WO2015045659A1 - 通信制御装置、通信制御方法、端末装置及び情報処理装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a communication control device, a communication control method, a terminal device, and an information processing device.
- a beam in a desired direction is formed by multiplying the signal of each antenna element by a weighting factor.
- a terminal device in response to reception of a reference signal transmitted by a base station, a terminal device selects a recommended set from a set of weighting factors (ie, precoding matrix) included in a codebook, and the base station Notify Alternatively, the base station calculates a set of weighting factors according to reception of the reference signal transmitted by the terminal device.
- a set of weighting factors ie, precoding matrix
- Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a terminal apparatus transmits an uplink signal using a directional beam in order to avoid interference with another signal due to the uplink signal.
- the uplink transmission power may not be an appropriate magnitude.
- the terminal apparatus transmits an uplink signal using a directional beam.
- the terminal apparatus cannot be equipped with a large number of antennas, and the arrival wave to the terminal apparatus Since the angular distribution is wide, it is not realistic for the terminal device to transmit an uplink signal using a directional beam. Therefore, it is desirable for the base station to perform beam forming processing (for example, multiplication by a weighting factor) on the uplink signal.
- beam forming processing for example, multiplication by a weighting factor
- the terminal apparatus can transmit an uplink signal with excessive transmission power. As a result, the uplink signal may interfere with other signals.
- downlink beam forming processing for CRS Cell-Specific Reference Signal
- CRS Cell-Specific Reference Signal
- the terminal apparatus can calculate a small value as a propagation loss (path loss), and can transmit an uplink signal with a small transmission power based on the propagation loss. Therefore, there is a possibility that the reception power of the uplink signal at the base station becomes insufficient. That is, the terminal device can transmit an uplink signal with insufficient transmission power. As a result, uplink communication quality may be lowered.
- a communication control device including an acquisition unit that acquires control information for determining uplink transmission power and a communication control unit that controls transmission of the control information to a terminal device.
- the control information includes adjustment information for adjusting transmission power in accordance with an antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed.
- a communication control method including obtaining control information for determining uplink transmission power and controlling the transmission of the control information to a terminal device by a processor. Is done.
- the control information includes adjustment information for adjusting transmission power in accordance with an antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed.
- an acquisition unit that acquires control information for determining uplink transmission power, a communication control unit that controls uplink transmission power based on the control information, and A terminal device is provided.
- the control information includes gain related information related to the antenna gain when the beamforming process is performed.
- communication control including obtaining control information for determining uplink transmission power and controlling uplink transmission power by a processor based on the control information.
- the control information includes gain related information related to the antenna gain when the beamforming process is performed.
- an information processing apparatus including a memory that stores a program and one or more processors that can execute the program.
- the program is a program for executing acquisition of control information for determining uplink transmission power and controlling uplink transmission power based on the control information.
- the control information includes gain related information related to the antenna gain when the beamforming process is performed.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the example of the three-dimensional beam formed by a base station. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the example of transmission / reception of the downlink signal by a three-dimensional beam.
- elements having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by adding different alphabets after the same reference numerals.
- a plurality of elements having substantially the same functional configuration are differentiated as necessary, such as the terminal devices 200A, 200B, and 200C.
- the terminal devices 200A, 200B, and 200C are simply referred to as the terminal device 200 when it is not necessary to distinguish between them.
- 8-layer MIMO can be realized in the case of SU-MIMO (Single-User Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output).
- 8-layer MIMO is a technique for spatially multiplexing eight independent streams.
- two layers of MU-MIMO can be realized for four users.
- the half-width of the beam formed by the antennas is expected to be narrow. That is, it is expected that a sharp beam can be formed. Furthermore, by arranging the antenna elements on a plane, it becomes possible to form a beam in a desired three-dimensional direction. It has been proposed to transmit a signal toward a specific building located higher than the base station using a beam in such a three-dimensional direction.
- the number of antennas increases, the number of users in MU-MIMO can be increased.
- the number of antennas of the terminal device is two, the number of spatially independent streams for one terminal device is two, and therefore, the MU ⁇ is larger than the number of streams for one terminal device. It is more reasonable to increase the number of MIMO users. For these reasons, it is expected that beam forming will be advanced in LTE downlink.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the relationship between the position of each antenna element and the three-dimensional direction of the beam.
- antenna elements arranged in a lattice shape are shown. Also shown are two axes x, y orthogonal to the plane on which the antenna element is arranged, and one axis z orthogonal to the plane.
- the direction of the beam to be formed is represented by, for example, an angle phi (Greek letter) and an angle theta (Greek letter).
- the angle phi (Greek letter) is an angle formed between the x-axis component and the xy plane component in the beam direction.
- the angle theta (Greek letter) is an angle formed by the beam direction and the z axis.
- the weighting factor V m, n of the antenna element arranged m-th in the x-axis direction and n-th arranged in the y-axis direction can be expressed as follows.
- f is the frequency and c is the speed of light.
- J is an imaginary unit in a complex number.
- D x is the distance between the antenna elements in the x-axis direction, and dy is the distance between the antenna elements in the y-axis direction.
- the coordinates of the antenna element are expressed as follows.
- the weighting factor of each antenna element can be obtained by the above-described formula based on the direction and the frequency f. Such weighting factors are used as shown in FIG. 2, for example.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a method of using a weighting factor for beam forming.
- the transmission signal 73 corresponding to each antenna element 71 is complex multiplied by the weighting factor 75 of each antenna element 71.
- the transmission signal in which the weight coefficient 75 is complex-multiplied is transmitted from the antenna element 71.
- complex multiplication of the weighting factor 75 is performed on the digital signal.
- the weight coefficient calculation method is not limited to this. Various calculation techniques can be applied.
- Beam forming in LTE is roughly classified into a method using precoding based on a codebook and a method using precoding not based on a codebook.
- a closed loop method and an open loop method as a method using precoding based on a code book.
- each base station transmits unique reference signals (for example, CRS (Cell-Specific Reference Signal)) from up to four antennas.
- CRS Cell-Specific Reference Signal
- the terminal apparatus estimates channel characteristics by measuring CRS according to the number of transmission antennas of the base station, and calculates an optimal set of weighting factors (precoding matrix) so that the signal quality satisfies a predetermined condition.
- the terminal apparatus calculates the precoding matrix so that the SINR (Signal to Interference and Noise power Ratio) of the received signal is maximized.
- SINR Signal to Interference and Noise power Ratio
- the terminal device selects a precoding matrix closest to the optimal precoding matrix from the precoding matrix candidates in the codebook and notifies the base station To do.
- a specific example of the code book will be described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a code book in which a precoding matrix is defined.
- a codebook including four precoding matrix candidates when the number of layers is 1 and four precoding matrix candidates when the number of layers is two is illustrated.
- the codebook is defined in 3GPP TS 36.211 Table 6.3.4.2.2.3-1.
- the number of rows and the number of columns of each matrix in the codebook are based on the number of transmission antennas and the number of layers (number of data streams), respectively.
- the terminal apparatus determines an optimum precoding matrix candidate from four precoding matrix candidates having one layer number, and notifies the determined precoding matrix candidate to the base station as a recommended precoding matrix.
- the recommended precoding matrix is notified by notifying a codebook index corresponding to the recommended precoding matrix.
- the base station transmits data addressed to the terminal device using the notified recommended precoding matrix (closed loop technique).
- the base station notifies the terminal device of the codebook index corresponding to the precoding matrix to be used (open loop method).
- the recommended precoding matrix can be said to be a recommended set of weighting factors.
- the codebook index may also be called PMI (Precoding Matrix Indicator).
- the codebook when the number of antennas is 4 is defined in 3GPP TS36.211 Table 6.3.4.2.2.3-2.
- a codebook for CSI reporting for a CSI (Channel State Information) reference signal when the number of antennas is 8 is specified in Table 7.2.4-1 of TS36.213 of 3GPP.
- the base station multiplies the downlink signal by a weighting factor for forming a directional beam as downlink beamforming processing (that is, processing for beamforming). As a result, the downlink signal is emitted into space as a directional beam.
- the weighting factor is, for example, a recommended set of weighting factors notified by the terminal device.
- the base station multiplies the received uplink signal by a weighting factor as an uplink beamforming process.
- the same effect as that of the downlink signal radiated into space as a directional beam can be obtained for the uplink signal.
- the weighting factor for the downlink is used for the beamforming processing for the uplink. It cannot be applied. Therefore, when FDD is employed, it is necessary to separately estimate uplink channel characteristics.
- the terminal device transmits a sounding reference signal on the uplink.
- the base station estimates uplink channel characteristics in response to the reception of the sounding reference signal, and calculates a set of weighting factors based on the channel characteristics. The set of weighting factors is then used in the uplink beamforming process.
- uplink beamforming process is not standardized and depends on the implementation.
- the terminal device cannot determine whether or not uplink beamforming processing is performed.
- the size of the service area of the conventional base station (that is, the size of the cell) is obtained from the propagation loss characteristics in the used frequency band.
- the allowable propagation loss is obtained from the required reception power of the terminal device, the transmission power of the base station, the transmission / reception antenna gain, and the like.
- the CRS transmitted by the base station in the downlink is composed of a signal sequence that is uniquely determined according to the cell ID assigned to each base station.
- the terminal device measures the reception strength of the CRS transmitted by the base station in the downlink, and reports to the base station, for example, when the reception strength of a certain cell exceeds a predetermined strength.
- a base station determines the hand-over to the said certain cell of the said terminal device, for example. That is, the CRS transmission power affects the size of the service area.
- Non-directional area For example, a base station that is arranged at the center of a cell and provides services to the entire cell has an omnidirectional antenna.
- An omnidirectional antenna is an antenna that does not have directivity on a horizontal plane and radiates radio waves uniformly in any direction. The size of the service area formed by the omnidirectional antenna is determined by the transmission power and propagation loss of the base station.
- a base station is arranged at a position where three cells (also called sectors) are in contact with each other, instead of arranging a base station at the center of the cell.
- the base station has a sector antenna that radiates radio waves to the three cells.
- the sector antenna is realized by disposing a metal reflector on the back surface of the dipole antenna.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a cell formed by a sector antenna.
- the beam width ( ⁇ 60 degrees to 60 degrees) of a sector antenna forming three cells (sectors) is shown.
- the beam width is defined as a width at which the antenna gain is ⁇ 3 dB.
- three cells are formed.
- the size of the three cells formed is also determined by the transmission power and propagation loss of the base station.
- a service area corresponding to radio waves not accompanied by beamforming is called an omnidirectional area.
- the radio wave may be, for example, an omnidirectional radio wave radiated from an omnidirectional antenna or a sector beam radiated from a sector antenna.
- the radio wave may be a radio wave radiated by some of the plurality of antenna elements included in the directional antenna.
- the omnidirectional area can also be said to be a service area whose size is determined from transmission power and propagation loss.
- a service area (communication area) corresponding to a sharp beam such as a three-dimensional beam (that is, a beam in a three-dimensional direction) is referred to as a directivity area.
- the radio field intensity in the omnidirectional area is stronger as it is closer to the center of the cell, and is weaker as it is closer to the periphery of the cell.
- P CMAX, c (i) is the maximum transmission power of the terminal device.
- M PUSCH, c (i) is a bandwidth determined according to the number of resource blocks arranged in the frequency direction.
- P O_PUSCH, c (j) is the desired received power specific to the cell broadcasted as part of the system information.
- PL C includes a transmission power of CRS to be broadcast as part of the system information is estimated from the reception power of the CRS measured by the terminal device, the propagation loss of the downlink.
- alpha C (j) (alpha is a Greek letter) is a coefficient of an estimated propagation loss value broadcast as part of system information.
- f c (i) is a cumulative value of adjustment power by a transmit power control (TPC) command notified by scheduling information or the like.
- delta TF, c (i) (delta is a Greek letter) is an offset of transmission power with respect to a desired SINR determined according to a modulation scheme and a coding rate.
- the uplink transmission power is determined as described above. For example, even when the CRS is transmitted by a three-dimensional beam, the transmission power of the CRS affects the uplink transmission power of the terminal device. Therefore, the transmission power of CRS also affects interference due to uplink signals. In order to maximize the user capacity and the throughput, it is necessary to appropriately determine the power of the CRS transmitted by the base station using the three-dimensional beam.
- FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of gain improvement by a beam.
- a position 77 where the antenna is disposed is shown.
- the radio wave radiated from the omnidirectional antenna reaches the spherical region 78.
- a directional antenna capable of forming a three-dimensional beam is disposed at the position 77, a radio wave having a radiation angle theta (Greek letters) radiated from the directional antenna (that is, formed by the directional antenna). 3D beam of radiation angle theta) reaches region 79.
- the radio wave arrival area becomes narrow, and the radio wave energy concentrates in a narrow area.
- the antenna gain of an omnidirectional antenna that radiates radio waves that reach a spherical region 78 is 1
- the antenna gain G of a directional antenna that forms a three-dimensional beam with a radiation angle theta is as follows: expressed.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the relationship between the number of antenna elements and the peak of the antenna gain. Referring to FIG. 6, a graph showing the antenna gain with respect to the number of antenna elements is shown. Thus, when the number of antenna elements increases, the peak of the antenna gain improves.
- the load related to beam forming may also increase.
- the number of weighting factors also increases, so the processing for calculating a set of weighting factors increases. That is, the load in terms of processing of the terminal device or the base station increases.
