the uplink signal from each terminal apparatus 10 at the same timing.
- the terminal apparatus 10 starts transmitting an uplink signal prior to the frame timing in consideration of the propagation delay according to the distance between the terminal apparatus 10 and the base station 20 instead of the frame timing.
- a specific example of this point will be described with reference to FIGS.
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for schematically explaining an example of timing at which the terminal device transmits an uplink signal.
- the timing at which the base station 20 receives uplink signals from each of the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B in a subframe is shown.
- the base station 20 receives uplink signals simultaneously at a certain frame timing.
- FIG. 5 also shows the timing at which each of the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B transmits an uplink signal. In this way, the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B start transmitting an uplink signal prior to the frame timing.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining in detail an example of timing at which the terminal apparatus transmits an uplink signal.
- the timing at which each of the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B shown in FIG. 5 receives an uplink signal is shown in more detail.
- the terminal device 10A is further away from the base station 20 than the terminal device 10B. Therefore, the propagation delay PD (T A ⁇ B) of the path from the terminal apparatus 10A to the base station 20 is larger than the propagation delay PD (T B ⁇ B) of the path from the terminal apparatus 10B to the base station 20. That is, the PD (T A ⁇ B)> PD (T B ⁇ B).
- the timing at which the terminal device 10A starts to transmit an uplink signal is earlier than the timing at which the terminal device 10B starts to transmit an uplink signal.
- the transmission timing of the uplink signal of the terminal device 10 is determined according to where the terminal device 10 is in the cell 21.
- timing advance the technology in which the terminal apparatus 10 transmits the uplink signal so that the uplink signals from the terminal apparatuses 10 arrive at the base station 20 at the same time.
- TA timing advance
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining timing advance.
- the transmission timing of the uplink signal of the terminal device 10A and the transmission timing of the downlink signal of the terminal device 10A are shown.
- the transmission timing of the uplink signal precedes the frame timing by the propagation delay PD (T A ⁇ B) and the same time.
- the reception timing of the downlink signal is later than the frame timing by the propagation delay PD (B ⁇ T A ).
- the terminal device 10 since the terminal device 10 receives the downlink signal, the terminal device 10 knows the timing for receiving the downlink signal. Further, the terminal apparatus 10 receives a timing advance value (TA value) from the base station as information for determining the timing for transmitting the uplink signal. The initial value of the TA value is notified to the terminal device 10 by a random access response at the time of random access, for example. The terminal device 10 determines a timing preceding the timing for transmitting the downlink signal by a time corresponding to the TA value as a timing for transmitting the uplink signal. That is, the time corresponding to the TA value corresponds to approximately twice the propagation delay between the terminal device 10 and the base station.
- TA value timing advance value
- the terminal device 10 located at the cell edge of the cell 21 is given a TA value corresponding to a longer time than the terminal device 10 located closer to the center of the cell.
- the TA value in LTE is an 11-bit value from 0 to 1282.
- the increment of the TA value for adjusting the transmission timing is about 0.52 microseconds. Therefore, the transmission timing of the terminal device 10 can be adjusted up to a maximum of 0.67 milliseconds.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for describing a first example in the case of applying signal transmission / reception timing in cellular communication to D2D communication.
- the terminal device 10B is a transmission-side device for D2D communication
- the terminal device 10A is a reception-side device for D2D communication.
- the transmission timing for the base station 20 to transmit the downlink signal and the reception timing for the terminal apparatus 10A to receive the downlink signal are shown. These timings are as described with reference to FIG.
- the transmission timing at which the terminal device 10B transmits the D2D communication signal and the reception timing at which the terminal device 10A actually receives the D2D communication signal are also shown.
- the transmission timing at which the terminal device 10B transmits the D2D communication signal is the same as the transmission timing at which the terminal device 10B transmits the uplink signal.
- the reception imming at which the terminal device 10A actually receives the D2D communication signal is delayed by a propagation delay PD (T A ⁇ T B ) from the transmission timing at which the terminal device 10B transmits the D2D communication signal.
- the propagation delay PD T A ⁇ T B
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a second example in the case of applying signal transmission / reception timing in cellular communication to D2D communication.
- the terminal device 10A is a transmission-side device for D2D communication
- the terminal device 10B is a reception-side device for D2D communication.
- the transmission timing for the base station 20 to transmit the downlink signal and the reception timing for the terminal device 10B to receive the downlink signal are shown. These timings are as described with reference to FIG.
- the transmission timing at which the terminal device 10A transmits the D2D communication signal and the reception timing at which the terminal device 10B actually receives the D2D communication signal are also shown.
- the transmission timing at which the terminal apparatus 10A transmits the D2D communication signal is the same as the transmission timing at which the terminal apparatus 10A transmits the uplink signal.
- the reception imming at which the terminal device 10B actually receives the D2D communication signal is delayed by a propagation delay PD (T B ⁇ T A ) from the transmission timing at which the terminal device 10A transmits the D2D communication signal.
- the propagation delay PD T B ⁇ T A
- the adjustment range of the uplink transmission timing by the TA (that is, the time corresponding to the TA value) is large, the part other than the CP of the D2D communication signal is demodulated. And the D2D communication signal is not properly received. Since D2D communication is assumed to be frequently used mainly at a cell edge away from the base station 20, it is assumed that the TA value for the terminal device 10 that performs D2D communication is a relatively large value. Therefore, the D2D communication signal may not be demodulated properly.
- the terminal device 10A and the terminal device 10B exist at the cell edge of a cell having a radius of 1 kilometer.
- the propagation delay in the path from the base station 20 to the terminal device 10 is about 3.33 microseconds. Therefore, if the distance between the terminal devices 10 is ignored, the shift in reception timing between the terminal devices 10 is about 6.66 microseconds.
- the length of CP is 4.687 microseconds. Therefore, since the reception timing shift exceeds the CP length, the D2D communication signal is not properly received.
- the distance between the terminal device 10 and the base station 20 is 1 kilometer, but if the distance is shorter, the D2D communication signal can be appropriately received.
- the propagation delay is 2.33 microseconds. In this case, the shift in reception timing is about 4.66 microseconds. Therefore, considering that the cyclic prefix is 4.687 microseconds, the propagation delay allowed for D2D communication is 0.021 microseconds. The propagation delay corresponds to a distance of 6.3 meters.
- the D2D communication can be greatly affected by the movement of the terminal device 10, a slight change in the propagation delay due to the change in the propagation path, and the like. Therefore, it is considered that stable communication is not guaranteed.
- D2D communication in which the same communication method as the communication method of cellular communication is adopted. More specifically, it is possible to relax or eliminate restrictions on D2D communication such as the distance between the terminal device 10 that performs D2D communication and the base station 20 and the distance between the terminal devices 10 that perform D2D communication. To do.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the wireless communication system 1 according to the present embodiment.
- the wireless communication system 1 includes a terminal device 100 and a base station 200.
- the radio communication system 1 employs LTE as a communication system for cellular communication, for example.
- the terminal device 100 When the terminal device 100 is located in the cell 21 formed by the base station 200, the terminal device 100 performs radio communication with the base station 200. That is, the terminal apparatus 100 receives a downlink signal transmitted from the base station 200 and transmits an uplink signal to the base station 200. For example, the terminal apparatus 100 receives a downlink signal according to OFDM and transmits an uplink signal according to SC-FDMA.
- the terminal device 100 performs D2D communication with another terminal device 100.
- the terminal device 100 transmits a signal according to a predetermined wireless communication method, and receives the signal according to the predetermined wireless communication method.
- the predetermined radio communication scheme is a radio communication scheme used by the base station 200 for transmitting a downlink signal, for example. That is, the predetermined wireless communication method is OFDM. That is, the terminal apparatus 100 transmits and receives signals according to OFDM in D2D communication.
- the base station 200 performs radio communication with the terminal device 100 located in the cell 21. That is, the base station 200 transmits a downlink signal to the terminal device 100 and receives an uplink signal from the terminal device 100. For example, the base station 200 transmits a downlink signal according to OFDM and receives an uplink signal according to SC-FDMA.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of the terminal device 100 according to the present embodiment.
- the terminal device 100 includes an antenna unit 110, a wireless communication unit 120, a storage unit 130, and a control unit 140.
- the antenna unit 110 receives a radio signal and outputs the received radio signal to the radio communication unit 120.
- the antenna unit 110 transmits the transmission signal output from the wireless communication unit 120.
- the wireless communication unit 120 performs wireless communication with other devices.
- the radio communication unit 120 performs radio communication with the base station 200 when the terminal device 100 is located in the cell 21 formed by the base station 200. That is, the radio communication unit 120 receives a downlink signal transmitted from the base station 200 and transmits an uplink signal to the base station 200.
- the radio communication unit 120 receives a downlink signal according to OFDM and transmits an uplink signal according to SC-FDMA.
- the wireless communication unit 120 performs D2D communication with the other terminal device 100.
- the wireless communication unit 120 transmits a signal according to a predetermined wireless communication method and receives a signal according to the predetermined wireless communication method.
- the predetermined radio communication scheme is a radio communication scheme used by the base station 200 for transmitting a downlink signal, for example. That is, the predetermined wireless communication method is OFDM.
- the wireless communication unit 120 transmits and receives signals according to OFDM in D2D communication.
- the storage unit 130 stores a program and data for the operation of the terminal device 100.
- Control unit 140 The control unit 140 provides various functions of the terminal device 100.
- the control unit 140 includes an information acquisition unit 141 and a transmission timing determination unit 143.
- the information acquisition unit 141 is a reception timing (hereinafter referred to as “downlink”) for the terminal device 100 (wireless communication unit 120) to receive a downlink signal from the base station 200 that wirelessly communicates with the terminal device 100 or another terminal device 100. Called “reception timing”).
- the terminal device 100 and another terminal device 100 are located in the same cell 21, and the base station 200 is a base station of the cell 21. That is, the terminal device 100 and another terminal device 100 receive a downlink signal from the same base station 200.
- the information acquisition part 141 acquires the downlink reception timing for the terminal device 100 (wireless communication part 120) to receive the downlink signal from the base station 200.
- the information acquisition unit 141 acquires the downlink reception timing from the detection result of the downlink signal by the wireless communication unit 120.
- the information acquisition unit 141 uses timing advance information (TA information) for determining a timing (hereinafter, uplink transmission timing) for the terminal device 100 (the radio communication unit 120) to transmit an uplink signal. Get more.
- the TA information is, for example, a TA value.
- the information acquisition unit 141 is notified of the TA by the random access response via the wireless communication unit 120. Get the value.
- the information acquisition unit 141 may further acquire TA information for determining timing for transmitting another uplink signal from another terminal apparatus 100 (that is, uplink transmission timing of another terminal apparatus 100). Good.
