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- the present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method.
- the recent wireless communication environment faces the problem of a rapid increase in data traffic. Therefore, 3GPP is considering distributing traffic by installing a large number of small cells in a macro cell to increase network density.
- Such a technique for utilizing a small cell is called small cell enhancement.
- the small cell is a concept that can include various types of cells (for example, femtocells, nanocells, picocells, microcells, and the like) that are arranged overlapping the macrocells and are smaller than the macrocells.
- femtocells for example, femtocells, nanocells, picocells, microcells, and the like
- Patent Document 1 a technology for adaptively putting a small cell into a sleep state has been developed. .
- the use of a frequency band of 6 GHz or more called a millimeter wave band is being studied.
- the millimeter wave band is expected to be used in a small cell smaller than a macro cell because of its strong straightness and large radio wave propagation attenuation.
- a part of the frequency band can be turned on / off in the small cell.
- the signal for a measurement for enabling quality to be measured by the terminal device side is transmitted from a base station.
- a device that operates a small cell, and the unit frequency in one or more off states in a plurality of unit frequency bands that can be turned on for uplink communication or downlink communication in the small cell.
- An apparatus includes a processing unit that selects the unit frequency band in the off state to be used for transmission of a discovery signal for enabling measurement in the unit frequency band in the off state.
- an apparatus for connecting to a small cell, the one or more off states in a plurality of unit frequency bands that can be turned on for uplink communication or downlink communication in the small cell includes a processing unit that performs a measurement on a discovery signal transmitted using the unit frequency band selected from the unit frequency band.
- the unit in the off state among the unit frequency bands in one or more off states in the plurality of unit frequency bands that can be turned on for uplink communication or downlink communication in the small cell includes selecting, by a processor, the unit frequency band in an off state to be used for transmission of a discovery signal to enable measurement in the frequency band.
- the unit frequency band selected from one or more of the unit frequency bands in the plurality of unit frequency bands that can be turned on for uplink communication or downlink communication in the small cell. Performing a measurement on a discovery signal transmitted using a processor.
- a mechanism is provided in which a measurement signal is transmitted in a part of frequency bands and measurement can be performed on the terminal device side.
- the above effects are not necessarily limited, and any of the effects shown in the present specification, or other effects that can be grasped from the present specification, together with or in place of the above effects. May be played.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for describing an overview of a system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating a component carrier. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating ON / OFF of a component carrier. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating DRS. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of the flow of a process regarding the measurement of DRS. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the small cell base station which concerns on the embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of the terminal device which concerns on the same embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the technical feature which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the technical feature which concerns on the embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for describing an overview of a system 1 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the system 1 includes a wireless communication device 10, a terminal device 20, and a communication control device 30.
- the communication control device 30 is a macro cell base station.
- the macro cell base station 30 provides a radio communication service to one or more terminal devices 20 located inside the macro cell 31.
- the macrocell base station 30 is connected to the core network 15.
- the core network 15 is connected to a packet data network (PDN) 16 via a gateway device (not shown).
- PDN packet data network
- the macro cell 31 is, for example, any wireless communication method such as LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), GSM (registered trademark), UMTS, W-CDMA, CDMA200, WiMAX, WiMAX2, or IEEE 802.16. May be operated according to Note that the present invention is not limited to the example of FIG.
- the control node in the core network 15 or the PDN 16 may have a function of cooperatively controlling radio communication in the macro cell and the small cell.
- the macro cell base station may also be referred to as Macro eNodeB.
- the wireless communication device 10 is a small cell base station that operates the small cell 11.
- the small cell base station 10 typically has the authority to allocate radio resources to the terminal device 20 connected to its own device. However, radio resource allocation may be at least partially delegated to the communication control device 30 for coordinated control.
- the wireless communication device 20 may be a small cell base station that is fixedly installed as shown in FIG. 1 or a dynamic AP (access point) that dynamically operates the small cell 11. .
- the small cell base station may also be referred to as a pico eNB or a Femto eNB.