- the size of the code book increases, so more radio resources are required for notification of the recommended set of weighting factors, resulting in increased overhead. That is, the load in terms of radio resources increases.
- a communication area corresponding to a three-dimensional beam (that is, an area where the beam reaches) is handled as a virtual cell by assigning a cell ID to an individual three-dimensional beam.
- the base station transmits a CRS for an individual three-dimensional beam using the individual three-dimensional beam.
- the base station may transmit a synchronization signal or system information for the individual three-dimensional beam by the individual three-dimensional beam.
- the synchronization signal includes, for example, PSS (Primary Synchronization Signal) and SSS (Secondary Synchronization Signal).
- the system information includes, for example, a master information block (MIB) and a system information block (System Information Block: SIB).
- a terminal device when a terminal device enters a communication region (that is, a virtual cell) corresponding to a three-dimensional beam, the terminal device synchronizes using a synchronization signal transmitted by the three-dimensional beam, and system information transmitted by the three-dimensional beam. To get. And a terminal device performs measurement (measurement) about CRS transmitted by a three-dimensional beam, and if the result of the measurement satisfies a predetermined condition, it reports the measurement to the base station. Thereafter, for example, the base station performs handover of the terminal device to the communication area (that is, a virtual cell).
- the base station performs handover of the terminal device to the communication area (that is, a virtual cell).
- a base station multiplies a downlink signal to a terminal device belonging to a virtual cell corresponding to a three-dimensional beam by a weighting factor, thereby transmitting the downlink signal using the three-dimensional beam.
- the base station may perform uplink beamforming processing by multiplying the uplink signal from the terminal apparatus by a weighting factor.
- CRS transmission Usually, the CRS is transmitted in each resource block.
- CRS transmission in each resource block a specific example of CRS transmission in each resource block will be described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of CRS transmission in each resource block.
- two resource blocks 83 arranged in the time direction in the subframe 81 are shown.
- Each resource block 83 has a width of 1 slot (that is, 7 OFDM symbols) in the time direction.
- Each resource block 83 has a width 85 of 12 subcarriers in the frequency direction.
- a radio resource having a width of 1 OFDM in the time direction and a width of 1 subcarrier in the frequency direction is called a resource element.
- Several resource elements included in each resource block 83 are assigned to the CRS, and the CRS is transmitted in the assigned resource element.
- two resource elements having an interval of 6 subcarriers among resource elements corresponding to the first OFDM symbol in each resource block are allocated to the CRS.
- two resource elements having an interval of 6 subcarriers are also allocated to the CRS.
- the CRS is transmitted by resource elements 87A to 87F.
- the CRS may be transmitted in the non-directional area or in the directional area.
- the uplink transmission power may not be an appropriate magnitude.
- Case 1 Case where uplink beam forming processing is performed in the base station
- the terminal device may transmit an uplink signal using a directional beam, but the terminal device may not be equipped with a large number of antennas.
- the base station since the angular distribution of incoming waves to the terminal device is wide, it is not realistic for the terminal device to transmit an uplink signal using a directional beam. Therefore, it is desirable for the base station to perform beam forming processing (for example, multiplication by a weighting factor) on the uplink signal.
- the terminal apparatus can transmit an uplink signal with excessive transmission power. As a result, the uplink signal may interfere with other signals.
- the data signal of the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam
- the CRS is a radio wave without beam forming (for example, an omnidirectional radio wave radiated by an omnidirectional antenna, Or a sector beam radiated from a sector antenna).
- the received power of CRS in the terminal device is smaller than the received power of the data signal in the terminal device.
- the terminal apparatus calculates a large transmission power as the uplink transmission power based on the reception power of the CRS, and transmits an uplink signal with the large transmission power.
- the reception power of the uplink signal in the base station becomes larger than necessary.
- the terminal device can transmit an uplink signal with a transmission power larger than necessary (that is, an excessive transmission power).
- the uplink signal may interfere with other signals.
- FIG. 1 a specific example of this point will be described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a case where an uplink signal is transmitted with excessive transmission power.
- FIG. 8 shows a base station 91A and a base station 91B that are adjacent to each other.
- a cell 92A of the base station 91A and a cell 92B of the base station 91B are also shown.
- a small base station 94 disposed in a high-rise building 93 in the cell 92 and a small cell 95 of the small base station 94 are also shown.
- the cell 92A, the cell 92B, and the small cell 95 are non-directional areas.
- terminal devices 96A to 96E located in the high-rise building 93 in the cell 92B are shown.
- the base station 91A transmits a data signal using the three-dimensional beam 97 and transmits a CRS using a non-directional radio wave.
- the CRS reception power is small in the terminal device 96A.
- the terminal apparatus calculates a large transmission power as the uplink transmission power based on the reception power of the CRS, and transmits the uplink signal 98 with the large transmission power. Since the uplink signal 98 is transmitted not by a directional beam but by a non-directional radio wave, as a result, the base station 91B adjacent to the base station 91A, the signal received by the small base station 94, and any other signals are transmitted. There is a possibility of interfering with a signal transmitted by the terminal device 96.
- the terminal apparatus can transmit an uplink signal with excessive transmission power.
- the CRS is transmitted by a radio wave without beam forming (for example, an omnidirectional radio wave radiated by an omnidirectional antenna or a sector beam radiated by a sector antenna, etc.), The possibility of transmission with transmission power increases.
- Case 2 Case where downlink beamforming processing for CRS is performed.
- the CRS can be transmitted by a directional beam.
- the terminal apparatus can calculate a small value as the propagation loss, and can transmit an uplink signal with a small transmission power based on the propagation loss. Therefore, there is a possibility that the reception power of the uplink signal at the base station becomes insufficient. That is, the terminal device can transmit an uplink signal with insufficient transmission power. As a result, uplink communication quality may be degraded.
- the terminal device calculates a small value as the propagation loss. As a result, a small value is calculated as the uplink transmission power. That is, the terminal device transmits an uplink signal with a small transmission power.
- uplink beamforming processing is not performed at the base station, uplink received power at the base station may be insufficient. That is, the terminal device can transmit an uplink signal with insufficient transmission power. As a result, uplink communication quality may be degraded.
- the terminal device can transmit an uplink signal with insufficient transmission power.
- uplink beamforming processing is not performed in the base station, the possibility of transmission with such insufficient transmission power increases.
- Case 3 Combination of Case 1 and Case 2
- uplink beamforming processing is performed in the base station, and downlink beamforming processing for CRS is also performed.
- the terminal apparatus can calculate a small value as the propagation loss and transmit an uplink signal with a small transmission power based on the propagation loss.
- the uplink received power may be sufficient.
- the uplink beamforming process can prevent the uplink transmission power from becoming insufficient due to the downlink beamforming process for the CRS.
- the downlink beamforming process for the CRS can avoid that the uplink transmission power becomes excessive due to the uplink beamforming process.
- the downlink beamforming process and the uplink beamforming process are not always in a symmetrical relationship.
- the number of corresponding antenna elements may be different between the downlink beamforming process and the uplink beamforming process.
- the uplink transmission power can be excessive.
- the uplink transmission power may be insufficient transmission power.
- uplink transmission power can be excessive transmission power or insufficient transmission power. Therefore, as a closed-loop power control, the base station transmits a transmission power control (TPC) command to the terminal device so that the uplink received power at the base station becomes a desired received power.
- TPC transmission power control
- the transmission power may be excessive transmission power or insufficient transmission power. Therefore, until the uplink transmission power converges to an appropriate transmission power, the uplink signal may interfere with other signals, or the uplink communication quality may be lowered.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure makes it possible to perform uplink transmission with appropriate transmission power when beamforming processing is performed.
- the calculation formula for uplink transmission power Transmit antenna gain and uplink receive antenna gain are not considered. Specifically, for example, it is not considered that there may be a difference between a downlink transmission antenna gain and an uplink reception antenna gain.
- the uplink reception antenna gain increases.
- the uplink transmission power can be excessive.
- the downlink transmission antenna gain increases.
- the calculation of the uplink transmission power only considers the transmission power of the CRS and does not consider the downlink transmission antenna gain. Therefore, propagation loss is underestimated, and uplink transmission power can be insufficient.
- an uplink beamforming process may be performed, and a downlink beamforming process may be performed on the CRS.
- both the uplink receive antenna gain and the downlink transmit antenna gain are increased.
- the difference is not considered in the calculation of the uplink transmission power. Therefore, the uplink transmission power can be excessive or insufficient.
- adjustment information for adjustment of uplink transmission power according to the antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed is transmitted from the base station to the terminal device. Sent. Thereby, for example, when beam forming processing is performed, it is possible to perform uplink transmission with appropriate transmission power.
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the communication system 1 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the communication system 1 includes a base station 100 and a terminal device 200.
- the communication system 1 is, for example, a system that complies with LTE, LTE-Advanced, or a communication method based on these.
- the base station 100 performs wireless communication with the terminal device 200. For example, the base station 100 transmits a downlink signal to the terminal device 200, and the terminal device 200 receives the downlink signal. Further, the terminal apparatus 200 transmits an uplink signal to the base station 100, and the base station 100 receives the uplink signal.
- the base station 100 includes a directional antenna capable of forming a directional beam, and transmits a downlink signal using the directional beam.
- the directional beam is, for example, a three-dimensional beam (that is, a beam in a three-dimensional direction), and the directional antenna is a directional antenna that can form a three-dimensional beam. That is, the base station 100 transmits a downlink signal using a three-dimensional beam.
- the base station 100 multiplies the downlink signal by a weighting factor for each antenna element of the directional antenna. Thereby, a downlink signal is transmitted by a three-dimensional beam.
- the terminal device 200 receives the said downlink signal transmitted by the three-dimensional beam.
- a three-dimensional beam formed by the base station 100 and an example of transmission / reception of a downlink signal using the three-dimensional beam will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a three-dimensional beam formed by the base station 100.
- a directional antenna 101 is shown.
- the directional antenna 101 can form a three-dimensional beam.
- the directional antenna 101 forms a plurality of three-dimensional beams 20 in different three-dimensional directions.
- the directional antenna 101 is disposed at a high position, and the three-dimensional beam 20 is radiated in any direction (downward, upward, or horizontal).
- a communication area 30 corresponding to each three-dimensional beam 20 is generated.
- the three-dimensional beam 20A is formed, and a communication area 30A corresponding to the three-dimensional beam 20A is generated.
- the three-dimensional beam 20B is formed, and a communication area 30B corresponding to the three-dimensional beam 20B is generated.
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of transmission / reception of a downlink signal using a three-dimensional beam.
- a base station 100, a terminal device 200A, and a terminal device 200B are shown.
- a three-dimensional beam 20A formed by the base station 100 and a corresponding communication area 30A, and a three-dimensional beam 20B formed by the base station 100 and a corresponding communication area 30B are shown.
- the three-dimensional beam 20A carries a downlink signal to the communication area 30A. That is, the terminal device 200A can receive a downlink signal transmitted from the base station 100 by the three-dimensional beam 20A in the communication area 30A.
- the three-dimensional beam 20B carries a downlink signal to the communication area 30B. That is, the terminal device 200B can receive a downlink signal transmitted from the base station 100 using the three-dimensional beam 20B in the communication area 30B.
- the signal strength of the downlink signal transmitted by the three-dimensional beam 20A is large in the communication area 30A, but small enough to be ignored in the communication area 30B.
- the signal strength of the downlink signal transmitted by the three-dimensional beam 20B is large in the communication area 30B, but small enough to be ignored in the communication area 30A.
- the base station 100 can transmit signals using the same radio resource (for example, the same resource block) by the three-dimensional beam 20A and the three-dimensional beam 20B. This is because the three-dimensional beam 20A hardly reaches the communication area 30B reached by the three-dimensional beam 20B, and the three-dimensional beam 20B hardly reaches the communication area 30A reached by the three-dimensional beam 20A. In this way, users can be multiplexed with a directional beam (for example, a three-dimensional beam).
- a directional beam for example, a three-dimensional beam
- the base station 100 transmits a downlink signal even with radio waves not accompanied by beamforming. That is, the base station 100 provides a service not only in the directional area but also in the non-directional area (cell 10).
- the radio wave may be an omnidirectional radio wave radiated from an omnidirectional antenna or a sector beam radiated from a sector antenna.
- the radio wave may be a radio wave radiated from the directional antenna without beam forming processing due to use of a part of the plurality of antenna elements included in the directional antenna.
- the frequency band for the omnidirectional area and the frequency band for the directional area may be the same frequency band (for example, the same component carrier) or different frequency bands (different component carriers).
- synchronization in the frequency direction and the time direction is performed between the wireless communication in the omnidirectional area (that is, the cell 10) and the wireless communication in the directional area (that is, the communication region 30). It may be maintained.
- the adjustment information for adjusting the uplink transmission power according to the antenna gain when the beamforming process is performed is transmitted from the base station 100 to the terminal device 200.
- the adjustment information gain-related information related to the antenna gain when the beamforming process is performed is transmitted from the base station 100 to the terminal device 200.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the base station 100-1 according to the first embodiment.
- the base station 100-1 includes an antenna unit 110, a radio communication unit 120, a network communication unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a processing unit 150.
- the antenna unit 110 radiates a signal output from the wireless communication unit 120 to the space as a radio wave. Further, the antenna unit 110 converts radio waves in space into a signal and outputs the signal to the wireless communication unit 120.
- the antenna unit 110 forms a directional beam and transmits a signal using the directional beam.
- the antenna unit 110 forms a plurality of directional beams in different directions.