- the base station 200 may acquire the TA value of the other terminal device 100 and transmit the TA value to the terminal device 100. Then, when the wireless communication unit 120 receives the TA value of the other terminal device 100, the information acquisition unit 141 may acquire the TA value of the other terminal device 100.
- the transmission timing determination unit 143 determines a transmission timing for the terminal device 100 to transmit a signal.
- the transmission timing determination unit 143 determines a transmission timing (hereinafter referred to as “uplink transmission timing”) for the terminal device 100 (wireless communication unit 120) to transmit an uplink signal to the base station 200. More specifically, for example, the transmission timing determination unit 143 determines a timing preceding the downlink reception timing by the time corresponding to the acquired TA value as the uplink transmission timing. Then, the transmission timing determination unit 143 causes the radio communication unit 120 to transmit an uplink signal at the determined uplink transmission timing.
- uplink transmission timing a transmission timing for the terminal device 100 (wireless communication unit 120) to transmit an uplink signal to the base station 200. More specifically, for example, the transmission timing determination unit 143 determines a timing preceding the downlink reception timing by the time corresponding to the acquired TA value as the uplink transmission timing. Then, the transmission timing determination unit 143 causes the radio communication unit 120 to transmit an uplink signal at the determined uplink transmission timing.
- the transmission timing determination unit 143 performs transmission for the terminal device 100 (wireless communication unit 120) to transmit to another terminal device 100 through D2D communication based on the acquired downlink reception timing.
- the timing (hereinafter referred to as “D2D transmission timing”) is determined.
- the determined D2D transmission timing is a timing later than the timing at which the terminal apparatus 100 (wireless communication unit 120) transmits the uplink signal (that is, the uplink transmission timing).
- the D2D communication signal is much earlier than the downlink reception timing of the D2D communication reception side device. It reaches the receiving device. Therefore, depending on the distance between the base station 200 and the receiving side apparatus and the transmitting side apparatus and the distance between the receiving side apparatus and the transmitting side apparatus, portions other than the CP in the D2D communication signal are not demodulated. there is a possibility.
- the D2D transmission timing is later than the uplink transmission timing as in the present embodiment, the counterpart D2D reception timing and the downlink reception timing become closer. Therefore, the possibility that the D2D communication signal is appropriately received increases. In other words, restrictions for appropriate reception of the D2D communication signal (for example, the distance between the base station 200 and the reception side device and the transmission side device, and the distance between the reception side device and the transmission side device). It becomes possible to loosen. As a result, offloading can be performed more effectively, which can greatly contribute to an increase in system capacity.
- the transmission timing determination unit 143 determines D2D transmission timing based on the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100 and the TA information of the terminal device 100.
- the TA information is, for example, a TA value. Since the TA information (for example, TA value) is an existing parameter notified to the terminal device 100 at the time of random access, the base station 200 does not need to transmit a new control signal.
- the determined D2D transmission timing is a timing before the downlink reception timing.
- the transmission timing determination unit 143 multiplies the time corresponding to the TA value of the terminal device 100 by a coefficient P (0 ⁇ P ⁇ 1). Then, the transmission timing determination unit 143 determines a timing preceding the downlink reception timing by the time of the multiplication result as the D2D transmission timing. Then, the transmission timing determination unit 143 causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit the D2D communication signal at the determined D2D transmission timing.
- the D2D transmission timing being too late, the period during which the D2D communication signal is actually received by the counterpart device does not fit within the period for the counterpart device to receive the downlink signal. It can be avoided.
- the determined D2D transmission timing is a timing after the timing at which the base station 200 transmits a downlink signal (hereinafter referred to as “downlink transmission timing”).
- the downlink transmission timing is a timing that precedes the downlink reception timing by half the time corresponding to the TA information of the terminal device 100.
- the transmission timing determination unit 143 multiplies the time corresponding to the TA value of the terminal device 100 by a coefficient P (0 ⁇ P ⁇ 1/2). Then, the transmission timing determination unit 143 determines a timing preceding the downlink reception timing by the time of the multiplication result as the D2D transmission timing.
- the D2D transmission timing is after the downlink transmission timing of the base station. Since the downlink reception timing of the counterpart device is at least later than the downlink transmission timing, the counterpart D2D transmission timing and the downlink reception timing are closer. Therefore, there is a higher possibility that the D2D communication signal is properly received. In other words, restrictions for appropriate reception of the D2D communication signal (for example, the distance between the base station 200 and the reception side device and the transmission side device, and the distance between the reception side device and the transmission side device). It becomes possible to loosen.
- the determined D2D transmission timing is timing for the base station 200 to transmit a downlink signal (that is, downlink transmission timing).
- the downlink transmission timing is a timing that precedes the downlink reception timing by half the time corresponding to the TA information of the terminal device 100.
- the transmission timing determination unit 143 multiplies the time corresponding to the TA value of the terminal device 100 by a coefficient 1/2. Then, the transmission timing determination unit 143 determines a timing preceding the downlink reception timing by the time of the multiplication result as the D2D transmission timing.
- the D2D transmission timing between the terminal devices 100 becomes almost constant. That is, variations in the D2D transmission timing by the terminal device 100 are reduced regardless of the position of each terminal device 100 in the cell 21, the frequency band used for D2D communication, and the duplex method (for example, the FDD method or the TDD method). .
- FIG. 12 is a first explanatory diagram for describing a first example of D2D transmission timing according to the present embodiment.
- the terminal device 100B is a transmission-side device for D2D communication
- the terminal device 100A is a reception-side device for D2D communication.
- the downlink transmission timing for the base station 200 to transmit the downlink signal and the downlink reception timing for the terminal device 100A to receive the downlink signal are shown. This is the same as the example shown in FIG.
- the D2D transmission timing at which the terminal device 100B transmits the D2D communication signal and the D2D reception timing at which the terminal device 100A actually receives the D2D communication signal are also shown.
- the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100B is substantially the same as the downlink transmission timing of the base station 200.
- the reception timing deviation shown in FIG. 12 that is, the deviation between the downlink reception timing and the D2D reception timing in the terminal device 100A
- the shift in the reception timing is smaller than the CP length, and the terminal device 100A can appropriately receive the D2D communication signal.
- FIG. 13 is a second explanatory diagram for describing a first example of D2D transmission timing according to the present embodiment.
- the terminal device 100A is a transmission-side device for D2D communication
- the terminal device 100B is a reception-side device for D2D communication.
- downlink transmission timing for the base station 200 to transmit a downlink signal and downlink reception timing for the terminal device 100B to receive the downlink signal are shown. This is the same as the example shown in FIG.
- the D2D transmission timing at which the terminal device 100A transmits a D2D communication signal and the D2D reception timing at which the terminal device 100B actually receives the D2D communication signal are also shown.
- the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100A is substantially the same as the downlink transmission timing of the base station 200.
- the reception timing deviation shown in FIG. 12 that is, the deviation between the downlink reception timing and the D2D reception timing in the terminal device 100B
- the shift in the reception timing is smaller than the length of the CP, and the terminal device 100B can appropriately receive the D2D communication signal.
- the determined D2D transmission timing is a reception timing (that is, downlink reception timing) for the terminal device 100 to receive a downlink signal. That is, the transmission timing determination unit 143 determines the acquired downlink reception timing as the D2D transmission timing. Then, the transmission timing determination unit 143 causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit the D2D communication signal at the determined D2D transmission timing.
- the terminal device 100 (for example, the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100B) that performs D2D communication is located nearby. That is, the distance between the terminal devices 100 is small. Therefore, the difference between the downlink reception timing of the transmission side apparatus of D2D communication and the downlink reception timing of the reception side is small. Furthermore, the propagation delay from the transmission side apparatus to the reception side apparatus in D2D communication is small. Therefore, if a transmission side device (for example, terminal device 100A) of D2D communication transmits a D2D communication signal at its own downlink reception timing, the reception side device (for example, terminal device 100B) has its own downlink reception timing. The D2D communication signal can be received at a timing close to.
- the possibility that the D2D communication signal is appropriately received increases.
- restrictions for appropriate reception of the D2D communication signal for example, the distance between the base station 200 and the reception side device and the transmission side device, and the distance between the reception side device and the transmission side device. It becomes possible to loosen.
- the terminal device 100 can perform D2D at an appropriate D2D transmission timing.
- a communication signal can be transmitted.
- FIG. 14 is a first explanatory diagram for explaining a second example of the D2D transmission timing according to the present embodiment.
- the terminal device 100B is a transmission-side device for D2D communication
- the terminal device 100A is a reception-side device for D2D communication.
- downlink transmission timing for the base station 200 to transmit a downlink signal and downlink reception timing for the terminal device 100A to receive the downlink signal are shown. This is the same as the example shown in FIGS.
- the D2D transmission timing at which the terminal device 100B transmits the D2D communication signal and the D2D reception timing at which the terminal device 100A actually receives the D2D communication signal are also shown.
- the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100B is the same as the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100B.
- the reception timing deviation shown in FIG. 14 that is, the deviation between the downlink reception timing and the D2D reception timing in the terminal device 100A
- the shift in the reception timing is smaller than the CP length, and the terminal device 100A can appropriately receive the D2D communication signal.
- FIG. 15 is a second explanatory diagram for describing a second example of the D2D transmission timing according to the present embodiment.
- the terminal device 100A is a transmission-side device for D2D communication
- the terminal device 100B is a reception-side device for D2D communication.
- the downlink transmission timing for the base station 200 to transmit the downlink signal and the downlink reception timing for the terminal device 100B to receive the downlink signal are shown. This is the same as the example shown in FIG.
- D2D transmission timing at which the terminal device 100A transmits a D2D communication signal and D2D reception timing at which the terminal device 100B actually receives the D2D communication signal are also shown.
- the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100A is the same as the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A.
- the reception timing deviation shown in FIG. 15 (that is, the deviation between the downlink reception timing and the D2D reception timing in the terminal device 100B) is smaller than the reception timing deviation shown in FIG. .
- the D2D reception timing is slightly later than the downlink reception timing. Therefore, if the reception period of the downlink signal is set to be slightly longer than the OFDM symbol length, terminal apparatus 100B can appropriately receive the D2D communication signal.
- the D2D transmission timing described above may be applied when a predetermined condition is satisfied.
- TAG time advance group
- reception side device for example, the terminal device 100B
- TAG time advance group
- the TAG of the transmission side device and the TAG of the reception side device are the same means that the TA value of the transmission side device is the same as the TA value of the reception side device. Therefore, if the TAG of the transmission side device and the TAG of the reception side device are the same, the downlink reception timing of the transmission side device and the downlink reception timing of the reception side device are equivalent. Therefore, the downlink reception timing and the D2D reception timing can be closer in the reception side apparatus.