- the terminal device 20 is connected to the macro cell base station 30 or the small cell base station 10 and enjoys a wireless communication service.
- the terminal device 20 connected to the small cell base station 10 receives a control signal from the macro cell base station 30 and receives a data signal from the small cell base station 10.
- the terminal device 20 is also called a user.
- the user may also be referred to as user equipment (UE).
- the UE here may be a UE defined in LTE or LTE-A, and may more generally mean a communication device.
- Component carrier Carrier aggregation is a technique for improving communication throughput by forming a communication channel between a base station and a terminal device by integrating a plurality of unit frequency bands supported in LTE, for example. .
- Each unit frequency band included in one communication channel formed by carrier aggregation is referred to as a component carrier (CC).
- the CC here may be a CC defined in LTE or LTE-A, and may more generally mean a unit frequency band.
- each CC integrated may be arrange
- which CC is integrated and used can be set for each terminal device.
- PCC Primary Component Carrier
- SCC Secondary Component Carrier
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the component carrier.
- a state is shown in which two UEs are using a part of five CCs in an integrated manner.
- UE1 uses CC1, CC2, and CC3 in an integrated manner
- UE2 uses CC2 and CC4 in an integrated manner.
- the PCC of UE1 is CC2.
- the PCC of UE2 is CC4.
- the selection of PCC is implementation-dependent.
- the SCC is changed by deleting the SCC and adding another SCC. That is, it is difficult to directly change the SCC.
- Connection establishment This procedure is a procedure started with a request from the terminal device side as a trigger.
- PCC is changed by a procedure called Connection Reconfiguration.
- the procedure includes sending and receiving a handover message. This procedure is started from the base station side.
- Deletion of SCC is performed by a procedure called Connection Reconfiguration. This procedure is started from the base station side. In this procedure, the specific SCC specified in the message is deleted. Note that the deletion of the SCC is also performed by a procedure called Connection Re-establishment. This procedure is a procedure started from the terminal device side. According to this procedure, all SCCs are deleted. Deleting an SCC is also referred to as deactivating the SCC.
- PCC Physical Uplink Control Channel
- the uplink control signal includes, for example, an ACK or NACK indicating successful or unsuccessful reception of data transmitted on the downlink, a scheduling request, and the like.
- the procedure from the detection of the radio link failure to the connection re-establishment is also performed only by the PCC.
- the macro cell base station and the small cell base station show scenarios using different frequencies.
- a macro cell base station can be assigned a frequency of about 2 GHz, and a small cell base station can be assigned a high frequency such as 5 GHz.
- the base station intermittently turns on / off at least a part of the frequency band (that is, turns on / off).
- this is to reduce power consumption by a large number of small cell base stations.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining ON / OFF of the component carrier.
- FIG. 3 shows an example of a CC provided by a certain base station, in which CC1 and CC2 are in an on state and CC3 is in an off state.
- the terminal device can perform uplink communication or downlink communication using the CC with the base station by activating the CC in the on state. That is, the CC in the on state is a CC candidate that can be activated.
- the base station transmits a measurement signal for enabling the quality measurement on the terminal device side with respect to CC3 in the off state. This measurement signal can also be called DRS (Discovery Reference signal).
- DRS Discovery Reference signal
- the DRS here may be a DRS defined in LTE or LTE-A, and may more generally mean a measurement signal (for example, a discovery signal).
- the terminal apparatus measures the quality of the downlink channel of CC3 in the off state by DRS, and reports the measurement result to the cell base station. Based on this measurement result, the base station determines whether to turn on CC3 in the off state.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining DRS.
- FIG. 4 schematically shows DRS transmission timing.
- the DRS can be transmitted intermittently and periodically.
- the period may be, for example, 50 ms (milliseconds).
- this cycle is variable, and cycle setting information is notified from the base station to the terminal device.
- a CRS Cell Specific Reference Signal
- the period thereof is, for example, 1 ms.
- FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a process flow relating to DRS measurement.
- the base station transmits a DRS (step S12).
- the base station periodically transmits a DRS at the transmission cycle and CC that are set in common with the terminal device in advance in the off-state CC.