- the antenna unit 110 forms a three-dimensional beam (that is, a beam in a three-dimensional direction) and transmits a signal using the three-dimensional beam.
- the antenna unit 110 forms a plurality of three-dimensional beams in different three-dimensional directions.
- the direction of the directional beam formed by the antenna unit 110 is determined according to a set of weighting factors corresponding to the antenna elements.
- the processing unit 150 multiplies the signal for each antenna element by a weighting factor.
- the antenna unit 110 forms a directional beam in a direction determined according to the weighting factor (for example, a three-dimensional beam in a three-dimensional direction determined according to the weighting factor).
- the antenna unit 110 can radiate radio waves that do not involve beam forming.
- the antenna unit 110 may radiate an omnidirectional radio wave by an omnidirectional antenna, or may radiate a sector beam by a sector antenna.
- the antenna unit 110 may radiate radio waves that do not involve beam forming by a part of the plurality of antenna elements included in the directional antenna.
- the antenna unit 110 includes, for example, a directional antenna 101.
- the antenna unit 110 may further include an omnidirectional antenna or a sector antenna.
- the wireless communication unit 120 performs wireless communication. For example, the radio communication unit 120 transmits a downlink signal to the terminal device 200 and receives an uplink signal from the terminal device 200.
- Network communication unit 130 The network communication unit 130 communicates with other communication nodes. For example, the network communication unit 130 communicates with a core network node or another base station.
- the storage unit 140 stores a program and data for the operation of the base station 100.
- the processing unit 150 provides various functions of the base station 100-1.
- the processing unit 150 includes an information acquisition unit 151 and a communication control unit 153.
- the information acquisition unit 151 acquires control information for determining uplink transmission power.
- the control information includes adjustment information for adjusting transmission power in accordance with an antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed.
- control information includes gain-related information related to antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed as the adjustment information.
- the gain-related information includes information that differs depending on Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3 related to beam forming as described above. This point will be described in detail later.
- the control information includes one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power.
- the one or more parameters include a desired reception power of the uplink signal and a transmission power of the CRS.
- the one or more parameters include, for example, a coefficient of estimated propagation loss.
- the communication control unit 153 controls the radio communication of the base station 100-1.
- Control information transmission control In particular, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication control unit 153 controls transmission of the control information to the terminal device 200-1. That is, in response to control by the communication control unit 153, the base station 100-1 transmits the control information to the terminal device 200-1.
- control information includes gain-related information related to the antenna gain when the beamforming process is performed. Then, the communication control unit 153 controls transmission of the gain related information.
- the communication control unit 153 controls transmission of the gain-related information to the terminal device 200-1 so that the gain-related information is transmitted as a part of system information by a directional beam. That is, in response to control by the communication control unit 153, the base station 100-1 transmits the gain-related information as a part of system information to the terminal device 200-1 using a directional beam. In other words, the gain related information is transmitted to the directivity area.
- the gain related information is included in any one of the system information blocks (SIB) of the system information, for example.
- SIB system information blocks
- the communication control unit 153 maps the signal of the gain related information to a radio resource allocated to the SIB including the gain related information. Then, the communication control unit 153 multiplies the mapped signal by a weighting factor for forming a directional beam. Thereby, the gain related information is transmitted as a part of the SIB by the directional beam. Note that the entire SIB may be transmitted by a directional beam, or only a part of the SIB including the gain related information is transmitted by a directional beam, and the rest of the SIB is Alternatively, it may be transmitted by radio waves without beam forming.
- the gain-related information may be transmitted by radio waves without beamforming instead of being transmitted by directional beams.
- the gain related information may be transmitted to the omnidirectional area.
- the gain related information may be transmitted as a part of the system information or may be transmitted by individual signaling.
- the communication control unit 153 may control the transmission of the gain related information to the terminal device 200-1 in this way. For example, when the transmission antenna gain is common between the directional beams formed by the directional antennas, the gain-related information may be transmitted by radio waves that do not involve beam forming. Thereby, processing required for transmission of gain related information can be reduced.
- the control information includes the one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power (eg, desired received power of uplink signal, CRS transmission power and propagation loss estimation). Value coefficient). Then, the communication control unit 153 controls transmission of the one or more parameters.
- uplink transmission power eg, desired received power of uplink signal, CRS transmission power and propagation loss estimation. Value coefficient.
- the one or more parameters are also transmitted as part of the system information by the directional beam.
- the gain related information and the one or more parameters may be included in the same SIB or may be included in different SIBs.
- the one or more parameters may be transmitted by radio waves without beam forming instead of being transmitted by directional beams.
- the one or more parameters may be transmitted to the omnidirectional area.
- the communication control unit 153 may thus control the transmission of the one or more parameters to the terminal device 200-1.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the terminal device 200-1 according to the first embodiment.
- the terminal device 200-1 includes an antenna unit 210, a wireless communication unit 220, a storage unit 230, an input unit 240, a display unit 250, and a processing unit 260.
- the antenna unit 210 radiates the signal output from the wireless communication unit 220 to the space as a radio wave. Further, the antenna unit 210 converts a radio wave in the space into a signal and outputs the signal to the wireless communication unit 220.
- the wireless communication unit 220 performs wireless communication.
- the radio communication unit 220 receives a downlink signal from the base station 100 and transmits an uplink signal to the base station 100.
- the storage unit 230 stores a program and data for the operation of the terminal device 200.
- the input unit 240 receives input from the user of the terminal device 200. Then, the input unit 240 provides the input result to the processing unit 260.
- Display unit 250 The display unit 250 displays a screen for showing to the user of the terminal device 200. For example, the display unit 250 displays the screen according to control by the processing unit 260 (display control unit 265).
- the processing unit 260 provides various functions of the terminal device 200.
- the processing unit 260 includes an information acquisition unit 261, a communication control unit 263, and a display control unit 265.
- the information acquisition unit 261 acquires control information for determining uplink transmission power. For example, when the base station 100-1 transmits the control information, the information acquisition unit 261 acquires the control information.
- the control information includes adjustment information for adjusting transmission power in accordance with an antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed.
- the control information includes, as the adjustment information, gain related information related to an antenna gain when a beamforming process is performed.
- the base station 100-1 transmits the gain related information as part of the system information, and the information acquisition unit 261 acquires the gain related information included in the system information.
- the gain-related information includes information that differs depending on Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3 related to beam forming as described above. This point will be described in detail later.
- control information includes one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power (for example, desired reception power of uplink signal, transmission power of CRS, and propagation loss estimation value). Coefficient).
- the base station 100 transmits the one or more parameters as part of the system information, and the information acquisition unit 261 acquires the one or more parameters included in the system information.
- the communication control unit 263 controls uplink transmission power based on the control information.
- the communication control unit 263 calculates uplink transmission power based on the control information. Then, the communication control unit 263 sets the calculated uplink transmission power. As a result, the terminal device 200-1 transmits an uplink signal with the set transmission power.
- the control information includes the gain-related information.
- the control information includes the one or more parameters (for example, desired reception power of uplink signals, transmission power of CRS, and coefficient of estimated propagation loss). That is, the communication control unit 263 calculates uplink transmission power based on the gain related information and the one or more parameters.
- the display control unit 265 controls display of the output screen by the display unit 250. For example, the display control unit 265 generates an output screen displayed by the display unit 250 and causes the display unit 250 to display the output screen.
- Case 1 Regard beam forming will be described. As described above, in case 1, uplink beamforming processing is performed, and downlink beamforming processing for CRS is not performed.
- Gain-related information includes information related to uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed (hereinafter referred to as “UL gain-related information”).
- the reception antenna gain is the reception antenna gain of the base station 100-1.
- the UL gain related information includes information indicating a difference between an uplink reception antenna gain and a downlink transmission antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed.
- the transmission antenna gain is a transmission antenna gain of the base station 100-1. In case 1, the transmission antenna gain is an antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is not performed.
- a gain difference G R (dB) between the reception antenna gain and the transmission antenna gain is as follows: It is expressed in
- the information acquisition unit 151 of the base station 100-1 acquires the UL gain related information including the gain difference G R.
- the downlink transmission antenna gain g T when beam forming processing is not performed is, for example, the transmission antenna gain of an antenna (for example, an omnidirectional antenna or a sector antenna) that transmits CRS.
- the transmission antenna gain g T may be the transmission antenna gain of the directional antenna when the downlink beamforming processing is not performed.
- the communication control unit 153 performs an uplink beam forming process. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 153 multiplies the received uplink signal by a weighting factor for each antenna element.
- the communication control unit 153 does not perform downlink beam forming processing for the CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 153 does not multiply the weight coefficient by the weight coefficient.
- the CRS is transmitted by radio waves without beam forming (for example, omnidirectional radio waves radiated by an omnidirectional antenna or sector beams radiated by a sector antenna).
- the communication control unit 153 performs, for example, downlink beam forming processing on a downlink signal (for example, a data signal and any control signal) that does not include CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 153 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element. As a result, the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- a downlink signal for example, a data signal and any control signal
- the communication control unit 153 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element.
- the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- Gain related information includes the UL gain related information. That is, the information acquisition unit 261 of the terminal device 200-1 acquires the UL gain related information.
- Terminal Device 200-1 Communication Control Unit 263
- the communication control unit 263 of the terminal apparatus 200-1 calculates uplink transmission power based on the UL gain related information and the one or more parameters.
- the UL gain related information includes, for example, a gain difference G R.
- the one or more parameters include, for example, desired reception power of an uplink signal, CRS transmission power, and a coefficient of propagation loss estimation value.
- the communication control unit 263 calculates the transmission power P PUSCH, c (i) (dBm) used by the terminal device 200-1 on the uplink data channel in the serving cell c in the subframe i as follows: To do.
- P CMAX, c (i) is the maximum transmission power of the terminal device.
- M PUSCH, c (i) is a bandwidth determined according to the number of resource blocks arranged in the frequency direction.
- P O_PUSCH, c (j) is the desired received power of the uplink signal.
- alpha C (j) (alpha is a Greek letter) is a coefficient of a propagation loss estimated value.
- f c (i) is a cumulative value of the adjustment power by the TPC command notified by scheduling information or the like.
- delta TF, c (i) (delta is a Greek letter) is an offset of transmission power with respect to a desired SINR determined according to a modulation scheme, a coding rate, and the like.
- the transmission power is adjusted by calculating the uplink transmission power based on. Specifically, for example, smaller transmission power of the uplink according to the gain difference G R. As a result, interference with other signals due to uplink signals can be suppressed.
- UL gain related information transmitted by the base station 100-1 is not limited to the examples including gain difference G R.
- the UL gain related information may include information indicating the reception antenna gain.
- the reception antenna gain may be an absolute gain g R_BF .
- the gain-related information further includes information indicating the transmission antenna gain, the transmission antenna gain may be absolute gain g T.
- the terminal device 200-1 for example, to calculate the gain difference G R also becomes possible, it is possible to calculate the transmission power P PUSCH for uplink as described above, c and (i).
- the UL gain related information may be information indicating the number of antenna elements corresponding to uplink beamforming processing.
- the antenna gain is determined according to the number of antenna elements. Therefore, from the number of antenna elements used in the uplink (N) and the number of antenna elements used in the downlink (one), the terminal device 200-1 determines, for example, the uplink reception antenna gain and it becomes possible to calculate the gain difference G R of the transmitting antenna gain of the downlink. Therefore, the terminal device 200-1 can calculate the uplink transmission power P PUSCH, c (i) as described above.
- Case 2 Regard beam forming will be described. As described above, in the second case, downlink beamforming processing for CRS is performed, and uplink beamforming processing is not performed.
- Gain-related information includes information related to downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed (hereinafter referred to as “DL gain-related information”).
- the transmission antenna gain is a transmission antenna gain of the base station 100-1.
- the DL gain related information includes information indicating a difference between a downlink transmission antenna gain and an uplink reception antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed.
- the reception antenna gain is the reception antenna gain of the base station 100-1. Further, in case 2, the reception antenna gain is an antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is not performed.
- a gain difference G T (dB) between the transmission antenna gain and the reception antenna gain is as follows: It is expressed in
- the information acquisition unit 151 of the base station 100-1 acquires the DL gain related information including the gain difference G T.
- the uplink reception antenna gain g R when the beamforming process is not performed is, for example, the reception antenna gain of an antenna (for example, an omnidirectional antenna or a sector antenna) that receives an uplink signal.
- the reception antenna gain g R may be the reception antenna gain of the directional antenna when the uplink beamforming processing is not performed.
- the communication control unit 153 performs a downlink beam forming process on the CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 153 multiplies CRS by a weighting factor for each antenna element. As a result, the CRS is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- a directional beam eg, a three-dimensional beam
- the communication control unit 153 also performs, for example, downlink beam forming processing for a downlink signal (for example, a data signal and any control signal) that does not include CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 153 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element. As a result, the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- a downlink signal for example, a data signal and any control signal
- the communication control unit 153 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element.
- the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- the communication control unit 153 does not perform uplink beamforming processing. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 153 does not multiply the received uplink signal by a weighting factor.
- the gain related information includes the DL gain related information. That is, the information acquisition unit 261 of the terminal device 200-1 acquires the DL gain related information.
- Terminal Device 200-1 Communication Control Unit 263
- the communication control unit 263 of the terminal device 200-1 calculates uplink transmission power based on the DL gain related information and the one or more parameters.
- the DL gain additional information, for example, a gain difference G T.