- the D2D transmission timing may be individually adjusted by the offset value of the transmission timing.
- Such a determination as to whether or not the TAGs are the same and the adjustment based on the offset value of the transmission timing are performed by the base station 200.
- the base station 200 notifies the terminal device 100 that performs D2D communication.
- the transmission timing determination unit 143 is based on the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100, the TA information of the terminal device 100, and the TA information of another terminal device 100. , D2D transmission timing is determined.
- the determined D2D transmission timing is the timing at which another terminal apparatus 100 (that is, a receiving-side terminal apparatus for D2D communication) receives a downlink signal from the base station 200 (that is, another terminal apparatus 100 has Downlink reception timing).
- the downlink reception timing of another terminal apparatus 100 is the TA information of the other terminal apparatus 100 with respect to the timing for the base station 200 to transmit a downlink signal (that is, downlink transmission timing). The timing is delayed by half the time corresponding to.
- the transmission timing determination unit 143 multiplies the time corresponding to the TA value of the terminal device 100 by a factor 1/2. Then, the transmission timing determination unit 143 calculates the timing preceding the downlink transmission timing by the time of the multiplication result as the downlink transmission timing of the base station 200. Further, the transmission timing determination unit 143 determines the timing delayed by half the time corresponding to the TA information of the other terminal device 100 from the calculated downlink transmission timing. Calculated as downlink reception timing. The half time corresponds to a propagation delay from the base station 200 to the other terminal device 100. And the transmission timing determination part 143 determines the said downlink reception timing of said another terminal device 100 as D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100. FIG. Then, the transmission timing determination unit 143 causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit the D2D communication signal at the determined D2D transmission timing.
- the terminal device 100 (for example, the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100B) that performs D2D communication is located nearby. That is, the distance between the terminal devices 100 is small. Therefore, in D2D communication, the propagation delay from the transmission side device to the reception side device is small. Therefore, if a transmitting side device (for example, the terminal device 100A) of D2D communication transmits a D2D communication signal at the downlink reception timing of the receiving side device (for example, the terminal device 100B), the receiving side device has its own downtime. The D2D communication signal can be received at a timing close to the link reception timing. Therefore, the possibility that the D2D communication signal is appropriately received increases. In other words, restrictions for appropriate reception of the D2D communication signal (for example, the distance between the base station 200 and the reception side device and the transmission side device, and the distance between the reception side device and the transmission side device). It becomes possible to loosen.
- FIG. 16 is a first explanatory diagram for describing a third example of the D2D transmission timing according to the present embodiment.
- the terminal device 100B is a transmission-side device for D2D communication
- the terminal device 100A is a reception-side device for D2D communication.
- downlink transmission timing for the base station 200 to transmit a downlink signal and downlink reception timing for the terminal device 100A to receive the downlink signal are shown. This is the same as the example shown in FIGS. 8, 12, and 14.
- the D2D transmission timing at which the terminal device 100B transmits the D2D communication signal and the D2D reception timing at which the terminal device 100A actually receives the D2D communication signal are also shown.
- the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100B is substantially the same as the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A.
- the reception timing deviation shown in FIG. 16 (that is, the deviation between the downlink reception timing and the D2D reception timing in the terminal device 100A) is smaller than the reception timing deviation shown in FIG. .
- the D2D reception timing is slightly later than the downlink reception timing. Therefore, if the downlink signal reception period is set to be slightly longer than the OFDM symbol length, terminal apparatus 100A can appropriately receive the D2D communication signal.
- FIG. 17 is a second explanatory diagram for describing a third example of the D2D transmission timing according to the present embodiment.
- the terminal device 100A is a transmission-side device for D2D communication
- the terminal device 100B is a reception-side device for D2D communication.
- downlink transmission timing for the base station 200 to transmit a downlink signal and downlink reception timing for the terminal device 100B to receive the downlink signal are shown. This is the same as the example shown in FIG.
- the D2D transmission timing at which the terminal device 100A transmits the D2D communication signal and the D2D reception timing at which the terminal device 100B actually receives the D2D communication signal are also shown.
- the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100A is substantially the same as the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100B.
- the reception timing deviation shown in FIG. 17 (that is, the deviation between the downlink reception timing and the D2D reception timing in the terminal device 100B) is smaller than the reception timing deviation shown in FIG. .
- the D2D reception timing is slightly later than the downlink reception timing. Therefore, if the reception period of the downlink signal is set to be slightly longer than the OFDM symbol length, terminal apparatus 100B can appropriately receive the D2D communication signal.
- FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram for describing a first case in which a terminal device performs D2D communication with two or more other terminal devices.
- the terminal device 100B performs D2D communication with both the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100C.
- the terminal device 100B is connected to the content distribution server via the base station 200, and transfers content to the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100C.
- FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a second case in which the terminal device performs D2D communication with two or more other terminal devices.
- the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100C further perform D2D communication with each other.
- the terminal device 100A, the terminal device 100B, and the terminal device 100C perform intra-group communication.
- the D2D transmission timing described above is applied rather than the third example of the D2D transmission timing described above is applied. It is preferable to apply the first example or the second example. This is because, in the above-described third example of D2D transmission timing, the TA value of the communication partner of D2D communication is acquired, so the TA value that the base station 200 should notify increases, processing and communication increase, and complexity It is because it becomes.
- FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a schematic flow of a communication control process according to the present embodiment.
- step S401 the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100A causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit a start request for D2D communication. Then, the base station 200 receives the start request.
- step S403 the base station 200 performs paging.
- the paging information indicating D2D communication is transmitted.
- the terminal device 100B is called by the paging.
- step S405 the terminal device 100B and the base station 200 perform a random access procedure.
- the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100B causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit a random access request.
- the base station 200 transmits a random access response in response to the random access request.
- the base station 200 notifies the terminal device 100B of the TA value of the terminal device 100B.
- the transmission timing determination unit 143 of the terminal device 100A determines the D2D transmission timing based on the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A and the TA value acquired in advance. For example, as in the above-described first example of the D2D transmission timing, the downlink transmission timing of the base station 200 calculated from the downlink reception timing and the TA value is determined as the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100A.
- step S409 the transmission timing determination unit 143 of the terminal device 100B determines the D2D transmission timing based on the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100B and the TA value acquired in the random access procedure. For example, as in the first example of the D2D transmission timing described above, the downlink transmission timing of the base station 200 calculated from the downlink reception timing and the TA value is determined as the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100B.
- step S411 and step S413, the base station 200 instructs the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100B to transmit a pilot signal in D2D communication and to measure a pilot signal in D2D communication.
- step S415 the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100A causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit a pilot signal. And the radio
- step S417 the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100B causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit a pilot signal. Then, the radio communication unit 120 of the terminal device 100A receives the pilot signal, and the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100A performs measurement on the pilot signal.
- step S419 and step S421 the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100B report the measurement result of the pilot signal to the base station 200 via the wireless communication unit 120.
- step S423 the base station 200 determines whether to permit D2D communication based on the reported measurement result. For example, the base station 200 determines that the D2D communication is permitted when the communication quality of the D2D communication satisfies a predetermined quality requirement.
- step S425 and step S427 the base station 200 notifies the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100B of permission of D2D communication. Thereafter, D2D communication is started between the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100B.
- the base station 200 notifies the TA value of the terminal device 100B to the terminal device 100A before step S407, and before the step S409. In addition, the TA value of the terminal device 100A is notified to the terminal device 100B.
- FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram for describing a first example of a cell when a terminal device performing D2D communication is located in a separate cell.
- adjacent cells 21A and 20B are shown.
- the base station 200A of the cell 21A and the terminal device 100A located in the cell 21A are shown.
- a base station 200B of the cell 21B and a terminal device 100B located in the cell 21B are shown.
- the terminal device 100 that performs D2D communication is located in each of the two cells 21 adjacent to each other.
- FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram for describing a second example of a cell when a terminal device that performs D2D communication is located in a separate cell.
- a macro cell 23 and a small cell 25 overlapping with the macro cell 23 are shown.
- the base station 203 of the macro cell 23 and the terminal device 100A located in the macro cell 23 are shown.
- the base station 205 of the small cell 25 and the terminal device 100B located in the small cell 25 are shown.
- the terminal device 100 that performs D2D communication is located in each of the macro cell 23 and the small cell 25.
- the determination method when the transmission / reception timing is synchronized between the two cells is slightly different from the determination method when the transmission / reception timing is not synchronized between the two cells. Each case will be described.
- the downlink transmission timing by the base station 200 is the same between the cells 21.
- D2D transmission timing can be determined similarly to the case where the two terminal devices 100 which perform D2D communication are located in the same cell.
- the D2D transmission timing can be determined as in the first to third examples of the D2D transmission timing described above.
- the terminal device 100A determines the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A, the TA information of the terminal device 100A, and another terminal device. Based on the 100B TA information, the D2D transmission timing is determined.
- the TA information of the terminal device 100A is the TA information of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21A where the terminal device 100 is located.
- the TA information of the terminal device 100B is the TA information of the terminal device 100B in the cell 21B where the terminal device 100B is located.
- the base station 200B transmits the TA information of the terminal device 100B to the base station 200A, and the base station 200A transmits the TA information of the terminal device 100B to the terminal device 100A. Then, the terminal device 100A (information acquisition unit 141) acquires the TA information of the terminal device 100B.
- the terminal device 100A performs D2D based on the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A and the TA information of the terminal device 100A. Determine the transmission timing.
- the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100B that perform D2D communication are located in different cells, the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A and the TA information of the terminal device 100A are as follows.
- the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A is a reception timing for the terminal device 100A to receive a downlink signal (that is, a downlink signal of the cell 21B) from the base station 200B wirelessly communicating with the terminal device 100B. is there. Therefore, the information acquisition unit 141 of the terminal device 100A causes the radio communication unit 120 to receive the downlink signal (eg, primary synchronization signal, secondary synchronization signal, etc.) of the cell 21B and acquire the reception timing of the downlink signal. To do.
- a downlink signal that is, a downlink signal of the cell 21B
- the information acquisition unit 141 of the terminal device 100A causes the radio communication unit 120 to receive the downlink signal (eg, primary synchronization signal, secondary synchronization signal, etc.) of the cell 21B and acquire the reception timing of the downlink signal.
- the TA information of the terminal device 100A is TA information for determining the timing for the terminal device 100A to transmit an uplink signal to the base station 200B (that is, TA information of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21B). is there. Therefore, the information acquisition unit 141 acquires the TA information of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21B by causing the terminal device 100A to perform random access in the cell 21B.