- the terminal apparatus performs DRS measurement according to the prior setting (step S14), and transmits the measurement result to the base station (step S16).
- the measurement of DRS is also referred to as a measurement
- the measurement result is also referred to as a measurement report.
- the measurement report is transmitted using the uplink of the CC in the on state.
- the base station determines whether the CC is on or off based on the measurement report (step S18). For example, the base station turns on the CC in the off state determined to be turned on, and turns off the CC in the on state determined to be turned off.
- the macro cell base station does not turn on or off the component carrier, but the small cell base station does. Therefore, in the following description, a small cell base station that turns on / off a component carrier will be described. Of course, this does not narrow the application range of the present technology, and the present technology can also be applied to a macro cell base station or the like.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the small cell base station 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the small cell base station 10 includes an antenna unit 110, a radio communication unit 120, a network communication unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a processing unit 150.
- Antenna unit 110 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 wireless communication unit 120 transmits and receives signals.
- the radio communication unit 120 transmits a downlink signal to the terminal device and receives an uplink signal from the terminal device.
- the network communication unit 130 transmits and receives information.
- the network communication unit 130 transmits information to other nodes and receives information from other nodes.
- the other nodes include other base stations and core network nodes.
- Storage unit 140 The storage unit 140 temporarily or permanently stores a program and various data for the operation of the small cell base station 10.
- Processing unit 150 provides various functions of the small cell base station 10.
- the processing unit 150 includes a transmission processing unit 151 and a notification unit 153.
- the processing unit 150 may further include other components other than these components. That is, the processing unit 150 can perform operations other than the operations of these components.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the terminal device 20 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the terminal device 20 includes an antenna unit 210, a wireless communication unit 220, a storage unit 230, and a processing unit 240.
- Antenna unit 210 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 transmits and receives signals.
- the radio communication unit 220 receives a downlink signal from the base station and transmits an uplink signal to the base station.
- Storage unit 230 The storage unit 230 temporarily or permanently stores a program for operating the terminal device 20 and various data.
- the processing unit 240 provides various functions of the terminal device 20.
- the processing unit 240 includes a measurement processing unit 241 and a request unit 243.
- the processing unit 240 may further include other components other than these components. That is, the processing unit 240 can perform operations other than the operations of these components.
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- the millimeter wave band has a wide frequency band. Transmitting DRS using all of the CCs included in the wide frequency band of the millimeter wave band has a large power burden on the small cell base station 10. Furthermore, transmission / reception of DRS using all CCs included in a wide frequency band of the millimeter wave band may cause an increase in inter-cell interference in addition to an increase in power consumption.
- the present embodiment provides a mechanism that allows the small cell base station 10 to transmit DRS in some CCs among a plurality of off-state CCs.
- the bandwidth of CC which was 20 MHz in LTE Release 10, can be changed to a wider bandwidth such as 40 MHz, 80 MHz, or 160 MHz.
- a mechanism capable of transmitting and measuring DRS in a part of the CC is effective for reducing the power burden.
- the measurement for a CC with a bandwidth of 80 MHz is not necessary.
- the CC of the bandwidth to be subjected to such measurement may be different for each terminal device, it is inefficient to transmit the DRS with the CC of the same bandwidth in common for all terminal devices. .
- a mechanism is provided in which a terminal device can request a CC from which a base station transmits a DRS.
- the terminal device side is notified in advance by RRC signaling which DRS is transmitted for each CC.
- RRC signaling which DRS is transmitted for each CC.
- the present embodiment provides a mechanism that can dynamically notify the terminal apparatus of information related to DRS.
- the small cell base station 10 (for example, the transmission processing unit 151) has one or more off states among a plurality of CCs that can be turned on for uplink transmission or downlink transmission in the small cell.
- the CC in the off state used for the transmission of the DRS is selected to enable the measurement in the CC.
- the small cell base station 10 can selectively transmit a DRS in a part of the vast millimeter wave band, thereby reducing power consumption and further reducing inter-cell interference. Can be made.