- the one or more parameters include, for example, desired reception power of an uplink signal, CRS transmission power, and a coefficient of propagation loss estimation value.
- the communication control unit 263 calculates the transmission power P PUSCH, c (i) (dBm) used by the terminal device 200-1 on the uplink data channel in the serving cell c in the subframe i as follows: To do.
- the uplink transmission power is adjusted by calculating the uplink transmission power based on the gain difference G T ). Specifically, for example, uplink transmission power becomes larger depending on the gain difference G T. As an example, as described above, the value of the propagation loss according to the gain difference G T becomes larger, thereby the transmission power of the uplink increases. As a result, a decrease in uplink communication quality can be suppressed.
- DL gain related information transmitted by the base station 100-1 is not limited to the examples including gain difference G T.
- the DL gain related information may include information indicating the transmission antenna gain.
- the transmission antenna gain may be an absolute gain g T_BF .
- the gain-related information further includes information indicating the reception antenna gain, the reception antenna gain may be absolute gain g R.
- the terminal device 200-1 for example, to calculate the gain difference G T also becomes possible, it is possible to calculate the transmission power P PUSCH for uplink as described above, c and (i).
- the DL gain related information may be information indicating the number of antenna elements corresponding to downlink beam forming processing.
- the antenna gain is determined according to the number of antenna elements. Therefore, from the number of antenna elements used in the downlink (N) and the number of antenna elements used in the uplink (one), the terminal device 200-1 determines, for example, the downlink transmission antenna gain and it becomes possible to calculate the gain difference G T between the receiving antenna gain of the uplink. Therefore, the terminal device 200-1 can calculate the uplink transmission power P PUSCH, c (i) as described above.
- Case 3 Regard beam forming will be described. As described above, in case 3, both the uplink beamforming process and the downlink beamforming process for the CRS are performed.
- Gain related information In case 3, the gain related information relates to uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed and downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed. Information (UL / DL gain related information) is included.
- the reception antenna gain is the reception antenna gain of the base station 100-1
- the transmission antenna gain is the transmission antenna gain of the base station 100-1.
- the UL / DL gain related information includes the UL gain related information described in connection with Case 1 and the DL related information described in connection with Case 2.
- the UL gain related information includes the uplink reception antenna gain g R_BF when uplink beamforming processing is performed, and the transmission antenna gain g T when downlink beamforming processing is not performed. including the gain difference G R.
- the DL gain related information includes a gain difference between a downlink transmission antenna gain g T_BF when downlink beam forming processing is performed and a reception antenna gain g R when uplink beam forming processing is not performed. including the G T.
- the information acquisition unit 151 of the base station 100-1 acquires UL gain related information including the gain difference G R, and the DL gain related information including the gain difference G T.
- the communication control unit 153 performs uplink beam forming process. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 153 multiplies the received uplink signal by a weighting factor for each antenna element.
- the communication control unit 153 further performs downlink beam forming processing on the CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 153 multiplies the CRS by the weighting coefficient for each antenna element. As a result, the CRS is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- a directional beam eg, a three-dimensional beam
- the communication control unit 153 also performs, for example, downlink beam forming processing for a downlink signal (for example, a data signal and any control signal) that does not include CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 153 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element. As a result, the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- a downlink signal for example, a data signal and any control signal
- the communication control unit 153 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element.
- the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- the gain related information includes the UL / DL gain related information. That is, the information acquisition unit 261 acquires the UL / DL gain related information.
- the UL / DL gain related information includes, for example, UL gain related information and DL gain related information.
- Terminal Device 200-1 Communication Control Unit 263
- the communication control unit 263 of the terminal device 200-1 performs the UL / DL gain related information (for example, UL gain related information and DL gain related information) and the one or more of the above Based on the parameter, uplink transmission power is calculated.
- the UL gain additional information for example, a gain difference G R
- the DL gain additional information for example, a gain difference G T
- the one or more parameters include, for example, desired reception power of an uplink signal, CRS transmission power, and a coefficient of propagation loss estimation value.
- the communication control unit 263 calculates the transmission power P PUSCH, c (i) (dBm) used by the terminal device 200-1 on the uplink data channel in the serving cell c in the subframe i as follows: To do.
- the transmission power of the uplink may become excessive power or insufficient power, UL / DL gain related information as described above (e.g., and the gain difference G R
- the transmission power is adjusted by calculating the uplink transmission power based on the gain difference G T ).
- uplink transmission power becomes smaller in accordance with the gain difference G R
- the receiving antenna gain and down uplink The difference from the link transmit antenna gain is reflected in the uplink transmit power. Therefore, the uplink transmission power becomes an appropriate magnitude. As a result, interference with other signals due to uplink signals and degradation of uplink communication quality can be suppressed.
- the UL / DL gain related information transmitted by the base station 100-1 is not limited to an example including the UL gain related information and the DL gain related information.
- the UL gain related information may include uplink transmission power P PUSCH as described above .
- C (i) may be included.
- UL / DL gain related information indicates the difference between the uplink receive antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed and the downlink transmit antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed. It may include information to indicate.
- the terminal apparatus 2001 (communication control unit 263) is a sub-frame i
- the transmission power P PUSCH, c (i) (dBm) used by the terminal device 200-1 may be calculated as follows.
- Second Example As a second example, when the reception antenna gain is expressed as g R_BF as an absolute gain and the transmission antenna gain is expressed as g T_BF as an absolute gain, a difference between the reception antenna gain and the transmission antenna gain is shown. it may be less such gain difference G T '.
- the terminal device 200-1 transmits the uplink data channel in the serving cell c in the subframe i.
- the transmission power P PUSCH, c (i) (dBm) used by the terminal device 200-1 may be calculated as follows.
- the UL / DL gain related information described above is UL gain related information and DL gain related information.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a schematic flow of communication control processing on the base station side according to the first embodiment.
- the information acquisition unit 151 acquires control information for determining uplink transmission power (S401).
- the control information includes gain-related information related to the antenna gain when the beamforming process is performed.
- the base station 100-1 transmits system information including the control information (including the gain related information) to the terminal device 200-1 (S403).
- FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a schematic flow of communication control processing on the terminal device side according to the first embodiment.
- the information acquisition unit 261 acquires control information for determining uplink transmission power included in the system information (S421).
- the control information includes gain-related information related to the antenna gain when the beamforming process is performed.
- the communication control unit 263 calculates uplink transmission power based on the control information including the gain related information (S423).
- the communication control unit 263 sets the calculated uplink transmission power (S425). Then, the process ends.
- gain-related information related to antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed is transmitted from the base station 100-1 to the terminal device 200-1.
- Terminal apparatus 200-1 controls uplink transmission power based on the gain-related information. Thereby, for example, when beam forming processing is performed, it is possible to perform uplink transmission with appropriate transmission power.
- the adjustment information for adjusting the uplink transmission power according to the antenna gain when the beamforming process is performed is transmitted from the base station 100 to the terminal device 200.
- the control information includes one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power
- the adjustment information includes the antenna gain of the one or more parameters. Including at least one adjustment parameter adjusted accordingly.
- FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the base station 100-2 according to the second embodiment.
- the base station 100-2 includes an antenna unit 110, a radio communication unit 120, a network communication unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a processing unit 160.
- the processing unit 160 will be described here.
- the processing unit 160 provides various functions of the base station 100-2.
- the processing unit 160 includes an information acquisition unit 161 and a communication control unit 163.
- the information acquisition unit 161 acquires control information for determining uplink transmission power.
- the control information includes adjustment information for adjusting transmission power in accordance with an antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed.
- control information includes one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power.
- the control information includes, as the adjustment information, at least one adjustment parameter adjusted according to the antenna gain among the one or more parameters.
- the one or more parameters include, for example, desired reception power of uplink signals and CRS transmission power. Further, the one or more parameters include, for example, a coefficient of estimated propagation loss.
- the at least one adjustment parameter includes, for example, at least one of a desired reception power of the uplink signal and a transmission power of the CRS.
- the at least one adjustment parameter includes information that differs depending on Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3 related to beamforming as described above. This point will be described in detail later.
- the communication control unit 163 controls the radio communication of the base station 100-2.
- Control information transmission control In particular, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication control unit 163 controls transmission of the control information to the terminal device 200-2. That is, in response to control by the communication control unit 163, the base station 100-2 transmits the control information to the terminal device 200-2.
- control information includes one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power. Then, the communication control unit 163 controls transmission of the one or more parameters.
- the communication control unit 163 transmits the at least one adjustment parameter to the terminal device 200-2 so that the at least one adjustment parameter adjusted according to the antenna gain is transmitted as a part of system information by a directional beam. Controls the transmission of one adjustment parameter. That is, in response to control by the communication control unit 163, the base station 100-2 transmits the at least one adjustment parameter to the terminal device 200-2 as part of the system information using a directional beam. In other words, the at least one adjustment parameter is transmitted to the directivity area.
- the at least one adjustment parameter is included in, for example, one of the system information blocks (SIB) of the system information.
- SIB system information blocks
- the communication control unit 163 maps the signal of the at least one adjustment parameter to a radio resource allocated to the SIB including the at least one adjustment parameter. Then, the communication control unit 163 multiplies the mapped signal by a weighting factor for forming a directional beam. Accordingly, the at least one adjustment parameter is transmitted as a part of the SIB by the directional beam.
- the entire SIB may be transmitted by a directional beam, or only a part of the SIB including the at least one adjustment parameter is transmitted by a directional beam. The rest may be transmitted by radio waves without beamforming.
- the at least one adjustment parameter By transmitting the at least one adjustment parameter using such a directional beam, for example, it is possible to transmit a different parameter (a parameter adjusted according to the antenna gain) for each directional beam. Therefore, even when the antenna gain is different for each directional beam, or even when the at least one adjustment parameter (for example, CRS transmission power) is different for each directional beam, appropriate parameter information corresponding to the directional beam. Can be notified to the terminal device 200-2.
- parameters other than the at least one adjustment parameter among the one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power are also included in the system information, for example.
- FIG. 17 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of the terminal device 200-2 according to the second embodiment.
- the terminal device 200-2 includes an antenna unit 210, a wireless communication unit 220, a storage unit 230, an input unit 240, a display unit 250, and a processing unit 270.
- the antenna unit 210, the wireless communication unit 220, the storage unit 230, the input unit 240, the display unit 250, and the display control unit 265 included in the processing unit 270 are described in the first embodiment and the second embodiment. There is no particular difference between Therefore, components other than the display control unit 265 in the processing unit 270 will be described here.
- the information acquisition unit 271 acquires control information for determining uplink transmission power. For example, when the base station 100-2 transmits the control information, the information acquisition unit 271 acquires the control information.
- the control information includes adjustment information for adjusting transmission power in accordance with an antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed. Further, as described above, particularly in the second embodiment, the control information includes one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power, and the adjustment information includes the one or more parameters. Of these, at least one adjustment parameter adjusted according to the antenna gain is included.
- the base station 100-2 transmits the one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power as part of the system information, and the information acquisition unit 271 includes the one of the ones included in the system information. Get the above parameters.
- the at least one adjustment parameter differs depending on Case 1, Case 2, and Case 3 related to beam forming as described above. This point will be described in detail later.
- the communication control unit 273 controls uplink transmission power based on the control information.
- the communication control unit 273 calculates uplink transmission power based on the control information. Then, the communication control unit 273 sets the calculated uplink transmission power. As a result, the terminal device 200-2 transmits an uplink signal with the set transmission power.
- the control information includes one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power, and the one or more parameters are subjected to beam forming processing. Including at least one adjustment parameter adjusted according to the antenna gain of the case. That is, the communication control unit 273 calculates uplink transmission power based on the one or more parameters.
- Case 1 Regard beam forming will be described. As described above, in case 1, uplink beamforming processing is performed, and downlink beamforming processing for CRS is not performed.
- the at least one adjustment parameter is a parameter adjusted in accordance with an uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed (hereinafter referred to as “UL adjustment parameter”). Including.
- the reception antenna gain is the reception antenna gain of the base station 100-2.
- the UL adjustment parameter is a desired received power P O_BF_PUSCH, c (j) of an uplink signal adjusted according to an uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed.
- the gain difference G R is the difference between the receiving antenna gain of the uplink case, the transmission antenna gain of the downlink when the beam forming process of the downlink is not performed for beam forming process of the uplink is performed is there.
- the information acquisition unit 161 of the base station 100-2 acquires the UL adjustment parameter (for example, desired received power P O_BF_PUSCH, c (j) of the uplink signal).
- the UL adjustment parameter for example, desired received power P O_BF_PUSCH, c (j) of the uplink signal.
- the communication control unit 163 performs an uplink beam forming process. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 163 multiplies the received uplink signal by a weighting factor for each antenna element.
- the communication control unit 163 does not perform downlink beam forming processing for the CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 163 does not multiply the weight coefficient by the weight coefficient.
- the CRS is transmitted by radio waves without beam forming (for example, omnidirectional radio waves radiated by an omnidirectional antenna or sector beams radiated by a sector antenna).
- the communication control unit 163 performs, for example, downlink beam forming processing on a downlink signal (for example, a data signal and any control signal) that does not include CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 163 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element. As a result, the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- a downlink signal for example, a data signal and any control signal
- the communication control unit 163 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element.
- the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- the at least one adjustment parameter includes the UL adjustment parameter. That is, the information acquisition unit 271 of the terminal device 200-2 acquires the UL adjustment parameter.