- the terminal device 100A can calculate the timing for the base station 200B to transmit a downlink signal, for example. it can. That is, the terminal device 100A can calculate the downlink transmission timing in the cell 21B in which the terminal device 100B that is the counterpart device for D2D communication is located.
- the information acquisition unit 141 uses the TA information of the terminal device 100B in the cell 21B as an alternative to the TA information of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21B. May be obtained and used.
- the base station 200B may transmit the TA information of the terminal device 100B to the base station 200A, and the base station 200A may transmit the TA information of the terminal device 100B to the terminal device 100A.
- the terminal device 100A determines the D2D transmission timing based on the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A.
- the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A is as follows.
- the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A is a reception timing for the terminal device 100A to receive the downlink signal of the cell 21B.
- the terminal device 100A can know the reception timing for the terminal device 100A to receive the downlink signal from the base station 21B. That is, the terminal device 100A can calculate the downlink transmission timing in the cell 21B in which the terminal device 100B that is the counterpart device for D2D communication is located.
- the terminal device 100A has the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A, the TA information of the terminal device 100A, and the terminal device 100B.
- the D2D transmission timing is determined based on the TA information.
- the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100B that perform D2D communication are located in different cells, the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A, the TA information of the terminal device 100A, and the TA information of the terminal device 100B are as follows: become that way.
- the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A is a reception timing for the terminal device 100A to receive the downlink signal of the cell 21B, as in the first example of the D2D transmission timing described above.
- the TA information of the terminal device 100A is also the TA information of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21B, as in the first example of the D2D transmission timing described above.
- the TA information of the terminal device 100B is TA information for determining the timing for the terminal device 100B to transmit an uplink signal to the base station 200B (that is, TA information of the terminal device 100B in the cell 21B). is there. Therefore, the base station 200B transmits the TA information of the terminal device 100B to the base station 200A, and the base station 200A transmits the TA information of the terminal device 100B to the terminal device 100A. And the information acquisition part 141 acquires the said TA information of the terminal device 100B.
- the terminal device 100A is, for example, the terminal device 100B that is a counterpart device for D2D communication. Can receive the downlink signal from the base station 200B. That is, the terminal device 100A can calculate the timing at which the terminal device 100B receives the downlink signal of the cell 21B.
- FIG. 23 is a sequence diagram illustrating a first example of a schematic flow of communication control processing according to a modification of the present embodiment.
- step S501 the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100A causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit a start request for D2D communication. Then, the base station 200A receives the start request. In step S503, the base station 200A transfers the start request to the base station 200B.
- step S505 the base station 200A transmits inter-cell synchronization information indicating whether or not the cell 21A and the cell 21B are synchronized to the terminal device 100A.
- the inter-cell synchronization information indicates that the cell 21A and the cell 21B are synchronized.
- the terminal device 100A knows that the cell 21A and the cell 21B are synchronized.
- synchronization information between cells is acquired in step S505, but acquisition of synchronization information between cells is not limited to this example.
- the synchronization information between cells may be notified in advance to the terminal device 100 by system information, or may be separately notified in advance by signaling from the base station 200 to the terminal device 100. Further, when all or some of the cells in the system are synchronized, information regarding the presence or absence of synchronization between cells may be stored in the terminal device 100.
- step S507 the base station 200B performs paging.
- the paging information indicating D2D communication is transmitted.
- the terminal device 100B is called by the paging.
- step S509 the terminal device 100B and the base station 200B perform a random access procedure.
- the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100B causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit a random access request.
- the base station 200B transmits a random access response in response to the random access request.
- the base station 200B notifies the terminal device 100B of the TA value of the terminal device 100B.
- the TA value is the TA value of the terminal device 100B in the cell 21B.
- step S511 the transmission timing determination unit 143 of the terminal device 100A is based on the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21A and the TA value acquired in advance (TA value of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21A). , D2D transmission timing is determined. For example, as in the above-described first example of the D2D transmission timing, the downlink transmission timing of the base station 200A calculated from the downlink reception timing and the TA value is determined as the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100A.
- the transmission timing determination unit 143 of the terminal device 100B determines the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100B in the cell 21B, the TA value acquired in the random access procedure (TA value of the terminal device 100B in the cell 21B), and Based on the above, the D2D transmission timing is determined. For example, as in the above-described first example of the D2D transmission timing, the downlink transmission timing of the base station 200B calculated from the downlink reception timing and the TA value is determined as the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100B.
- step S515 the base station 200A instructs the terminal device 100A to transmit a pilot signal in D2D communication and to measure a pilot signal in D2D communication.
- step S517 the base station 200B instructs the terminal device 100B to transmit a pilot signal in D2D communication and to measure a pilot signal in D2D communication.
- step S519 the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100A causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit a pilot signal. And the radio
- step S521 the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100B causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit a pilot signal. Then, the radio communication unit 120 of the terminal device 100A receives the pilot signal, and the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100A performs measurement on the pilot signal.
- step S523 the terminal device 100B reports the measurement result of the pilot signal to the base station 200B via the wireless communication unit 120.
- step S525 the terminal device 100A reports the measurement result of the pilot signal to the base station 200A via the wireless communication unit 120.
- step S527 the base station 200A and the base station 200B determine whether to permit D2D communication based on the reported measurement result. For example, the base station 200A and the base station 200B determine that the D2D communication is permitted when the communication quality of the D2D communication satisfies a predetermined quality requirement.
- step S529 the base station 200A notifies the terminal device 100A of permission of D2D communication.
- step S531 the base station 200B notifies the terminal device 100B of permission of D2D communication. Thereafter, D2D communication is started between the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100B.
- the base station 200A notifies the terminal device 100A of the TA value of the terminal device 100B in the cell 21B before step S511. Further, the base station 200B notifies the terminal device 100B of the TA value of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21A before step S513.
- FIG. 24 is a sequence diagram illustrating a second example of a schematic flow of a communication control process according to a modification of the present embodiment.
- step S551 which is the difference between the first example of the schematic flow of the communication control process shown in FIG. 23 and the second example of the schematic flow of the communication control process shown in FIG. Only S553, S555, S557, and S559 will be described.
- step S551 the base station 200A transmits inter-cell synchronization information indicating whether or not the cell 21A and the cell 21B are synchronized to the terminal device 100A.
- the inter-cell synchronization information indicates that the cell 21A and the cell 21B are not synchronized.
- the terminal device 100A knows that the cell 21A and the cell 21B are not synchronized.
- synchronization information between cells is acquired in step S551, but acquisition of synchronization information between cells is not limited to this example.
- the synchronization information between cells may be notified in advance to the terminal device 100 by system information, or may be separately notified in advance by signaling from the base station 200 to the terminal device 100. Further, when all or some of the cells in the system are synchronized, information regarding the presence or absence of synchronization between cells may be stored in the terminal device 100.
- step S553 the terminal device 100A and the base station 200B perform a random access procedure.
- the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100A causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit a random access request.
- the base station 200B transmits a random access response in response to the random access request.
- the base station 200B notifies the terminal device 100A of the TA value of the terminal device 100A in the random access response.
- the TA value is the TA value of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21B.
- step S555 the terminal device 100B and the base station 200A perform a random access procedure.
- the control unit 140 of the terminal device 100B causes the wireless communication unit 120 to transmit a random access request.
- the base station 200A transmits a random access response in response to the random access request.
- the base station 200A notifies the terminal device 100B of the TA value of the terminal device 100B in the random access response.
- the TA value is the TA value of the terminal device 100B in the cell 21A.
- step S557 the transmission timing determination unit 143 of the terminal device 100A is based on the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21B and the TA value acquired in the random access procedure (TA value of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21B).
- the D2D transmission timing is determined. For example, as in the first example of the D2D transmission timing described above, the downlink transmission timing of the base station 200B calculated from the downlink reception timing and the TA value is determined as the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100A.
- step S559 the transmission timing determination unit 143 of the terminal device 100B, the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100B in the cell 21A, the TA value acquired in the random access procedure (TA value of the terminal device 100B in the cell 21A), and Based on the above, the D2D transmission timing is determined.
- the downlink transmission timing of the base station 200A calculated from the downlink reception timing and the TA value is determined as the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100B.
- base station 200A notifies terminal device 100A of the TA value of terminal device 100B in cell 21B before step S557. Further, the base station 200B notifies the terminal device 100B of the TA value of the terminal device 100A in the cell 21A before step S559.
- the terminal device 100 is realized as a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a portable game terminal, a portable / dongle type mobile router or a digital camera, or an in-vehicle terminal such as a car navigation device. May be.
- the terminal device 100 may be realized as a terminal (also referred to as an MTC (Machine Type Communication) terminal) that performs M2M (Machine To Machine) communication.
- the terminal device 100 may be a wireless communication module (for example, an integrated circuit module configured by one die) mounted on these terminals.
- the base station 200 may be realized as any type of eNB (evolved Node B) such as a macro eNB or a small eNB.
- the small eNB may be an eNB that covers a cell smaller than a macro cell, such as a pico eNB, a micro eNB, or a home (femto) eNB.
- the base station 200 may be realized as another type of base station such as a NodeB or a BTS (Base Transceiver Station).
- the base station 200 may include a main body (also referred to as a base station apparatus) that controls wireless communication, and one or more RRHs (Remote Radio Heads) that are arranged at locations different from the main body.
- RRHs Remote Radio Heads
- the various types of terminals described above may operate as the base station 200 by temporarily or semi-permanently executing the base station function.
- FIG. 25 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a smartphone 900 to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied.
- the smartphone 900 includes a processor 901, a memory 902, a storage 903, an external connection interface 904, a camera 906, a sensor 907, a microphone 908, an input device 909, a display device 910, a speaker 911, a wireless communication interface 912, one or more antenna switches 915.
- One or more antennas 916, a bus 917, a battery 918 and an auxiliary controller 919 are provided.
- the processor 901 may be, for example, a CPU or a SoC (System on Chip), and controls the functions of the application layer and other layers of the smartphone 900.
- the memory 902 includes a RAM and a ROM, and stores programs executed by the processor 901 and data.
- the storage 903 can include a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory or a hard disk.
- the external connection interface 904 is an interface for connecting an external device such as a memory card or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device to the smartphone 900.
- the camera 906 includes, for example, an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), and generates a captured image.
- the sensor 907 may include a sensor group such as a positioning sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and an acceleration sensor.
- the microphone 908 converts sound input to the smartphone 900 into an audio signal.
- the input device 909 includes, for example, a touch sensor that detects a touch on the screen of the display device 910, a keypad, a keyboard, a button, or a switch, and receives an operation or information input from a user.
- the display device 910 has a screen such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, and displays an output image of the smartphone 900.