- the small cell base station 10 transmits the DRS using the selected CC.
- the small cell base station 10 may gradually increase the CC used for DRS transmission. Conversely, the small cell base station 10 may gradually decrease the CC used for DRS transmission. Thereby, it becomes possible to provide DRS with a sufficient number of CCs according to, for example, an increasing or decreasing tendency of the number of users in a cell. In addition, the small cell base station 10 may use all the CCs that can be turned on for transmission of the DRS all at once.
- the selection of the CC that provides the DRS will be specifically described. It is assumed that the CC shown in FIG. 8 is a CC that can be turned on and can be used for DRS transmission.
- CC1 to CC4 are CCs with a 20 MHz bandwidth.
- CC5 and CC6 are CCs with a 40 MHz bandwidth.
- CC7 is a CC with an 80 MHz bandwidth.
- the small cell base station 10 provides DRS on CC1.
- the small cell base station 10 turns on CC1
- the small cell base station 10 provides DRS on CC2.
- the small cell base station 10 provides DRS by CC3, when CC2 is turned on.
- the small cell base station 10 provides the DRS with the CC4.
- the small cell base station 10 may provide DRS with CC5 to CC7 or may provide DRS with a plurality of CCs.
- the small cell base station 10 notifies the terminal device 20 to that effect. This point will be described in detail later.
- the small cell base station 10 may select a CC to be used for DRS transmission based on the DRS measurement result in the terminal device 20 connected to the small cell. Thereby, it becomes possible to provide DRS with CC according to the fluctuation
- the terminal device 20 uses a CC selected from one or more off-state CCs in a plurality of CCs that can be turned on for uplink transmission or downlink transmission in a small cell. Measurement for the DRS transmitted in this way is performed. Thereby, since the terminal device 20 can perform measurement in a part of the vast millimeter wave band, power consumption can be reduced. In addition, the terminal device 20 notifies the small cell base station 10 of a measurement report. The small cell base station 10 can select an off-state CC to be used for DRS transmission based on the measurement report.
- the CC in the present embodiment is assumed to be a millimeter wave band CC, which is a frequency band of 6 GHz or more.
- the small cell base station 10 (for example, the notification unit 153) sends information indicating CCs that can be turned on to the small cell.
- the terminal device 20 to be connected is notified. Thereby, since the terminal device 20 can know at least the CC that can transmit the DRS, it is possible to avoid the measurement in the frequency band where the DRS cannot be transmitted in the first place.
- Information indicating a CC that can be turned on is also referred to as CC configuration information below.
- CCs that can be turned on may be associated with CCs used for DRS transmission.
- this association may be a combination of a CC used for DRS transmission and a CC that can be turned on based on a DRS measurement report provided by the CC.
- this association may be a bidirectional relationship.
- CC configuration information includes information indicating CC1 to CC7 shown in FIG. 8
- CC2 may be turned on based on the measurement report of CC1
- CC1 may be turned on based on the measurement report of CC2. It may be put into a state.
- at least one of CC2 to CC7 may be turned on.
- the terminal device 20 may request a CC for starting to provide DRS.
- the terminal device 20 provides the DRS in the desired CC from among the CCs that can be turned on depending on the content of the measurement report. You can request to start.
- the CC that can be turned on may include a different band from the CC used for transmission of the associated DRS. That is, the CC to be measured does not necessarily match the CC to be turned on. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 8, CC6 may be turned on based on the measurement result of CC1.
- CC configuration information For the notification of CC configuration information, means such as SI (System Information), RRC signaling, or PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel) may be used.
- SI System Information
- RRC signaling Radio Resource Control Channel
- PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
- the notification of the CC configuration information may be performed periodically or at an arbitrary timing such as every time there is a change.
- the CC configuration information may be static or quasi-static information.
- the small cell base station 10 (for example, the notification part 153) notifies the information regarding the arrangement
- the DRS arrangement refers to a transmission cycle, a frequency in each CC, and the like. By notifying this information, the terminal device 20 can appropriately perform the measurement. This information is also referred to as DRS arrangement information below.