- Terminal device 200-2 communication control unit 273
- the communication control unit 273 of the terminal device 200-2 calculates uplink transmission power based on the one or more parameters including the UL adjustment parameter.
- the UL adjustment parameter is, for example, the desired received power P O_BF_PUSCH, c (uplink signal) adjusted according to the uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming is performed. j).
- the one or more parameters include, for example, CRS transmission power and a coefficient of estimated propagation loss.
- the communication control unit 273 calculates the transmission power P PUSCH, c (i) (dBm) used by the terminal device 200-2 in the uplink data channel in the serving cell c in the subframe i as follows: To do.
- P CMAX, c (i) is the maximum transmission power of the terminal device.
- M PUSCH, c (i) is a bandwidth determined according to the number of resource blocks arranged in the frequency direction.
- alpha C (j) (alpha is a Greek letter) is a coefficient of a propagation loss estimated value.
- f c (i) is a cumulative value of the adjustment power by the TPC command notified by scheduling information or the like.
- delta TF, c (i) (delta is a Greek letter) is an offset of transmission power with respect to a desired SINR determined according to a modulation scheme and a coding rate.
- the uplink transmission power is adjusted. Specifically, for example, by the reception antenna gain and adjustment parameter that is adjusted according to the gain difference G R of the transmitting antenna gain of the downlink of the uplink, smaller transmission power of the uplink.
- the value to be notified as the desired received power (parameter) of the uplink is adjusted to be smaller in accordance with the gain difference G R, thereby, more transmission power of the uplink Get smaller. As a result, interference with other signals due to uplink signals can be suppressed.
- the desired received power P O_BF_PUSCH, c (j) of the uplink signal is an example of a UL adjustment parameter, and other parameters for calculating uplink transmission power may be used as the UL adjustment parameter. Good.
- Case 2 Regard beam forming will be described. As described above, in the second case, downlink beamforming processing for CRS is performed, and uplink beamforming processing is not performed.
- the at least one adjustment parameter is a parameter adjusted in accordance with a downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed (hereinafter referred to as a “DL adjustment parameter”). Including.
- the transmission antenna gain is a transmission antenna gain of the base station 100-2.
- the DL adjustment parameter is CRS transmission power PT_CRS_BF adjusted according to a downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed.
- the transmit power P T_CRS_BF for example, the actual transmit power P T_CRS of CRS, by using the gain difference G T between the transmission antenna gain and the receive antenna gain is calculated as follows.
- the gain difference G R is the difference between the transmitting antenna gain of the downlink case, the transmission antenna gain of the uplink when the beam forming process of the uplink is not performed for beam forming process of the downlink is performed is there.
- the information acquisition unit 161 of the base station 100-2 acquires the DL adjustment parameter (for example, CRS transmission power P T_CRS_BF ) as described above.
- the communication control unit 163 performs a downlink beam forming process for the CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 163 multiplies the CRS and the weighting coefficient by the weighting coefficient for each antenna element. As a result, the CRS is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- a directional beam eg, a three-dimensional beam
- the communication control unit 163 also performs, for example, downlink beam forming processing for a downlink signal (for example, a data signal and any control signal) that does not include CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 163 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element. As a result, the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- a downlink signal for example, a data signal and any control signal
- the communication control unit 163 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element.
- the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- the communication control unit 163 does not perform uplink beam forming processing. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 163 does not multiply the received uplink signal by a weighting factor.
- the at least one adjustment parameter includes the DL adjustment parameter. That is, the information acquisition unit 271 of the terminal device 200-2 acquires the DL adjustment parameter.
- Terminal device 200-2 communication control unit 273
- the communication control unit 273 of the terminal device 200-2 calculates uplink transmission power based on the one or more parameters including the DL adjustment parameter.
- the DL adjustment parameter includes, for example, CRS transmission power PT_CRS_BF adjusted according to a downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed.
- the one or more parameters include, for example, desired received power of an uplink signal and a coefficient of a propagation loss estimation value.
- the communication control unit 273 calculates the transmission power P PUSCH, c (i) (dBm) used by the terminal device 200-2 in the uplink data channel in the serving cell c in the subframe i as follows: To do.
- uplink transmission power is adjusted. Specifically, for example, by the adjustment parameter adjusted according to the gain difference G T between the receiving antenna gain of the transmitting antenna gain and uplink downlink, uplink transmission power becomes larger.
- the value to be notified as CRS transmission power is adjusted to be larger in accordance with the gain difference G T, thereby, the transmission power of the uplink becomes greater. As a result, a decrease in uplink communication quality can be suppressed.
- the CRS transmission power PT_CRS_BF is an example of a DL adjustment parameter, and other parameters for calculating uplink transmission power may be used as the DL adjustment parameter.
- Case 3 Regard beam forming will be described. As described above, in case 3, both the uplink beamforming process and the downlink beamforming process for the CRS are performed.
- the at least one adjustment parameter includes, for example, the UL adjustment parameter and the DL adjustment parameter.
- the UL adjustment parameter is a desired received power P O_BF_PUSCH, c (j) of an uplink signal adjusted according to an uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed.
- the DL adjustment parameter is CRS transmission power P T_CRS_BF adjusted according to a downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beam forming processing is performed.
- the communication control unit 163 performs an uplink beam forming process. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 163 multiplies the received uplink signal by a weighting factor for each antenna element.
- the communication control unit 163 further performs downlink beam forming processing for the CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 163 multiplies the CRS and the weighting coefficient by the weighting coefficient for each antenna element. As a result, the CRS is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- a directional beam eg, a three-dimensional beam
- the communication control unit 163 also performs, for example, downlink beam forming processing for a downlink signal (for example, a data signal and any control signal) that does not include CRS. Specifically, for example, the communication control unit 163 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element. As a result, the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- a downlink signal for example, a data signal and any control signal
- the communication control unit 163 multiplies the downlink signal by a weight coefficient for each antenna element.
- the downlink signal is transmitted by a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- the at least one adjustment parameter includes, for example, the UL adjustment parameter and the DL adjustment parameter. That is, the information acquisition unit 271 of the terminal device 200-2 acquires the UL adjustment parameter and the DL adjustment parameter.
- Terminal device 200-2 communication control unit 273
- the communication control unit 273 of the terminal device 200-2 determines the uplink transmission power based on the one or more parameters including the UL adjustment parameter and the DL adjustment parameter. Is calculated.
- the UL adjustment parameter is, for example, the desired received power P O_BF_PUSCH, c (uplink signal) adjusted according to the uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming is performed.
- the DL adjustment parameter includes, for example, CRS transmission power PT_CRS_BF adjusted according to the downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed.
- the one or more parameters include, for example, a coefficient of a propagation loss estimation value in addition to the UL adjustment parameter and the DL adjustment parameter.
- the communication control unit 273 calculates the transmission power P PUSCH, c (i) (dBm) used by the terminal device 200-2 in the uplink data channel in the serving cell c in the subframe i as follows: To do.
- P CMAX, c (i), M PUSCH, c (i), alpha C (j), f c (i), and delta TF, c (i) are as described in case 1.
- the uplink transmission power is adjusted according to the uplink reception gain and the downlink transmission gain. Since the uplink transmission power is calculated based on the parameter, the transmission power is adjusted. Specifically, for example, by the adjustment parameter adjusted according to the gain difference G R, the transmission power of the uplink becomes smaller, the adjustment parameter that is adjusted according to the gain difference G T, the transmission power of the uplink Becomes larger. Thereby, the gain difference between the uplink reception antenna gain and the downlink transmission antenna gain is reflected in the uplink transmission power. Therefore, the uplink transmission power becomes an appropriate magnitude. As a result, interference with other signals due to uplink signals and degradation of uplink communication quality can be suppressed.
- the at least one adjustment parameter is not limited to an example including the UL adjustment parameter and the DL adjustment parameter.
- the at least one adjustment parameter is adjusted according to an uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed and a downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed.
- Parameters hereinafter referred to as “UL / DL adjustment parameters”. That is, the at least one adjustment parameter may include the UL / DL adjustment parameter instead of including the UL adjustment parameter and the DL adjustment parameter.
- the UL / DL adjustment parameter may be a parameter that is adjusted in response to both the gain difference G R and the gain difference G T.
- the UL / DL adjustment parameter may be a parameter adjusted in accordance with the gain difference G R ′ or the gain difference G T ′ described in the first embodiment.
- Each of the gain difference G R ′ and the gain difference G T ′ includes an uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed, and a downlink transmission antenna when downlink beamforming processing is performed. It is the gain difference from the gain.
- the UL / DL adjustment parameter described above is a UL adjustment parameter and a DL adjustment parameter.
- FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a schematic flow of communication control processing on the base station side according to the second embodiment.
- the information acquisition unit 161 acquires control information for determining uplink transmission power (S501).
- the control information includes one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power.
- the one or more parameters include at least one adjustment parameter adjusted according to the antenna gain.
- the base station 100-2 transmits system information including the control information (including the one or more parameters) to the terminal device 200-2 (S503).
- FIG. 19 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a schematic flow of communication control processing on the terminal device side according to the second embodiment.
- the information acquisition unit 271 acquires control information for determining the uplink transmission power included in the system information (S521).
- the control information includes one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power.
- the one or more parameters include at least one adjustment parameter adjusted according to the antenna gain.
- the communication control unit 273 calculates uplink transmission power based on the control information including the one or more parameters (S523).
- the communication control unit 273 sets the calculated uplink transmission power (S525). Then, the process ends.
- one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power are transmitted from the base station 100-1 to the terminal device 200-1.
- the one or more parameters include, among other things, at least one adjustment parameter adjusted according to the antenna gain.
- Terminal apparatus 200-1 controls uplink transmission power based on the one or more parameters. Thereby, for example, when beam forming processing is performed, it is possible to perform uplink transmission with appropriate transmission power.
- existing parameters for calculating an uplink signal for example, a desired reception power of an uplink signal and a transmission power of a CRS
- the terminal apparatus can add functions. Without, it may be possible to perform uplink transmission with appropriate transmission power.
- the base station 100-2 does not need to transmit new information to the terminal device 200-2, for example, an increase in overhead due to an increase in control signals can be avoided.
- the base station 100 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 100 may be realized as another type of base station such as a NodeB or a BTS (Base Transceiver Station).
- Base station 100 may include a main body (also referred to as a base station apparatus) that controls radio communication, and one or more RRHs (Remote Radio Heads) that are arranged at locations different from the main body. Further, various types of terminals described later may operate as the base station 100 by temporarily or semi-permanently executing the base station function.
- a main body also referred to as a base station apparatus
- RRHs Remote Radio Heads
- the terminal device 200 is a smartphone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a portable game terminal, a mobile terminal such as a portable / dongle type mobile router or a digital camera, or an in-vehicle terminal such as a car navigation device. It may be realized as.
- the terminal device 200 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 200 may be a wireless communication module (for example, an integrated circuit module configured by one die) mounted on these terminals.
- FIG. 20 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 at least one antenna 810 is a directional antenna capable of forming a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- the eNB 800 includes a plurality of antennas 810 as illustrated in FIG. 20, and the plurality of antennas 810 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 800, for example.
- 20 illustrates an example in which the eNB 800 includes a plurality of antennas 810, but 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 radio communication interface 825 may include a plurality of BB processors 826 as illustrated in FIG. 20, and the plurality of BB processors 826 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 800, for example. Further, the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of RF circuits 827 as shown in FIG. 20, and the plurality of RF circuits 827 may correspond to, for example, a plurality of antenna elements, respectively. 20 illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of BB processors 826 and a plurality of RF circuits 827. However, the wireless communication interface 825 includes a single BB processor 826 or a single RF circuit 827. But you can.
- FIG. 21 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 at least one antenna 840 is a directional antenna capable of forming a directional beam (eg, a three-dimensional beam).
- the eNB 830 includes a plurality of antennas 840 as illustrated in FIG. 21, and the plurality of antennas 840 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 830, for example.
- 21 illustrates an example in which the eNB 830 includes a plurality of antennas 840, but 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. 20 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.
- 21 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 a radio signal via the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 863 includes a plurality of RF circuits 864 as shown in FIG. 21, and the plurality of RF circuits 864 may correspond to, for example, a plurality of antenna elements, respectively. 21 shows 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 information acquisition unit 151 and the communication control unit 153 described with reference to FIG. 12, and the information acquisition unit 161 and the communication control unit 163 described with reference to FIG. May be implemented in the wireless communication interface 825 and the wireless communication interface 855 and / or the wireless communication interface 863. Further, at least a part of these functions may be implemented in the controller 821 and the controller 851.
- FIG. 22 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. 22 shows 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. 22 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, memory 902, storage 903, external connection interface 904, camera 906, sensor 907, microphone 908, input device 909, display device 910, speaker 911, wireless communication interface 912, and auxiliary controller 919 to each other.
- the battery 918 supplies power to each block of the smartphone 900 illustrated in FIG. 22 through 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.
- FIG. 23 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 device 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.
- FIG. 23 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. 23 illustrates an example in which the car navigation device 920 includes a plurality of antennas 937. However, the car navigation device 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. 23 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 wireless communication interface 933 may be implemented. Further, at least a part of these functions may be implemented in the processor 921.
- 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.
- the information acquisition unit 151 acquires control information for determining uplink transmission power, and the communication control unit 153 transmits the control information to the terminal device 200-1.
- the control information includes adjustment information for adjusting transmission power in accordance with an antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed.