- the speaker 911 converts an audio signal output from the smartphone 900 into audio.
- the wireless communication interface 912 supports any cellular communication method such as LTE or LTE-Advanced, and performs wireless communication.
- the wireless communication interface 912 may typically include a BB processor 913, an RF circuit 914, and the like.
- the BB processor 913 may perform, for example, encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and performs various signal processing for wireless communication.
- the RF circuit 914 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives radio signals via the antenna 916.
- the wireless communication interface 912 may be a one-chip module in which the BB processor 913 and the RF circuit 914 are integrated.
- the wireless communication interface 912 may include a plurality of BB processors 913 and a plurality of RF circuits 914 as illustrated in FIG.
- FIG. 25 illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface 912 includes a plurality of BB processors 913 and a plurality of RF circuits 914.
- the wireless communication interface 912 includes a single BB processor 913 or a single RF circuit 914. But you can.
- the wireless communication interface 912 may support other types of wireless communication methods such as a short-range wireless communication method, a proximity wireless communication method, or a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) method in addition to the cellular communication method.
- a BB processor 913 and an RF circuit 914 for each wireless communication method may be included.
- Each of the antenna switches 915 switches the connection destination of the antenna 916 among a plurality of circuits (for example, circuits for different wireless communication systems) included in the wireless communication interface 912.
- Each of the antennas 916 includes a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission / reception of a radio signal by the radio communication interface 912.
- the smartphone 900 may include a plurality of antennas 916 as illustrated in FIG. Note that although FIG. 25 illustrates an example in which the smartphone 900 includes a plurality of antennas 916, the smartphone 900 may include a single antenna 916.
- the smartphone 900 may include an antenna 916 for each wireless communication method.
- the antenna switch 915 may be omitted from the configuration of the smartphone 900.
- the bus 917 connects the processor 901, the memory 902, the storage 903, the external connection interface 904, the camera 906, the sensor 907, the microphone 908, the input device 909, the display device 910, the speaker 911, the wireless communication interface 912, and the auxiliary controller 919 to each other.
- the battery 918 supplies power to each block of the smartphone 900 illustrated in FIG. 25 via a power supply line partially illustrated by a broken line in the drawing.
- the auxiliary controller 919 operates the minimum necessary functions of the smartphone 900 in the sleep mode.
- the information acquisition unit 141 and the transmission timing determination unit 143 described with reference to FIG. 11 may be implemented in the wireless communication interface 912. In addition, at least a part of these functions may be implemented in the processor 901 or the auxiliary controller 919.
- FIG. 26 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a car navigation device 920 to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied.
- the car navigation apparatus 920 includes a processor 921, a memory 922, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module 924, a sensor 925, a data interface 926, a content player 927, a storage medium interface 928, an input device 929, a display device 930, a speaker 931, and wireless communication.
- the interface 933 includes one or more antenna switches 936, one or more antennas 937, and a battery 938.
- the processor 921 may be a CPU or SoC, for example, and controls the navigation function and other functions of the car navigation device 920.
- the memory 922 includes RAM and ROM, and stores programs and data executed by the processor 921.
- the GPS module 924 measures the position (for example, latitude, longitude, and altitude) of the car navigation device 920 using GPS signals received from GPS satellites.
- the sensor 925 may include a sensor group such as a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and an atmospheric pressure sensor.
- the data interface 926 is connected to the in-vehicle network 941 through a terminal (not shown), for example, and acquires data generated on the vehicle side such as vehicle speed data.
- the content player 927 reproduces content stored in a storage medium (for example, CD or DVD) inserted into the storage medium interface 928.
- the input device 929 includes, for example, a touch sensor, a button, or a switch that detects a touch on the screen of the display device 930, and receives an operation or information input from the user.
- the display device 930 has a screen such as an LCD or an OLED display, and displays a navigation function or an image of content to be reproduced.
- the speaker 931 outputs the navigation function or the audio of the content to be played back.
- the wireless communication interface 933 supports any cellular communication method such as LTE or LTE-Advanced, and performs wireless communication.
- the wireless communication interface 933 may typically include a BB processor 934, an RF circuit 935, and the like.
- the BB processor 934 may perform, for example, encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and performs various signal processing for wireless communication.
- the RF circuit 935 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives a radio signal via the antenna 937.
- the wireless communication interface 933 may be a one-chip module in which the BB processor 934 and the RF circuit 935 are integrated.
- the wireless communication interface 933 may include a plurality of BB processors 934 and a plurality of RF circuits 935 as shown in FIG. 26 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 933 includes a plurality of BB processors 934 and a plurality of RF circuits 935, the wireless communication interface 933 includes a single BB processor 934 or a single RF circuit 935. But you can.
- the wireless communication interface 933 may support other types of wireless communication methods such as a short-range wireless communication method, a proximity wireless communication method, or a wireless LAN method in addition to the cellular communication method.
- a BB processor 934 and an RF circuit 935 may be included for each communication method.
- Each of the antenna switches 936 switches the connection destination of the antenna 937 among a plurality of circuits included in the wireless communication interface 933 (for example, circuits for different wireless communication systems).
- Each of the antennas 937 has a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission / reception of a radio signal by the radio communication interface 933.
- the car navigation device 920 may include a plurality of antennas 937 as shown in FIG. FIG. 26 shows an example in which the car navigation apparatus 920 includes a plurality of antennas 937. However, the car navigation apparatus 920 may include a single antenna 937.
- the car navigation device 920 may include an antenna 937 for each wireless communication method.
- the antenna switch 936 may be omitted from the configuration of the car navigation device 920.
- the battery 938 supplies power to each block of the car navigation device 920 shown in FIG. 26 through a power supply line partially shown by broken lines in the drawing. Further, the battery 938 stores electric power supplied from the vehicle side.
- the technology according to the present disclosure may be realized as an in-vehicle system (or vehicle) 940 including one or more blocks of the car navigation device 920 described above, an in-vehicle network 941, and a vehicle side module 942.
- vehicle-side module 942 generates vehicle-side data such as vehicle speed, engine speed, or failure information, and outputs the generated data to the in-vehicle network 941.
- FIG. 27 is a block diagram illustrating a first example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied.
- the eNB 800 includes one or more antennas 810 and a base station device 820. Each antenna 810 and the base station apparatus 820 can be connected to each other via an RF cable.
- Each of the antennas 810 has a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission and reception of radio signals by the base station apparatus 820.
- the eNB 800 includes a plurality of antennas 810 as illustrated in FIG. 27, and the plurality of antennas 810 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 800, for example. Note that although FIG. 27 illustrates an example in which the eNB 800 includes a plurality of antennas 810, the eNB 800 may include a single antenna 810.
- the base station apparatus 820 includes a controller 821, a memory 822, a network interface 823, and a wireless communication interface 825.
- the controller 821 may be a CPU or a DSP, for example, and operates various functions of the upper layer of the base station apparatus 820. For example, the controller 821 generates a data packet from the data in the signal processed by the wireless communication interface 825, and transfers the generated packet via the network interface 823. The controller 821 may generate a bundled packet by bundling data from a plurality of baseband processors, and may transfer the generated bundled packet. In addition, the controller 821 is a logic that executes control such as radio resource control, radio bearer control, mobility management, inflow control, or scheduling. May have a typical function. Moreover, the said control may be performed in cooperation with a surrounding eNB or a core network node.
- the memory 822 includes RAM and ROM, and stores programs executed by the controller 821 and various control data (for example, terminal list, transmission power data, scheduling data, and the like).
- the network interface 823 is a communication interface for connecting the base station device 820 to the core network 824.
- the controller 821 may communicate with the core network node or other eNB via the network interface 823.
- the eNB 800 and the core network node or another eNB may be connected to each other by a logical interface (for example, an S1 interface or an X2 interface).
- the network interface 823 may be a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface for wireless backhaul.
- the network interface 823 may use a frequency band higher than the frequency band used by the wireless communication interface 825 for wireless communication.
- the wireless communication interface 825 supports any cellular communication scheme such as LTE (Long Term Evolution) or LTE-Advanced, and provides a wireless connection to terminals located in the cell of the eNB 800 via the antenna 810.
- the wireless communication interface 825 may typically include a baseband (BB) processor 826, an RF circuit 827, and the like.
- the BB processor 826 may perform, for example, encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and each layer (for example, L1, MAC (Medium Access Control), RLC (Radio Link Control), and PDCP).
- Various signal processing of Packet Data Convergence Protocol
- Packet Data Convergence Protocol is executed.
- the BB processor 826 may have some or all of the logical functions described above instead of the controller 821.
- the BB processor 826 may be a module that includes a memory that stores a communication control program, a processor that executes the program, and related circuits. The function of the BB processor 826 may be changed by updating the program. Good.
- the module may be a card or a blade inserted into a slot of the base station apparatus 820, or a chip mounted on the card or the blade.
- the RF circuit 827 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives a radio signal via the antenna 810.
- the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of BB processors 826 as shown in FIG. 27, and the plurality of BB processors 826 may correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 800, for example.
- the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of RF circuits 827 as shown in FIG. 27, and the plurality of RF circuits 827 may correspond to, for example, a plurality of antenna elements, respectively.
- 27 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of BB processors 826 and a plurality of RF circuits 827, the wireless communication interface 825 includes a single BB processor 826 or a single RF circuit 827. But you can.
- FIG. 28 is a block diagram illustrating a second example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied.
- the eNB 830 includes one or more antennas 840, a base station apparatus 850, and an RRH 860. Each antenna 840 and RRH 860 may be connected to each other via an RF cable. Base station apparatus 850 and RRH 860 can be connected to each other via a high-speed line such as an optical fiber cable.
- Each of the antennas 840 has a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission / reception of radio signals by the RRH 860.
- the eNB 830 includes a plurality of antennas 840 as illustrated in FIG. 28, and the plurality of antennas 840 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 830, for example. Note that although FIG. 28 illustrates an example in which the eNB 830 includes a plurality of antennas 840, the eNB 830 may include a single antenna 840.
- the base station device 850 includes a controller 851, a memory 852, a network interface 853, a wireless communication interface 855, and a connection interface 857.
- the controller 851, the memory 852, and the network interface 853 are the same as the controller 821, the memory 822, and the network interface 823 described with reference to FIG.
- the wireless communication interface 855 supports a cellular communication method such as LTE or LTE-Advanced, and provides a wireless connection to a terminal located in a sector corresponding to the RRH 860 via the RRH 860 and the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 855 may typically include a BB processor 856 and the like.
- the BB processor 856 is the same as the BB processor 826 described with reference to FIG. 27 except that the BB processor 856 is connected to the RF circuit 864 of the RRH 860 via the connection interface 857.
- the wireless communication interface 855 includes a plurality of BB processors 856 as illustrated in FIG.
- the plurality of BB processors 856 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 830, for example.
- 28 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 855 includes a plurality of BB processors 856, the wireless communication interface 855 may include a single BB processor 856.
- connection interface 857 is an interface for connecting the base station device 850 (wireless communication interface 855) to the RRH 860.
- the connection interface 857 may be a communication module for communication on the high-speed line that connects the base station apparatus 850 (wireless communication interface 855) and the RRH 860.
- the RRH 860 includes a connection interface 861 and a wireless communication interface 863.
- connection interface 861 is an interface for connecting the RRH 860 (wireless communication interface 863) to the base station device 850.
- the connection interface 861 may be a communication module for communication on the high-speed line.
- the wireless communication interface 863 transmits and receives wireless signals via the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 863 may typically include an RF circuit 864 and the like.
- the RF circuit 864 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives wireless signals via the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 863 includes a plurality of RF circuits 864 as illustrated in FIG. 28, and the plurality of RF circuits 864 may correspond to, for example, a plurality of antenna elements, respectively. 28 illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface 863 includes a plurality of RF circuits 864, the wireless communication interface 863 may include a single RF circuit 864.
- the base station 200 determines the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device 100 instead of the terminal device 100, and the transmission timing is determined as the terminal device. 100 may be notified. That is, the information acquisition unit 141 and the transmission timing determination unit 143 described using FIG. 11 may be provided by the base station 200 instead of being provided by the terminal device 100. In this case, in the eNB 800 and the eNB 830 illustrated in FIG. 27 and FIG. 28, the information acquisition unit 141 and the transmission timing determination unit 143 described with reference to FIG. 11 include the radio communication interface 825, the radio communication interface 855, and / or the radio communication. It may be implemented in interface 863. Further, at least a part of these functions may be implemented in the controller 821 and the controller 851.
- the reception timing at which the terminal device 100 receives a downlink signal from the base station 200 that performs radio communication with the terminal device 100 or another terminal device 100 (that is, the downlink reception timing). Is acquired. Further, based on the acquired reception timing, a transmission timing (that is, D2D transmission timing) for the terminal device 100 to transmit to another terminal device 100 through D2D communication is determined. The determined D2D transmission timing is a timing later than the timing for transmitting the uplink signal by the terminal device 100 (that is, the uplink transmission timing).
- the D2D communication signal reaches the reception side device much earlier than the downlink reception timing of the D2D communication reception side device. Resulting in. Therefore, depending on the distance between the base station 200 and the receiving side apparatus and the transmitting side apparatus and the distance between the receiving side apparatus and the transmitting side apparatus, portions other than the CP in the D2D communication signal are not demodulated. there is a possibility.
- the D2D transmission timing is later than the uplink transmission timing as in the present embodiment, the counterpart D2D reception timing and the downlink reception timing become closer. Therefore, the possibility that the D2D communication signal is appropriately received increases. In other words, restrictions for appropriate reception of the D2D communication signal (for example, the distance between the base station 200 and the reception side device and the transmission side device, and the distance between the reception side device and the transmission side device). It becomes possible to loosen. As a result, offloading can be performed more effectively, which can greatly contribute to an increase in system capacity.
- TA information for determining a timing for transmitting the uplink signal by the terminal device 100 is further acquired.
- the D2D transmission timing is determined based on the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100 and the TA information of the terminal device 100.
- TA information (for example, TA value) is an existing parameter that is notified to the terminal device 100 during random access, so the base station 200 does not need to transmit a new control signal.
- the determined D2D transmission timing is a timing before the downlink reception timing.
- the D2D transmission timing being too late, the period during which the D2D communication signal is actually received by the counterpart device does not fit within the period for the counterpart device to receive the downlink signal. It can be avoided.
- the determined D2D transmission timing is a timing after the timing at which the base station 200 transmits a downlink signal (hereinafter referred to as “downlink transmission timing”).
- the downlink transmission timing is a timing that precedes the downlink reception timing by half the time corresponding to the TA information of the terminal device 100.
- the D2D transmission timing is after the downlink transmission timing of the base station. Since the downlink reception timing of the counterpart device is at least later than the downlink transmission timing, the counterpart D2D transmission timing and the downlink reception timing are closer. Therefore, there is a higher possibility that the D2D communication signal is properly received. In other words, restrictions for appropriate reception of the D2D communication signal (for example, the distance between the base station 200 and the reception side device and the transmission side device, and the distance between the reception side device and the transmission side device). It becomes possible to loosen.
- the determined D2D transmission timing is timing for the base station 200 to transmit a downlink signal (that is, downlink transmission timing).
- the D2D transmission timing between the terminal devices 100 becomes almost constant. That is, variations in the D2D transmission timing by the terminal device 100 are reduced regardless of the position of each terminal device 100 in the cell 21, the frequency band used for D2D communication, and the duplex method (for example, the FDD method or the TDD method). .
- the determined D2D transmission timing is a reception timing (that is, downlink reception timing) for the terminal device 100 to receive a downlink signal.
- the terminal device 100 (for example, the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100B) that performs D2D communication is located nearby. That is, the distance between the terminal devices 100 is small. Therefore, the difference between the downlink reception timing of the transmission side apparatus of D2D communication and the downlink reception timing of the reception side is small. Furthermore, the propagation delay from the transmission side apparatus to the reception side apparatus in D2D communication is small. Therefore, if a transmission side device (for example, terminal device 100A) of D2D communication transmits a D2D communication signal at its own downlink reception timing, the reception side device (for example, terminal device 100B) has its own downlink reception timing. The D2D communication signal can be received at a timing close to.
- the possibility that the D2D communication signal is appropriately received increases.
- restrictions for appropriate reception of the D2D communication signal for example, the distance between the base station 200 and the reception side device and the transmission side device, and the distance between the reception side device and the transmission side device. It becomes possible to loosen.
- the terminal device 100 can perform D2D at an appropriate D2D transmission timing.
- a communication signal can be transmitted.
- TA information for determining a timing for transmitting an uplink signal from another terminal apparatus 100 is as follows. Further acquired. Based on the downlink reception timing of the terminal device 100, the TA information of the terminal device 100, and the TA information of another terminal device 100, the D2D transmission timing is determined.
- the determined D2D transmission timing is a timing at which another terminal apparatus 100 (that is, a receiving terminal apparatus for D2D communication) receives a downlink signal from the base station 200 (that is, a D2D communication timing).
- the downlink reception timing of another terminal apparatus 100 is the TA information of the other terminal apparatus 100 with respect to the timing for the base station 200 to transmit a downlink signal (that is, downlink transmission timing). The timing is delayed by half the time corresponding to.
- the terminal device 100 (for example, the terminal device 100A and the terminal device 100B) that performs D2D communication is located nearby. That is, the distance between the terminal devices 100 is small. Therefore, in D2D communication, the propagation delay from the transmission side device to the reception side device is small. Therefore, if a transmitting side device (for example, the terminal device 100A) of D2D communication transmits a D2D communication signal at the downlink reception timing of the receiving side device (for example, the terminal device 100B), the receiving side device has its own downtime. The D2D communication signal can be received at a timing close to the link reception timing. Therefore, the possibility that the D2D communication signal is appropriately received increases. In other words, restrictions for appropriate reception of the D2D communication signal (for example, the distance between the base station 200 and the reception side device and the transmission side device, and the distance between the reception side device and the transmission side device). It becomes possible to loosen.
- a device configuring a part of the base station may determine the D2D transmission timing of the terminal device.
- the information acquisition unit and the transmission timing determination unit included in the terminal device may be included in the base station (or the above-described device constituting a part thereof). Then, the base station may notify the terminal device of the D2D transmission timing.
- processing steps in the communication control processing of this specification do not necessarily have to be executed in time series in the order described in the flowchart.
- processing steps in the Tsushin control process may be executed in a different order from the order described as the flowchart, or may be executed in parallel.
- a computer program for causing hardware such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM incorporated in a communication control device (for example, a terminal device) to perform the same functions as the components of the communication control device.
- a storage medium storing the computer program is also provided.
- An acquisition unit that acquires a reception timing for the second wireless communication device to receive a downlink signal from a base station that wirelessly communicates with the first wireless communication device or the second wireless communication device;
- a determination unit that determines a transmission timing for the second wireless communication apparatus to transmit to the first wireless communication apparatus based on the reception timing; With The transmission timing to be determined is a timing later than the timing for the second wireless communication apparatus to transmit an uplink signal.
- Communication control device (2)
- the acquisition unit further acquires first timing advance information for determining the timing for the second wireless communication apparatus to transmit an uplink signal, The determination unit determines the transmission timing based on the reception timing and the first timing advance information.
- the communication control device according to (1).
- the communication control device wherein the determined transmission timing is a timing before the reception timing.
- the communication control device according to (2) or (3), wherein the determined transmission timing is a timing after a timing for the base station to transmit a downlink signal.
- the communication control device (4), wherein the determined transmission timing is a timing for the base station to transmit a downlink signal.
- the timing at which the base station transmits a downlink signal is a timing that precedes the reception timing by a half of a time corresponding to the first timing advance information, (4) or The communication control device according to (5).
- the communication control device according to (1), wherein the determined transmission timing is the reception timing.
- the acquisition unit further acquires second timing advance information for determining a timing for the first wireless communication apparatus to transmit an uplink signal, The determination unit determines the transmission timing based on the reception timing, the first timing advance information, and the second timing advance information.
- the communication control device according to (2).
- the communication control device wherein the determined transmission timing is a timing for the first wireless communication device to receive a downlink signal from the base station.
- the timing for the first wireless communication apparatus to receive the downlink signal is a time corresponding to the second timing advance information with respect to the timing for the base station to transmit the downlink signal.
- the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device are located in the same cell,
- the base station is a base station of the same cell;
- the communication control apparatus according to any one of (1) to (10).
- the first wireless communication device is located in a first cell;
- the second wireless communication device is located in a second cell different from the first cell;
- the base station is either one of the first cell or the second cell,
- the communication control apparatus according to any one of (1) to (10).
- the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device transmit signals according to a predetermined wireless communication method and receive signals according to the predetermined wireless communication method in inter-device communication.
- the communication control apparatus according to any one of (12).
- the communication control apparatus according to (13), wherein the predetermined wireless communication method is a wireless communication method used by a base station for transmitting a downlink signal.
- the predetermined wireless communication method is an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing method.
- the wireless communication device according to any one of (1) to (15), wherein the communication control device is the second wireless communication device.
- the communication control device is a device that constitutes a part of the base station.