- the said control information contains the gain relevant information regarding an antenna gain in case a beam forming process is performed as said adjustment information.
- the gain-related information includes information related to uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed (that is, UL gain-related information).
- the transmission power is adjusted by calculating the uplink transmission power based on. Specifically, for example, smaller transmission power of the uplink according to the gain difference G R. As a result, interference with other signals due to uplink signals can be suppressed.
- the gain related information includes information related to a downlink transmission antenna gain (ie, DL gain related information) when downlink beamforming processing is performed.
- the uplink transmission power is adjusted by calculating the uplink transmission power based on (for example, the gain difference G T ). Specifically, for example, uplink transmission power becomes larger depending on the gain difference G T. As an example, as described above, the value of the propagation loss according to the gain difference G T becomes larger, thereby the transmission power of the uplink increases. As a result, a decrease in uplink communication quality can be suppressed.
- the gain-related information includes information related to uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed and information about downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed (i.e., UL / DL gain related information).
- the UL / DL gain related information is UL gain related information and can be said to be DL gain related information.
- the communication control unit 153 controls the transmission of the gain related information to the terminal device 200-1 so that the gain related information is transmitted by a directional beam as part of the system information.
- the control information includes one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power, and the adjustment information is determined according to the antenna gain of the one or more parameters. It includes at least one adjusted parameter that has been adjusted.
- the terminal device can It may be possible to perform uplink transmission with appropriate transmission power without additional. Further, since the base station 100-2 does not need to transmit new information to the terminal device 200-2, for example, an increase in overhead due to an increase in control signals can be avoided.
- the at least one adjustment parameter includes a parameter (that is, UL adjustment parameter) adjusted according to the uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed.
- the uplink transmission power is adjusted. Specifically, for example, by the reception antenna gain and adjustment parameter that is adjusted according to the gain difference G R of the transmitting antenna gain of the downlink of the uplink, smaller transmission power of the uplink.
- the value to be notified as the desired received power (parameter) of the uplink is adjusted to be smaller in accordance with the gain difference G R, thereby, more transmission power of the uplink Get smaller. As a result, interference with other signals due to uplink signals can be suppressed.
- the at least one adjustment parameter includes a parameter adjusted according to a downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed (that is, a DL adjustment parameter).
- the transmission power is adjusted. Specifically, for example, by the adjustment parameter adjusted according to the gain difference G T between the receiving antenna gain of the transmitting antenna gain and uplink downlink, uplink transmission power becomes larger.
- the value to be notified as CRS transmission power is adjusted to be larger in accordance with the gain difference G T, thereby, the transmission power of the uplink becomes greater. As a result, a decrease in uplink communication quality can be suppressed.
- the at least one adjustment parameter includes the UL adjustment parameter and the DL adjustment parameter.
- the at least one adjustment parameter depends on an uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed and a downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed.
- Adjusted parameters ie UL / DL adjustment parameters
- the UL / DL adjustment parameter is a UL adjustment parameter and can be said to be a DL adjustment parameter.
- the uplink transmission power is adjusted according to the uplink reception gain and the downlink transmission gain. Since the uplink transmission power is calculated based on the adjustment parameter, the transmission power is adjusted. Specifically, for example, power corresponding to the gain difference G R is subtracted from the uplink transmission power, power corresponding to the gain difference G T is applied to the uplink transmission power, receive antenna gain and downlink Uplink The difference from the transmission antenna gain of is reflected in the uplink transmission power. Therefore, the uplink transmission power becomes an appropriate magnitude. As a result, interference with other signals due to uplink signals and degradation of uplink communication quality can be suppressed.
- the communication control unit 163 transmits the at least one adjustment parameter adjusted according to the antenna gain to the terminal device 200-2 so that the at least one adjustment parameter is transmitted as a part of system information by a directional beam. Control transmission of at least one adjustment parameter.
- the at least one adjustment parameter By transmitting the at least one adjustment parameter using such a directional beam, for example, it is possible to transmit a different parameter (a parameter adjusted according to the antenna gain) for each directional beam. Therefore, even when the antenna gain is different for each directional beam, or even when the at least one adjustment parameter (for example, CRS transmission power) is different for each directional beam, appropriate parameter information corresponding to the directional beam. Can be notified to the terminal device 200-2.
- the downlink signal may not be transmitted to the omnidirectional area. That is, the downlink signal may be transmitted by a directional beam without being transmitted by a radio wave without beam forming.
- the directional beam may be formed for each terminal device. That is, the weighting factor for forming the directional beam may be determined for each terminal device. As a specific example, in case 1, case 2, and case 3, a directional beam may be formed for each terminal device. Alternatively, the directional beam may be formed for each virtual cell. That is, the weighting factor for forming the directional beam may be determined for each virtual cell, not for each terminal device. As a specific example, in case 2 and case 3, a directional beam may be formed for each terminal device.
- the communication system is a system according to LTE, LTE-Advanced, or a communication method based on these has been described, the present disclosure is not limited to such an example.
- the communication system may be a system according to another communication standard.
- 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.
- the processing steps in the communication control process may be executed in an order different from the order described in the flowchart, or may be executed in parallel.
- a communication control device for example, a base station device
- a terminal device in order to cause hardware such as a CPU, ROM, and RAM incorporated in a communication control device (for example, a base station device) or a terminal device to exhibit functions equivalent to the respective configurations of the communication control device or the terminal device.
- Computer programs can also be created.
- a storage medium storing the computer program may also be provided.
- an information processing apparatus for example, a processing circuit, a chip
- a memory for example, ROM and RAM
- processors for example, CPU, DSP, etc.
- the said gain related information is a communication control apparatus as described in said (2) including the information regarding the receiving antenna gain of an uplink in case an uplink beam forming process is performed.
- the communication control device includes information indicating a difference between the reception antenna gain and a downlink transmission antenna gain.
- the information related to the reception antenna gain includes information indicating the reception antenna gain.
- the communication control apparatus includes information indicating the number of antenna elements corresponding to uplink beamforming processing.
- the gain-related information includes information related to a downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed.
- the communication control apparatus includes information indicating a difference between the transmission antenna gain and an uplink reception antenna gain.
- the communication control device includes information indicating the transmission antenna gain or information for calculating the transmission antenna gain.
- the communication control apparatus includes information indicating the number of antenna elements corresponding to downlink beamforming processing.
- the communication control unit controls transmission of the gain-related information to a terminal device so that the gain-related information is transmitted by a directional beam as part of system information.
- the control information includes one or more parameters for calculating uplink transmission power, and the adjustment information includes at least one of the one or more parameters adjusted according to the antenna gain.
- the communication control device according to (1), including an adjustment parameter.
- the communication control apparatus according to (12), wherein the at least one adjustment parameter includes at least one of desired reception power of an uplink signal and transmission power of a reference signal.
- the communication control device according to (12) or (13), wherein the at least one adjustment parameter includes a parameter adjusted according to an uplink reception antenna gain when uplink beamforming processing is performed.
- the at least one adjustment parameter includes any one of the parameters (12) to (14) including a parameter adjusted according to a downlink transmission antenna gain when downlink beamforming processing is performed. Communication control device.
- the communication control unit controls transmission of the at least one adjustment parameter to a terminal device so that the at least one adjustment parameter is transmitted by a directional beam as part of system information.
- the communication control apparatus according to any one of (15).
- (17) Obtaining control information for determining uplink transmit power; Controlling the transmission of the control information to the terminal device by a processor; Including The control information includes adjustment information for adjusting transmission power in accordance with an antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed.