- Computer An acquisition unit that acquires a reception timing for the second wireless communication device to receive a downlink signal from a base station that wirelessly communicates with the first wireless communication device or the second wireless communication device;
- a determination unit that determines a transmission timing for the second wireless communication apparatus to transmit to the first wireless communication apparatus based on the reception timing; Function as The transmission timing to be determined is a timing later than the timing for the second wireless communication apparatus to transmit an uplink signal. program.
- terminal device 10 terminal device 20 base station 21 cell 23 macro cell 25 small cell 100 terminal device 110 antenna unit 120 wireless communication unit 130 storage unit 140 control unit 141 information acquisition unit 143 transmission timing determination unit 200 base station
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Description
1.はじめに
1.1.セルラー通信方式における信号の送受信のタイミング
1.2.D2D通信における技術的課題
2.無線通信システムの概略的な構成
3.端末装置の構成
4.処理の流れ
5.変形例
6.はじめに
6.1.端末装置に関する応用例
6.2.基地局に関する応用例
7.まとめ
まず、図1~図9を参照して、セルラー通信方式における信号の送受信のタイミング、及びD2D通信における技術的課題を説明する。
図1~7を参照して、セルラー通信方式における信号の送受信のタイミングを説明する。ここでは、一例として、LTEにおける信号の送受信のタイミングを説明する。
図1は、図2~図7の説明の前提となる無線通信システムの例を説明するための説明図である。図1を参照すると、端末装置10及び基地局20が示されている。端末装置10は、UE(User Equipment)と呼ばれ、基地局20は、eNB(Evolved Node B)と呼ばれる。また、基地局20により形成されるセル21も示されている。このような無線通信システムでは、セルラー通信として、各端末装置10と基地局20との間で無線通信が行われる。また、D2D通信として、端末装置10間で無線通信が行われる。例えば、端末装置10Aと端末装置10Bは、D2D通信を行う。
-ダウンリンク
LTEでは、ダウンリンクにおいてOFDM(Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)が採用される。そして、無線通信の時間の単位であるサブフレームごとに、14個のOFDMシンボルが送信される。以下、この点について、図2を参照して具体例を説明する。
一方、LTEでは、アップリンクにおいてSC-FDMA(Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access)が採用される。そして、時間方向においてSC-FDMAシンボルが送信される。当該SC-FDMAシンボルも、OFDMシンボルと同様にCPを含む。
LTEのダウンリンクでは、基地局20は、あるフレームタイミングで同時にダウンリンク信号を送信する。即ち、基地局20は、各端末装置10へのダウンリンク信号を同じタイミングで送信する。これは、基地局20では、各端末装置10宛のデータを送信するためのリソースブロックが、同じフレームタイミングで並列に信号処理され、これらが増幅後に一斉にアンテナから送出されるためである。
LTEのアップリンクでは、基地局20は、あるフレームタイミングで同時にアップリンク信号を受信する。即ち、基地局20は、各端末装置10からのアップリンク信号を同じタイミングで受信する。
上述したようにセルラー通信における信号の送受信が行われる。一方、端末装置10間でのD2D通信に、セルラー通信における信号の送受信のタイミングをそのまま適用することは望ましくない。以下、この点について図8及び図9を参照して具体例を説明する。この例では、D2D通信にOFDMが採用される。
続いて、図10を参照して、本開示の実施形態に係る無線通信システム1の概略的な構成を説明する。図10は、本実施形態に係る無線通信システム1の概略的な構成の一例を示す説明図である。図10を参照すると、無線通信システム1は、端末装置100及び基地局200を含む。無線通信システム1は、例えば、セルラー通信の通信方式としてLTEを採用する。
続いて、図11~図19を参照して、本実施形態に係る端末装置100の構成の一例を説明する。図11は、本実施形態に係る端末装置100の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。図11を参照すると、端末装置100は、アンテナ部110、無線通信部120、記憶部130及び制御部140を備える。
アンテナ部110は、無線信号を受信し、受信された無線信号を無線通信部120へ出力する。また、アンテナ部110は、無線通信部120により出力された送信信号を送信する。
無線通信部120は、他の装置と無線通信する。例えば、無線通信部120は、基地局200により形成されるセル21内に端末装置100が位置する場合に、基地局200と無線通信する。即ち、無線通信部120は、基地局200により送信されるダウンリンク信号を受信し、基地局200へのアップリンク信号を送信する。例えば、無線通信部120は、OFDMに従ってダウンリンク信号を受信し、SC-FDMAに従ってアップリンク信号を送信する。
記憶部130は、端末装置100の動作のためのプログラム及びデータを記憶する。
制御部140は、端末装置100の様々な機能を提供する。制御部140は、情報取得部141及び送信タイミング決定部143を備える。
情報取得部141は、端末装置100又は別の端末装置100と無線通信する基地局200からのダウンリンク信号を端末装置100(無線通信部120)が受信するための受信タイミング(以下、「ダウンリンク受信タイミング」と呼ぶ)を取得する。例えば、端末装置100及び別の端末装置100は、同一のセル21内に位置し、基地局200は、当該セル21の基地局である。即ち、端末装置100及び別の端末装置100は、同じ基地局200からのダウンリンク信号を受信する。そして、情報取得部141は、基地局200からのダウンリンク信号を端末装置100(無線通信部120)が受信するためのダウンリンク受信タイミングを取得する。例えば、情報取得部141は、無線通信部120によるダウンリンク信号の検出結果から、上記ダウンリンク受信タイミングを取得する。
送信タイミング決定部143は、端末装置100が信号を送信するための送信タイミングを決定する。
第1の例として、送信タイミング決定部143は、端末装置100のダウンリンク受信タイミング及び端末装置100のTA情報に基づいて、D2D送信タイミングを決定する。上述したように、当該TA情報は、例えばTA値である。TA情報(例えば、TA値)は、ランダムアクセスの際に端末装置100に通知される既存のパラメータであるので、基地局200が新たな制御信号を送信する必要がない。
第2の例として、決定されるD2D送信タイミングは、ダウンリンク信号を端末装置100が受信するための受信タイミング(即ち、ダウンリンク受信タイミング)である。即ち、送信タイミング決定部143は、取得されるダウンリンク受信タイミングを、D2D送信タイミングとして決定する。そして、送信タイミング決定部143は、無線通信部120に、決定されたD2D送信タイミングでD2D通信信号を送信させる。
第3の例として、送信タイミング決定部143は、端末装置100のダウンリンク受信タイミング、端末装置100のTA情報、及び別の端末装置100のTA情報に基づいて、D2D送信タイミングを決定する。
ここで、図18及び図19を参照して、端末装置100が2つ以上の別の端末装置100とD2D通信を行うケースのD2D送信タイミングを説明する。
続いて、図20を参照して、本実施形態に係る通信制御処理の一例を説明する。図20は、本実施形態に係る通信制御処理の概略的な流れの一例を示すシーケンス図である。
続いて、図21~図24を参照して、本実施形態の変形例を説明する。
まず、前提となるセルの具体例を図21及び図22を参照して説明する。
セル間同期がある場合には、セル21間で基地局200によるダウンリンク送信タイミングが同じである。そして、D2D通信を行う2つの端末装置100が同一のセルに位置する場合と同様に、D2D送信タイミングが決定され得る。例えば、上述したD2D送信タイミングの第1~第3の例のように、D2D送信タイミングが決定され得る。
セル間同期がない場合には、セル21間で基地局200によるダウンリンク送信タイミングが異なる。そのため、D2D通信を行う2つの端末装置100が同一のセルに位置する場合と比べて、以下の点が異なる。
D2D送信タイミングの第1の例では、上述したように、端末装置100Aは、端末装置100Aのダウンリンク受信タイミング、及び端末装置100AのTA情報に基づいて、D2D送信タイミングを決定する。D2D通信を行う端末装置100A及び端末装置100Bが別々のセル内に位置する場合には、端末装置100Aの上記ダウンリンク受信タイミング、及び、端末装置100AのTA情報は、以下のようになる。
D2D送信タイミングの第2の例では、上述したように、端末装置100Aは、端末装置100Aのダウンリンク受信タイミングに基づいて、D2D送信タイミングを決定する。D2D通信を行う端末装置100A及び端末装置100Bが別々のセル内に位置する場合には、端末装置100Aの上記ダウンリンク受信タイミングは、以下のようになる。
D2D送信タイミングの第3の例では、上述したように、端末装置100Aは、端末装置100Aのダウンリンク受信タイミング、端末装置100AのTA情報、及び端末装置100BのTA情報に基づいて、D2D送信タイミングを決定する。D2D通信を行う端末装置100A及び端末装置100Bが別々のセル内に位置する場合には、端末装置100Aの上記ダウンリンク受信タイミング、端末装置100AのTA情報、及び端末装置100BのTA情報は、以下のようになる。
次に、図23及び図24を参照して、本実施形態の変形例に係る通信制御処理の一例を説明する。
図23は、本実施形態の変形例に係る通信制御処理の概略的な流れの第1の例を示すシーケンス図である。
図24は、本実施形態の変形例に係る通信制御処理の概略的な流れの第2の例を示すシーケンス図である。ここでは、図23に示される通信制御処理の概略的な流れの第1の例と、図24に示される通信制御処理の概略的な流れの第2の例との差分である、ステップS551、S553、S555、S557及びS559のみを説明する。
本開示に係る技術は、様々な製品へ応用可能である。例えば、端末装置100は、スマートフォン、タブレットPC(Personal Computer)、ノートPC、携帯型ゲーム端末、携帯型/ドングル型のモバイルルータ若しくはデジタルカメラなどのモバイル端末、又はカーナビゲーション装置などの車載端末として実現されてもよい。また、端末装置100は、M2M(Machine To Machine)通信を行う端末(MTC(Machine Type Communication)端末ともいう)として実現されてもよい。さらに、端末装置100は、これら端末に搭載される無線通信モジュール(例えば、1つのダイで構成される集積回路モジュール)であってもよい。
(第1の応用例)
図25は、本開示に係る技術が適用され得るスマートフォン900の概略的な構成の一例を示すブロック図である。スマートフォン900は、プロセッサ901、メモリ902、ストレージ903、外部接続インタフェース904、カメラ906、センサ907、マイクロフォン908、入力デバイス909、表示デバイス910、スピーカ911、無線通信インタフェース912、1つ以上のアンテナスイッチ915、1つ以上のアンテナ916、バス917、バッテリー918及び補助コントローラ919を備える。
図26は、本開示に係る技術が適用され得るカーナビゲーション装置920の概略的な構成の一例を示すブロック図である。カーナビゲーション装置920は、プロセッサ921、メモリ922、GPS(Global Positioning System)モジュール924、センサ925、データインタフェース926、コンテンツプレーヤ927、記憶媒体インタフェース928、入力デバイス929、表示デバイス930、スピーカ931、無線通信インタフェース933、1つ以上のアンテナスイッチ936、1つ以上のアンテナ937及びバッテリー938を備える。
(第1の応用例)
図27は、本開示に係る技術が適用され得るeNBの概略的な構成の第1の例を示すブロック図である。eNB800は、1つ以上のアンテナ810、及び基地局装置820を有する。各アンテナ810及び基地局装置820は、RFケーブルを介して互いに接続され得る。
図28は、本開示に係る技術が適用され得るeNBの概略的な構成の第2の例を示すブロック図である。eNB830は、1つ以上のアンテナ840、基地局装置850、及びRRH860を有する。各アンテナ840及びRRH860は、RFケーブルを介して互いに接続され得る。また、基地局装置850及びRRH860は、光ファイバケーブルなどの高速回線で互いに接続され得る。
ここまで、図1~図24を用いて、本開示の実施形態に係る通信装置及び各処理を説明した。本開示に係る実施形態によれば、端末装置100又は別の端末装置100と無線通信する基地局200からのダウンリンク信号を端末装置100が受信するための受信タイミング(即ち、ダウンリンク受信タイミング)が、取得される。また、取得された上記受信タイミングに基づいて、D2D通信で端末装置100が別の端末装置100へ送信するための送信タイミング(即ち、D2D送信タイミング)が決定される。そして、決定される上記D2D送信タイミングは、アップリンク信号を端末装置100が送信するためのタイミング(即ち、アップリンク送信タイミング)よりも後のタイミングである。
(1)
第1の無線通信装置又は第2の無線通信装置と無線通信する基地局からのダウンリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が受信するための受信タイミングを取得する取得部と、
前記受信タイミングに基づいて、装置間通信で前記第2の無線通信装置が前記第1の無線通信装置へ送信するための送信タイミングを決定する決定部と、
を備え、
決定される前記送信タイミングは、アップリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が送信するためのタイミングよりも後のタイミングである、
通信制御装置。
(2)
前記取得部は、アップリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が送信するための前記タイミングを決定するための第1のタイミングアドバンス情報をさらに取得し、
前記決定部は、前記受信タイミング及び前記前記第1のタイミングアドバンス情報に基づいて、前記送信タイミングを決定する、
前記(1)に記載の通信制御装置。
(3)
決定される前記送信タイミングは、前記受信タイミングよりも前のタイミングである、前記(2)に記載の通信制御装置。
(4)
決定される前記送信タイミングは、ダウンリンク信号を前記基地局が送信するためのタイミング以降のタイミングである、前記(2)又は(3)に記載の通信制御装置。
(5)
決定される前記送信タイミングは、ダウンリンク信号を前記基地局が送信するためのタイミングである、前記(4)に記載の通信制御装置。
(6)
ダウンリンク信号を前記基地局が送信するための前記タイミングは、前記受信タイミングに対して、前記第1のタイミングアドバンス情報に対応する時間の半分の時間だけ先行するタイミングである、前記(4)又は(5)に記載の通信制御装置。
(7)
決定される前記送信タイミングは、前記受信タイミングである、前記(1)に記載の通信制御装置。
(8)
前記取得部は、アップリンク信号を前記第1の無線通信装置が送信するためのタイミングを決定するための第2のタイミングアドバンス情報をさらに取得し、
前記決定部は、前記受信タイミング、前記第1のタイミングアドバンス情報及び前記前記第2のタイミングアドバンス情報に基づいて、前記送信タイミングを決定する、
前記(2)に記載の通信制御装置。
(9)
決定される前記送信タイミングは、前記基地局からのダウンリンク信号を前記第1の無線通信装置が受信するためのタイミングである、前記(8)に記載の通信制御装置。
(10)
前記ダウンリンク信号を前記第1の無線通信装置が受信するための前記タイミングは、ダウンリンク信号を前記基地局が送信するためのタイミングに対して、前記第2のタイミングアドバンス情報に対応する時間の半分の時間だけ遅れたタイミングである、前記(9)に記載の通信制御装置。
(11)
前記第1の無線通信装置及び前記第2の無線通信装置は、同一のセルに位置し、
前記基地局は、前記同一のセルの基地局である、
前記(1)~(10)のいずれか1項に記載の通信制御装置。
(12)
前記第1の無線通信装置は、第1のセルに位置し、
前記第2の無線通信装置は、第1のセルと異なる第2のセルに位置し、
前記基地局は、前記第1のセル又は前記第2のセルのいずれか一方の基地局である、
前記(1)~(10)のいずれか1項に記載の通信制御装置。
(13)
前記第1の無線通信装置及び前記第2の無線通信装置は、装置間通信において、所定の無線通信方式に従って信号を送信し、当該所定の無線通信方式に従って信号を受信する、前記(1)~(12)のいずれか1項に記載の通信制御装置。
(14)
前記所定の無線通信方式は、ダウンリンク信号の送信のために基地局により用いられる無線通信方式である、前記(13)に記載の通信制御装置。
(15)
前記所定の無線通信方式は、直交周波数分割多重方式である、前記(14)に記載の通信制御装置。
(16)
前記通信制御装置は、前記第2の無線通信装置である、前記(1)~(15)のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信装置。
(17)
前記通信制御装置は、前記基地局の一部を構成する装置である、前記(1)~(15)のいずれか1項に記載の無線通信装置。
(18)
コンピュータを、
第1の無線通信装置又は第2の無線通信装置と無線通信する基地局からのダウンリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が受信するための受信タイミングを取得する取得部と、
前記受信タイミングに基づいて、装置間通信で前記第2の無線通信装置が前記第1の無線通信装置へ送信するための送信タイミングを決定する決定部と、
として機能させ、
決定される前記送信タイミングは、アップリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が送信するためのタイミングよりも後のタイミングである、
プログラム。
(19)
第1の無線通信装置又は第2の無線通信装置と無線通信する基地局からのダウンリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が受信するための受信タイミングを取得することと、
前記受信タイミングに基づいて、装置間通信で前記第2の無線通信装置が前記第1の無線通信装置へ送信するための送信タイミングを決定することと、
を含み、
決定される前記送信タイミングは、アップリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が送信するためのタイミングよりも後のタイミングである、
通信制御方法。
20 基地局
21 セル
23 マクロセル
25 スモールセル
100 端末装置
110 アンテナ部
120 無線通信部
130 記憶部
140 制御部
141 情報取得部
143 送信タイミング決定部
200 基地局
Claims (19)
- 第1の無線通信装置又は第2の無線通信装置と無線通信する基地局からのダウンリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が受信するための受信タイミングを取得する取得部と、
前記受信タイミングに基づいて、装置間通信で前記第2の無線通信装置が前記第1の無線通信装置へ送信するための送信タイミングを決定する決定部と、
を備え、
決定される前記送信タイミングは、アップリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が送信するためのタイミングよりも後のタイミングである、
通信制御装置。 - 前記取得部は、アップリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が送信するための前記タイミングを決定するための第1のタイミングアドバンス情報をさらに取得し、
前記決定部は、前記受信タイミング及び前記前記第1のタイミングアドバンス情報に基づいて、前記送信タイミングを決定する、
請求項1に記載の通信制御装置。 - 決定される前記送信タイミングは、前記受信タイミングよりも前のタイミングである、請求項2に記載の通信制御装置。
- 決定される前記送信タイミングは、ダウンリンク信号を前記基地局が送信するためのタイミング以降のタイミングである、請求項2に記載の通信制御装置。
- 決定される前記送信タイミングは、ダウンリンク信号を前記基地局が送信するためのタイミングである、請求項4に記載の通信制御装置。
- ダウンリンク信号を前記基地局が送信するための前記タイミングは、前記受信タイミングに対して、前記第1のタイミングアドバンス情報に対応する時間の半分の時間だけ先行するタイミングである、請求項4に記載の通信制御装置。
- 決定される前記送信タイミングは、前記受信タイミングである、請求項1に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記取得部は、アップリンク信号を前記第1の無線通信装置が送信するためのタイミングを決定するための第2のタイミングアドバンス情報をさらに取得し、
前記決定部は、前記受信タイミング、前記第1のタイミングアドバンス情報及び前記前記第2のタイミングアドバンス情報に基づいて、前記送信タイミングを決定する、
請求項2に記載の通信制御装置。 - 決定される前記送信タイミングは、前記基地局からのダウンリンク信号を前記第1の無線通信装置が受信するためのタイミングである、請求項8に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記ダウンリンク信号を前記第1の無線通信装置が受信するための前記タイミングは、ダウンリンク信号を前記基地局が送信するためのタイミングに対して、前記第2のタイミングアドバンス情報に対応する時間の半分の時間だけ遅れたタイミングである、請求項9に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記第1の無線通信装置及び前記第2の無線通信装置は、同一のセルに位置し、
前記基地局は、前記同一のセルの基地局である、
請求項1に記載の通信制御装置。 - 前記第1の無線通信装置は、第1のセルに位置し、
前記第2の無線通信装置は、第1のセルと異なる第2のセルに位置し、
前記基地局は、前記第1のセル又は前記第2のセルのいずれか一方の基地局である、
請求項1に記載の通信制御装置。 - 前記第1の無線通信装置及び前記第2の無線通信装置は、装置間通信において、所定の無線通信方式に従って信号を送信し、当該所定の無線通信方式に従って信号を受信する、請求項1に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記所定の無線通信方式は、ダウンリンク信号の送信のために基地局により用いられる無線通信方式である、請求項13に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記所定の無線通信方式は、直交周波数分割多重方式である、請求項14に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記通信制御装置は、前記第2の無線通信装置である、請求項1に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記通信制御装置は、前記基地局の一部を構成する装置である、請求項1に記載の無線通信装置。
- コンピュータを、
第1の無線通信装置又は第2の無線通信装置と無線通信する基地局からのダウンリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が受信するための受信タイミングを取得する取得部と、
前記受信タイミングに基づいて、装置間通信で前記第2の無線通信装置が前記第1の無線通信装置へ送信するための送信タイミングを決定する決定部と、
として機能させ、
決定される前記送信タイミングは、アップリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が送信するためのタイミングよりも後のタイミングである、
プログラム。 - 第1の無線通信装置又は第2の無線通信装置と無線通信する基地局からのダウンリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が受信するための受信タイミングを取得することと、
前記受信タイミングに基づいて、装置間通信で前記第2の無線通信装置が前記第1の無線通信装置へ送信するための送信タイミングを決定することと、
を含み、
決定される前記送信タイミングは、アップリンク信号を前記第2の無線通信装置が送信するためのタイミングよりも後のタイミングである、
通信制御方法。
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