- Communication control method (18) An acquisition unit for acquiring control information for determining uplink transmission power; A communication control unit that controls uplink transmission power based on the control information; With The control information includes gain-related information related to antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed. Terminal device.
- control information for determining uplink transmit power; Controlling uplink transmission power by a processor based on the control information; Including The control information includes gain-related information related to antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed.
- Communication control method (20) A memory for storing the program; One or more processors capable of executing the program; With The program is Obtaining control information for determining uplink transmit power; Controlling uplink transmission power based on the control information; Is a program for executing The control information includes gain-related information related to antenna gain when beamforming processing is performed.
- Information processing device is
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Description
を備える端末装置が提供される。上記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む。
1.はじめに
2.通信システムの概略的な構成
3.第1の実施形態
3.1.基地局の構成
3.2.端末装置の構成
3.3.具体的なケース
3.3.1.ケース1
3.3.2.ケース2
3.3.3.ケース3
3.4.処理の流れ
4.第2の実施形態
4.1.基地局の構成
4.2.端末装置の構成
4.3.具体的なケース
4.3.1.ケース1
4.3.2.ケース2
4.3.3.ケース3
4.4.処理の流れ
5.応用例
5.1.基地局に関する応用例
5.2.端末装置に関する応用例
6.まとめ
まず、図1~図8を参照して、ビームフォーミングに関する動向、ビームフォーミングに関するいくつかの考察、ビームフォーミングに関する課題、及び本開示の実施形態に係る手段を説明する。
近年の移動体データ通信端末の普及により、爆発的に増加するトラフィックへの対応が急務となっている。そのため、3GPP(Third Generation Partnership Project)では、MU-MIMO(Multi-User Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output)、CoMP(Coordinated Multipoint transmission/reception)等の、通信容量を増加させるための技術が検討されている。
ビームフォーミングのための各アンテナ素子の重み係数は、複素数として表される。この点について図1を参照して具体的に説明する。
LTEにおけるビームフォーミングは、コードブックに基づくプリコーディングを使用する方式と、コードブックに基づかないプリコーディングを使用する方式とに大別される。また、コードブックに基づくプリコーディングを使用する方式には、閉ループによる手法と開ループによる手法とがある。
基地局は例えば4本までのアンテナからそれぞれユニークなリファレンス信号(例えば、CRS(Cell-Specific Reference Signal))を送信する。端末装置は、基地局の送信アンテナ本数に応じたCRSを測定することによりチャネル特性を推定し、信号品質が所定の条件を満たすように最適な重み係数のセット(プリコーディング行列)を算出する。例えば、端末装置は、受信信号のSINR(Signal to Interference and Noise power Ratio)が最大になるようにプリコーディング行列を算出する。
基地局は、ダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理(即ち、ビームフォーミングのための処理)として、指向性ビームを形成するための重み係数をダウンリンク信号に乗算する。結果として、当該ダウンリンク信号は、指向性ビームとして空間に放射される。上記重み係数は、例えば、端末装置により通知される重み係数の推奨セットである。
従来の基地局のサービスエリアの大きさ(即ち、セルの大きさ)は、使用される周波数帯域における伝搬損失特性から求められる。なお、許容伝搬損失は、端末装置の所要受信電力、基地局の送信電力、及び送受信アンテナゲインなどから求められる。
例えば、セルの中心に配置され、当該セル全体にサービスを提供する基地局は、無指向性アンテナを有する。無指向性アンテナとは、水平面での指向性を有さず、どの方向にも一様に電波を放射するアンテナである。無指向性アンテナにより形成されるサービスエリアの大きさは、基地局の送信電力と伝搬損失とによって決まる。
本明細書では、3次元ビーム(即ち、3次元方向へのビーム)のような鋭いビームに対応するサービスエリア(通信領域)を指向性エリアと呼ぶ。無指向性エリア内の電波強度は、セルの中心に近いほど強く、セルの周辺に近いほど弱いが、指向性エリア内の電波強度は、比較的一定に保たれている。
3GPPのTS36.213では、サブフレームiで、サービングセルcにおいてアップリンクのデータチャネルで端末装置により使用される送信電力PPUSCH,c(i)(dBm)が、以下のように規定されている。
ビームが鋭くなると、放射される電波のエネルギーが集中するので、ゲインが上がる。以下、図5を参照してよりこの点をより詳細に説明する。
一般的なビームフォーミングでは、基地局が有するアンテナ素子の数の増加に伴い、ビームフォーミングに関連する負荷も増大し得る。例えば、アンテナ素子の数の増加に伴い、重み係数の数も増加するので、重み係数のセットを算出するための処理が増大する。即ち、端末装置又は基地局の処理の観点での負荷が増大する。また、例えば、アンテナ素子の数の増加に伴い、コードブックのサイズが大きくなるので、重み係数の推奨セットの通知のためにより多くの無線リソースが必要になり、その結果オーバーヘッドが増大する。即ち、無線リソースの観点での負荷が増大する。
通常、CRSは、各リソースブロックで送信される。以下、図7を参照して各リソースブロックにおけるCRSの送信の具体例を説明する。
ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合にアップリンクの送信電力が適切な大きさにならないことがあり得る。
例えば、端末装置が指向性ビームによりアップリンク信号を送信することも考えられるが、端末装置は多数のアンテナを搭載できないこと、及び端末装置への到来波の角度分布は広いことから、端末装置が指向性ビームによりアップリンク信号を送信することは現実的ではない。そのため、基地局がアップリンク信号に対してビームフォーミング処理(例えば、重み係数の乗算)を行うことが望ましい。
例えば、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われ得る。即ち、CRSが指向性ビームにより送信され得る。この場合に、端末装置は、伝搬損失として小さい値を算出し、当該伝搬損失に基づいて、小さい送信電力でアップリンク信号を送信し得る。そのため、基地局におけるアップリンク信号の受信電力が不十分になる可能性がある。即ち、端末装置は、不十分な送信電力でアップリンク信号を送信し得る。その結果、アップリンクの通信品質が低下し得る。
例えば、基地局においてアップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われ、且つ、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理も行われる。この場合に、端末装置は、伝搬損失として小さい値を算出し、当該伝搬損失に基づいて、小さい送信電力でアップリンク信号を送信し得るが、基地局においてアップリンクのビームフォーミング処理により、結果的にアップリンクの受信電力が十分となる可能性もある。このように、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理により、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理に起因してアップリンクの送信電力が不十分な電力になることが回避され得る。あるいは、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理により、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理に起因してアップリンクの送信電力が過大な電力になることが回避され得る。
開ループでの電力制御では、上述したように、アップリンクの送信電力は、過大な送信電力又は不十分な送信電力となり得る。そのため、基地局におけるアップリンクの受信電力が所望の受信電力になるように、閉ループの電力制御として、基地局が、送信電力制御(TPC)コマンドを端末装置に送信し、当該端末装置は、当該TPCコマンドに従って送信電力を調整する。
・過大な送信電力及び不十分な送信電力の原因
アップリンクの送信電力として、過大な送信電力又は不十分な送信電力が算出される原因として、アップリンクの送信電力の算出式では、ダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲイン及びアップリンクの受信アンテナゲインが考慮されていない。具体的には、例えば、ダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲインとアップリンクの受信アンテナゲインとの差が存在し得ることが考慮されていない。
本開示の実施形態では、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに応じたアップリンクの送信電力の調整のための調整情報が、基地局により端末装置へ送信される。これにより、例えば、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合に適切な送信電力でアップリンク送信を行うことが可能になる。
続いて、図9~図11を参照して、本開示の実施形態に係る通信システム1の概略的な構成を説明する。図9は、本開示の実施形態に係る通信システム1の概略的な構成の一例を示す説明図である。図9を参照すると、通信システム1は、基地局100及び端末装置200を含む。通信システム1は、例えば、LTE、LTE-Advanced、又はこれらに準ずる通信方式に従ったシステムである。
例えば、基地局100は、指向性ビームを形成可能な指向性アンテナを備え、指向性ビームによってダウンリンク信号を送信する。当該指向性ビームは、例えば、3次元ビーム(即ち、3次元方向へのビーム)であり、上記指向性アンテナは、3次元ビームを形成可能な指向性アンテナである。即ち、基地局100は、3次元ビームによりダウンリンク信号を送信する。具体的な処理として、例えば、基地局100は、指向性アンテナのアンテナ素子ごとに、ダウンリンク信号に重み係数を乗算する。これにより、ダウンリンク信号が、3次元ビームにより送信される。そして、端末装置200は、3次元ビームによって送信された上記ダウンリンク信号を受信する。以下、図10及び図11を参照して、基地局100により形成される3次元ビームの例、及び、3次元ビームによるダウンリンク信号の送受信の例を説明する。
例えば、基地局100は、ビームフォーミングを伴わない電波でもダウンリンク信号を送信する。即ち、基地局100は、指向性エリアに加えて、無指向性エリア(セル10)でもサービスを提供する。上記電波は、無指向性アンテナにより放射される無指向性の電波であってもよく、又はセクタアンテナにより放射されるセクタビームであってもよい。あるいは、上記電波は、指向性アンテナが有する複数のアンテナ素子の一部の使用などにより、ビームフォーミング処理を伴わずに指向性アンテナにより放射される電波であってもよい。
続いて、図12~図15を参照して、本開示の第1の実施形態を説明する。
まず、図12を参照して、第1の実施形態に係る基地局100-1の構成の一例を説明する。図12は、第1の実施形態に係る基地局100-1の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。図12を参照すると、基地局100-1は、アンテナ部110、無線通信部120、ネットワーク通信部130、記憶部140及び処理部150を備える。
アンテナ部110は、無線通信部120により出力される信号を電波として空間に放射する。また、アンテナ部110は、空間の電波を信号に変換し、当該信号を無線通信部120へ出力する。
無線通信部120は、無線通信を行う。例えば、無線通信部120は、端末装置200へのダウンリンク信号を送信し、端末装置200からのアップリンク信号を受信する。
ネットワーク通信部130は、他の通信ノードと通信する。例えば、ネットワーク通信部130は、コアネットワークノード又は他の基地局と通信する。
記憶部140は、基地局100の動作のためのプログラム及びデータを記憶する。
処理部150は、基地局100-1の様々な機能を提供する。処理部150は、情報取得部151及び通信制御部153を含む。
情報取得部151は、アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得する。本開示の実施形態では、上記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに応じた送信電力の調整のための調整情報を含む。
とりわけ第1の実施形態では、当該制御情報は、上記調整情報として、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む。
例えば、上記制御情報は、アップリンクの送信電力を算出するための1つ以上のパラメータを含む。具体的には、例えば、当該1つ以上のパラメータは、アップリンク信号の所望の受信電力、及びCRSの送信電力を含む。さらに、上記1つ以上のパラメータは、例えば、伝搬損失推定値の係数を含む。
通信制御部153は、基地局100-1の無線通信を制御する。
とりわけ本開示の実施形態では、通信制御部153は、端末装置200-1への上記制御情報の送信を制御する。即ち、通信制御部153による制御に応じて、基地局100-1は、上記制御情報を端末装置200-1に送信する。
上述したように、とりわけ第1の実施形態では、上記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む。そして、通信制御部153は、当該ゲイン関連情報の送信を制御する。
上述したように、例えば、上記制御情報は、アップリンクの送信電力を算出するための上記1つ以上のパラメータ(例えば、アップリンク信号の所望の受信電力、CRSの送信電力及び伝搬損失推定値の係数)を含む。そして、通信制御部153は、上記1つ以上のパラメータの送信を制御する。
次に、図13を参照して、第1の実施形態に係る端末装置200-1の構成の一例を説明する。図13は、第1の実施形態に係る端末装置200-1の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。図13を参照すると、端末装置200-1は、アンテナ部210、無線通信部220、記憶部230、入力部240、表示部250及び処理部260を備える。
アンテナ部210は、無線通信部220により出力される信号を電波として空間に放射する。また、アンテナ部210は、空間の電波を信号に変換し、当該信号を無線通信部220へ出力する。
無線通信部220は、無線通信を行う。例えば、無線通信部220は、基地局100からのダウンリンク信号を受信し、基地局100へのアップリンク信号を送信する。
記憶部230は、端末装置200の動作のためのプログラム及びデータを記憶する。
入力部240は、端末装置200のユーザによる入力を受け付ける。そして、入力部240は、入力結果を処理部260に提供する。
表示部250は、端末装置200のユーザに見せるための画面を表示する。例えば、表示部250は、処理部260(表示制御部265)による制御に応じて、上記画面を表示する。
処理部260は、端末装置200の様々な機能を提供する。処理部260は、情報取得部261、通信制御部263及び表示制御部265を含む。
情報取得部261は、アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得する。例えば、基地局100-1が、上記制御情報を送信すると、情報取得部261は、当該制御情報を取得する。
上述したように、本開示の実施形態では、上記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに応じた送信電力の調整のための調整情報を含む。また、上述したように、とりわけ第1の実施形態では、上記制御情報は、上記調整情報として、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む。
上述したように、例えば、上記制御情報は、アップリンクの送信電力を算出するための1つ以上のパラメータ(例えば、アップリンク信号の所望の受信電力、CRSの送信電力及び伝搬損失推定値の係数)を含む。
通信制御部263は、上記制御情報に基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を制御する。
表示制御部265は、表示部250による出力画面の表示を制御する。例えば、表示制御部265は、表示部250により表示される出力画面を生成し、当該出力画面を表示部250に表示させる。
次に、ビームフォーミングに関する具体的なケースを説明する。上述したように、ビームに関する具体的なケースとして、ケース1、ケース2及びケース3がある。
まず、ビームフォーミングに関するケース1を説明する。上述したように、ケース1では、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われ、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理は行われない。
・ゲイン関連情報
ケース1では、上記ゲイン関連情報は、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアップリンクの受信アンテナゲインに関する情報(以下、「ULゲイン関連情報」と呼ぶ)を含む。上記受信アンテナゲインは、基地局100-1の受信アンテナゲインである。
・ビームフォーミング処理の実行
第1のケースでは、通信制御部153は、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理を行う。具体的には、例えば、通信制御部153は、アンテナ素子ごとに、受信されるアップリンク信号に重み係数を乗算する。
・ゲイン関連情報
ケース1では、上記ゲイン関連情報は、上記ULゲイン関連情報を含む。即ち、端末装置200-1の情報取得部261は、上記ULゲイン関連情報を取得する。
・アップリンクの送信電力の算出
ケース1では、端末装置200-1の通信制御部263は、上記ULゲイン関連情報及び上記1つ以上のパラメータに基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を算出する。
なお、基地局100-1により送信されるULゲイン関連情報は、ゲイン差GRを含む例に限定されない。上記ULゲイン関連情報は、ゲイン差GRの代わりに、上述したようなアップリンクの送信電力PPUSCH,c(i)の算出を可能にする別の情報を含んでもよい。
次に、ビームフォーミングに関するケース2を説明する。上述したように、第2ケースでは、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理は行われ、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われない。
・ゲイン関連情報
ケース2では、上記ゲイン関連情報は、ダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲインに関する情報(以下、「DLゲイン関連情報」と呼ぶ)を含む。上記送信アンテナゲインは、基地局100-1の送信アンテナゲインである。
・ビームフォーミング処理の実行
第2のケースでは、通信制御部153は、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理を行う。具体的には、例えば、通信制御部153は、アンテナ素子ごとに、CRSに重み係数を乗算する。結果として、CRSは、指向性ビーム(例えば、3次元ビーム)により送信される。
・ゲイン関連情報
ケース2では、上記ゲイン関連情報は、上記DLゲイン関連情報を含む。即ち、端末装置200-1の情報取得部261は、上記DLゲイン関連情報を取得する。
・アップリンクの送信電力の算出
ケース2では、端末装置200-1の通信制御部263は、上記DLゲイン関連情報及び上記1つ以上のパラメータに基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を算出する。
なお、基地局100-1により送信されるDLゲイン関連情報は、ゲイン差GTを含む例に限定されない。上記DLゲイン関連情報は、ゲイン差GTの代わりに、上述したようなアップリンクの送信電力PPUSCH,c(i)の算出を可能にする別の情報を含んでもよい。
次に、ビームフォーミングに関するケース3を説明する。上述したように、ケース3では、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理と、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理との両方が、行われる。
・ゲイン関連情報
ケース3では、上記ゲイン関連情報は、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアップリンクの受信アンテナゲイン及びダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲインに関する情報(UL/DLゲイン関連情報)を含む。上記受信アンテナゲインは、基地局100-1の受信アンテナゲインであり、上記送信アンテナゲインは、基地局100-1の送信アンテナゲインである。
・ビームフォーミング処理の実行
第3のケースでは、通信制御部153は、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理を行う。具体的には、例えば、通信制御部153は、アンテナ素子ごとに、受信されるアップリンク信号に重み係数を乗算する。
・ゲイン関連情報
ケース3では、上記ゲイン関連情報は、上記UL/DLゲイン関連情報を含む。即ち、情報取得部261は、上記UL/DLゲイン関連情報を取得する。上記UL/DLゲイン関連情報は、例えば、ULゲイン関連情報及びDLゲイン関連情報を含む。
・アップリンクの送信電力の算出
ケース3では、端末装置200-1の通信制御部263は、上記UL/DLゲイン関連情報(例えば、ULゲイン関連情報及びDLゲイン関連情報)及び上記1つ以上のパラメータに基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を算出する。
なお、基地局100-1により送信されるUL/DLゲイン関連情報は、上記ULゲイン関連情報及び上記DLゲイン関連情報を含む例に限定されない。上記ULゲイン関連情報は、上記ULゲイン関連情報(例えば、ゲイン差GR)及び上記DLゲイン関連情報(例えば、ゲイン差GT)を含む代わりに、上述したようなアップリンクの送信電力PPUSCH,c(i)の算出を可能にする別の情報を含んでもよい。
第1の例として、上記受信アンテナゲインを絶対ゲインとしてgR_BFで表し、上記送信アンテナゲインを絶対ゲインとしてgT_BFで表すと、上記受信アンテナゲインと上記送信アンテナゲインとの差は、以下のようなゲイン差GR’であってもよい。
第2の例として、上記受信アンテナゲインを絶対ゲインとしてgR_BFで表し、上記送信アンテナゲインを絶対ゲインとしてgT_BFで表すと、上記受信アンテナゲインと上記送信アンテナゲインとの差は、以下のようなゲイン差GT’であってもよい。
次に、図14及び図15を参照して、第1の実施形態に係る通信制御処理の例を説明する。
図14は、第1の実施形態に係る基地局側の通信制御処理の概略的な流れの一例を示すフローチャートである。
図15は、第1の実施形態に係る端末装置側の通信制御処理の概略的な流れの一例を示すフローチャートである。
続いて、図16~図19を参照して、本開示の第2の実施形態を説明する。
まず、図16を参照して、第2の実施形態に係る基地局100-2の構成の一例を説明する。図16は、第2の実施形態に係る基地局100-2の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。図16を参照すると、基地局100-2は、アンテナ部110、無線通信部120、ネットワーク通信部130、記憶部140及び処理部160を備える。
処理部160は、基地局100-2の様々な機能を提供する。処理部160は、情報取得部161及び通信制御部163を含む。
情報取得部161は、アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得する。本開示の実施形態では、上記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに応じた送信電力の調整のための調整情報を含む。
とりわけ第2の実施形態では、上記制御情報は、アップリンクの送信電力を算出するための1つ以上のパラメータを含む。また、上記制御情報は、上記調整情報として、当該1つ以上のパラメータのうちの、上記アンテナゲインに応じて調整された少なくとも1つの調整パラメータを含む。
通信制御部163は、基地局100-2の無線通信を制御する。
とりわけ本開示の実施形態では、通信制御部163は、端末装置200-2への上記制御情報の送信を制御する。即ち、通信制御部163による制御に応じて、基地局100-2は、上記制御情報を端末装置200-2に送信する。
次に、図17を参照して、第2の実施形態に係る端末装置200-2の構成の一例を説明する。図17は、第2の実施形態に係る端末装置200-2の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。図17を参照すると、端末装置200-2は、アンテナ部210、無線通信部220、記憶部230、入力部240、表示部250及び処理部270を備える。
情報取得部271は、アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得する。例えば、基地局100-2が、上記制御情報を送信すると、情報取得部271は、当該制御情報を取得する。
上述したように、本開示の実施形態では、上記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに応じた送信電力の調整のための調整情報を含む。また、上述したように、とりわけ第2の実施形態では、当該制御情報は、アップリンクの送信電力を算出するための1つ以上のパラメータを含み、上記調整情報として、当該1つ以上のパラメータのうちの、上記アンテナゲインに応じて調整された少なくとも1つの調整パラメータを含む。
通信制御部273は、上記制御情報に基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を制御する。
次に、ビームフォーミングに関する具体的なケースを説明する。上述したように、ビームに関する具体的なケースとして、ケース1、ケース2及びケース3がある。
まず、ビームフォーミングに関するケース1を説明する。上述したように、ケース1では、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われ、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理は行われない。
・パラメータ
ケース1では、上記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアップリンクの受信アンテナゲインに応じて調整されたパラメータ(以下、「UL調整パラメータ」と呼ぶ)を含む。上記受信アンテナゲインは、基地局100-2の受信アンテナゲインである。
・ビームフォーミング処理の実行
第1のケースでは、通信制御部163は、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理を行う。具体的には、例えば、通信制御部163は、アンテナ素子ごとに、受信されるアップリンク信号に重み係数を乗算する。
・パラメータ
ケース1では、上記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、上記UL調整パラメータを含む。即ち、端末装置200-2の情報取得部271は、上記UL調整パラメータを取得する。
・アップリンクの送信電力の算出
ケース1では、端末装置200-2の通信制御部273は、上記UL調整パラメータを含む上記1つ以上のパラメータに基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を算出する。
次に、ビームフォーミングに関するケース2を説明する。上述したように、第2ケースでは、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理は行われ、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われない。
・パラメータ
ケース2では、上記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、ダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲインに応じて調整されたパラメータ(以下、「DL調整パラメータ」と呼ぶ)を含む。上記送信アンテナゲインは、基地局100-2の送信アンテナゲインである。
・ビームフォーミング処理の実行
第2のケースでは、通信制御部163は、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理を行う。具体的には、例えば、通信制御部163は、アンテナ素子ごとに、CRSに重み係数に重み係数を乗算する。結果として、CRSは、指向性ビーム(例えば、3次元ビーム)により送信される。
・パラメータ
ケース2では、上記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、上記DL調整パラメータを含む。即ち、端末装置200-2の情報取得部271は、上記DL調整パラメータを取得する。
・アップリンクの送信電力の算出
ケース2では、端末装置200-2の通信制御部273は、上記DL調整パラメータを含む上記1つ以上のパラメータに基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を算出する。
次に、ビームフォーミングに関するケース3を説明する。上述したように、ケース3では、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理と、CRSに対するダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理との両方が、行われる。
・パラメータ
ケース3では、上記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、例えば、上記UL調整パラメータ及び上記DL調整パラメータを含む。
・ビームフォーミング処理の実行
第3のケースでは、通信制御部163は、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理を行う。具体的には、例えば、通信制御部163は、アンテナ素子ごとに、受信されるアップリンク信号に重み係数を乗算する。
・パラメータ
ケース3では、上記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、例えば、上記UL調整パラメータ及び上記DL調整パラメータを含む。即ち、端末装置200-2の情報取得部271は、上記UL調整パラメータ及び上記DL調整パラメータを取得する。
・アップリンクの送信電力の算出
ケース3では、端末装置200-2の通信制御部273は、上記UL調整パラメータ及び上記DL調整パラメータを含む上記1つ以上のパラメータに基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を算出する。
なお、ケース3では、上記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、上記UL調整パラメータ及び上記DL調整パラメータを含む例に限定されない。上記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアップリンクの受信アンテナゲインと、ダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲインとに応じて調整されたパラメータ(以下、「UL/DL調整パラメータ」と呼ぶ)を含んでもよい。即ち、上記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、上記UL調整パラメータ及び上記DL調整パラメータを含む代わりに、上記UL/DL調整パラメータを含んでもよい。
次に、図18及び図19を参照して、第2の実施形態に係る通信制御処理の例を説明する。
図18は、第2の実施形態に係る基地局側の通信制御処理の概略的な流れの一例を示すフローチャートである。
図19は、第2の実施形態に係る端末装置側の通信制御処理の概略的な流れの一例を示すフローチャートである。
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、基地局100は、マクロeNB又はスモールeNBなどのいずれかの種類のeNB(evolved Node B)として実現されてもよい。スモールeNBは、ピコeNB、マイクロeNB又はホーム(フェムト)eNBなどの、マクロセルよりも小さいセルをカバーするeNBであってよい。その代わりに、基地局100は、NodeB又はBTS(Base Transceiver Station)などの他の種類の基地局として実現されてもよい。基地局100は、無線通信を制御する本体(基地局装置ともいう)と、本体とは別の場所に配置される1つ以上のRRH(Remote Radio Head)とを含んでもよい。また、後述する様々な種類の端末が一時的に又は半永続的に基地局機能を実行することにより、基地局100として動作してもよい。
(第1の応用例)
図20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21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。
(第1の応用例)
図22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23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。
ここまで、図1~図23を参照して、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、情報取得部151は、アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得し、通信制御部153は、端末装置200-1への上記制御情報の送信を制御する。上記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに応じた送信電力の調整のための調整情報を含む。
とりわけ第1の実施形態では、当該制御情報は、上記調整情報として、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む。
上記制御情報は、アップリンクの送信電力を算出するための1つ以上のパラメータを含み、上記調整情報として、当該1つ以上のパラメータのうちの、上記アンテナゲインに応じて調整された少なくとも1つの調整パラメータを含む。
(1)
アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得する取得部と、
端末装置への前記制御情報の送信を制御する通信制御部と、
を備え、
前記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに応じた送信電力の調整のための調整情報を含む、
通信制御装置。
(2)
前記制御情報は、前記調整情報として、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む、前記(1)に記載の通信制御装置。
(3)
前記ゲイン関連情報は、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアップリンクの受信アンテナゲインに関する情報を含む、前記(2)に記載の通信制御装置。
(4)
前記受信アンテナゲインに関する前記情報は、前記受信アンテナゲインとダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲインとの差を示す情報を含む、前記(3)に記載の通信制御装置。
(5)
前記受信アンテナゲインに関する前記情報は、前記受信アンテナゲインを示す情報を含む、前記(3)に記載の通信制御装置。
(6)
前記受信アンテナゲインに関する前記情報は、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理に対応するアンテナ素子の数を示す情報である、前記(5)に記載の通信制御装置。
(7)
前記ゲイン関連情報は、ダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲインに関する情報を含む、前記(2)~(6)のいずれか1項に記載の通信制御装置。
(8)
前記送信アンテナゲインに関する前記情報は、前記送信アンテナゲインとアップリンクの受信アンテナゲインとの差を示す情報を含む、前記(7)に記載の通信制御装置。
(9)
前記送信アンテナゲインに関する前記情報は、前記送信アンテナゲインを示す情報、又は前記送信アンテナゲインを算出するための情報を含む、前記(7)に記載の通信制御装置。
(10)
前記送信アンテナゲインを算出するための前記情報は、ダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理に対応するアンテナ素子の数を示す情報である、前記(9)に記載の通信制御装置。
(11)
前記通信制御部は、前記ゲイン関連情報がシステム情報の一部として指向性ビームにより送信されるように、端末装置への前記ゲイン関連情報の送信を制御する、前記(2)~(10)のいずれか1項に記載の通信制御装置。
(12)
前記制御情報は、アップリンクの送信電力を算出するための1つ以上のパラメータを含み、前記調整情報として、前記1つ以上のパラメータのうちの、前記アンテナゲインに応じて調整された少なくとも1つの調整パラメータを含む、前記(1)に記載の通信制御装置。
(13)
前記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、アップリンク信号の所望の受信電力と、リファレンス信号の送信電力とのうちの少なくとも一方を含む、前記(12)に記載の通信制御装置。
(14)
前記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアップリンクの受信アンテナゲインに応じて調整されたパラメータを含む、前記(12)又は(13)に記載の通信制御装置。
(15)
前記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、ダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲインに応じて調整されたパラメータを含む、前記(12)~(14)のいずれか1項に記載の通信制御装置。
(16)
前記通信制御部は、前記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータがシステム情報の一部として指向性ビームにより送信されるように、端末装置への前記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータの送信を制御する、前記(12)~(15)のいずれか1項に記載の通信制御装置。
(17)
アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得することと、
端末装置への前記制御情報の送信をプロセッサにより制御することと、
を含み、
前記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに応じた送信電力の調整のための調整情報を含む、
通信制御方法。
(18)
アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得する取得部と、
前記制御情報に基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を制御する通信制御部と、
を備え、
前記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む、
端末装置。
(19)
アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得することと、
前記制御情報に基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力をプロセッサにより制御することと、
を含み、
前記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む、
通信制御方法。
(20)
プログラムを記憶するメモリと、
前記プログラムを実行可能な1つ以上のプロセッサと、
を備え、
前記プログラムは、
アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得することと、
前記制御情報に基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を制御することと、
を実行させるためのプログラムであり、
前記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む、
情報処理装置。
10 セル
20 3次元ビーム
30 通信領域
100 基地局
151、161 情報取得部
153、163 通信制御部
200 端末装置
261、261 情報取得部
273、273 通信制御部
Claims (20)
- アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得する取得部と、
端末装置への前記制御情報の送信を制御する通信制御部と、
を備え、
前記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに応じた送信電力の調整のための調整情報を含む、
通信制御装置。 - 前記制御情報は、前記調整情報として、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む、請求項1に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記ゲイン関連情報は、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアップリンクの受信アンテナゲインに関する情報を含む、請求項2に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記受信アンテナゲインに関する前記情報は、前記受信アンテナゲインとダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲインとの差を示す情報を含む、請求項3に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記受信アンテナゲインに関する前記情報は、前記受信アンテナゲインを示す情報を含む、請求項3に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記受信アンテナゲインに関する前記情報は、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理に対応するアンテナ素子の数を示す情報である、請求項5に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記ゲイン関連情報は、ダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲインに関する情報を含む、請求項2に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記送信アンテナゲインに関する前記情報は、前記送信アンテナゲインとアップリンクの受信アンテナゲインとの差を示す情報を含む、請求項7に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記送信アンテナゲインに関する前記情報は、前記送信アンテナゲインを示す情報、又は前記送信アンテナゲインを算出するための情報を含む、請求項7に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記送信アンテナゲインを算出するための前記情報は、ダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理に対応するアンテナ素子の数を示す情報である、請求項9に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記通信制御部は、前記ゲイン関連情報がシステム情報の一部として指向性ビームにより送信されるように、端末装置への前記ゲイン関連情報の送信を制御する、請求項2に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記制御情報は、アップリンクの送信電力を算出するための1つ以上のパラメータを含み、前記調整情報として、前記1つ以上のパラメータのうちの、前記アンテナゲインに応じて調整された少なくとも1つの調整パラメータを含む、請求項1に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、アップリンク信号の所望の受信電力と、リファレンス信号の送信電力とのうちの少なくとも一方を含む、請求項12に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、アップリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアップリンクの受信アンテナゲインに応じて調整されたパラメータを含む、請求項12に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータは、ダウンリンクのビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のダウンリンクの送信アンテナゲインに応じて調整されたパラメータを含む、請求項12に記載の通信制御装置。
- 前記通信制御部は、前記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータがシステム情報の一部として指向性ビームにより送信されるように、端末装置への前記少なくとも1つの調整パラメータの送信を制御する、請求項12に記載の通信制御装置。
- アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得することと、
端末装置への前記制御情報の送信をプロセッサにより制御することと、
を含み、
前記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに応じた送信電力の調整のための調整情報を含む、
通信制御方法。 - アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得する取得部と、
前記制御情報に基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を制御する通信制御部と、
を備え、
前記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む、
端末装置。 - アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得することと、
前記制御情報に基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力をプロセッサにより制御することと、
を含み、
前記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む、
通信制御方法。 - プログラムを記憶するメモリと、
前記プログラムを実行可能な1つ以上のプロセッサと、
を備え、
前記プログラムは、
アップリンクの送信電力を決定するための制御情報を取得することと、
前記制御情報に基づいて、アップリンクの送信電力を制御することと、
を実行させるためのプログラムであり、
前記制御情報は、ビームフォーミング処理が行われる場合のアンテナゲインに関するゲイン関連情報を含む、
情報処理装置。
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