- DRS arrangement information means such as SI, RRC signaling, or PDCCH may be used. Further, the notification of the DRS arrangement information may be performed periodically, or may be performed at an arbitrary timing such as every time there is a change.
- the DRS arrangement information may be static or quasi-static information.
- the small cell base station 10 (for example, the notification unit 153) notifies the terminal device 20 connected to the small cell of information indicating the CC used for DRS transmission. By notifying this information, the terminal device 20 can perform measurement on CCs actually used for DRS transmission among CCs included in a vast frequency band.
- this information is also referred to as DRS state information.
- FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show an example of the DRS state information.
- the value of the bit position corresponding to each of CC1 to CC7 shown in FIG. 8 indicates whether each CC is used for DRS transmission.
- 1st bit corresponds to CC1
- 2nd bit corresponds to CC2
- 3rd bit corresponds to CC3
- 4th bit corresponds to CC4
- 5th bit corresponds to CC5
- 6th bit corresponds to CC6
- the seventh bit corresponds to CC7. If the bit value is 0, it indicates that it is not used for DRS transmission, and if the bit value is 1, it indicates that it is used for DRS transmission.
- the small cell base station 10 may notify the terminal device 20 connected to the small cell of information indicating the CC that starts or stops using the DRS transmission. That is, when the CC used for DRS transmission is changed, the small cell base station 10 may notify information indicating the difference.
- the small cell base station 10 may notify the DRS state information when there is a change in the CC used for DRS transmission. That is, the small cell base station 10 may notify the DRS state information at a timing when the CC used for DRS transmission is changed. Thereby, even if there is a change in the CC used for DRS transmission, the terminal device 20 can perform measurement for an appropriate CC and reduce power consumption.
- the notification of the DRS arrangement information may be performed periodically. The period may be about 40 ms, for example.
- DRS state information means such as SI, RRC signaling, or PDCCH may be used, for example.
- means capable of instantaneous notification such as PDCCH or SI.
- the terminal device 20 may request a change of CC used for DRS transmission.
- the terminal device 20 may notify the small cell base station 10 of information indicating an off-state CC that is requested to be used for DRS transmission. That is, the terminal device 20 may request to start providing DRS.
- the small cell base station 10 (for example, DRS transmission process part 151) may select CC used for transmission of DRS based on the request
- the provision of the DRS can be started immediately at the CC that the terminal device 20 desires to measure.
- the terminal device 20 can also request to stop providing DRS. In this case, it is possible to stop providing unnecessary DRS immediately.
- such a request is also referred to as a DRS request.
- the terminal device 20 can designate a CC related to the DRS request based on the CC configuration information. For example, the terminal device 20 designates the CC that requests the start or stop of the provision of DRS from the CC that has performed the measurement and one or more CCs that are associated with each other in the CC configuration information. For example, when the CC configuration information includes information indicating CC1 to CC7 shown in FIG. 8, the terminal device 20 may request to transmit a DRS in at least one of CC2 to CC7 when measurement is performed in CC1.
- This DRS request may be notified together with a measurement report, for example.
- the small cell base station 10 can select whether to start providing DRS based on both the measurement report and the DRS request. Note that both notifications may mean concurrent notifications, serial notifications, or notifications included in the same or different signals. Good.
- the small cell base station 10 selects a CC to be turned on or turned off.
- the small cell base station 10 may select based on a measurement result from the terminal device 20 connected to the small cell. Thereby, for example, CC can be appropriately turned on or off in accordance with fluctuations in the radio wave environment.
- FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a process flow of the DRS request procedure executed in the system 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, the small cell base station 10 and the terminal device 20 are involved in this sequence.
- the small cell base station 10 transmits setting information to the terminal device 20 (step S102).
- This setting information includes CC configuration information, DRS arrangement information, and DRS state information.
- the CC configuration information includes information indicating CCs used for DRS transmission and information indicating CCs associated with the CCs that can be turned on.
- the small cell base station 10 transmits a DRS according to the setting information (step S104). Specifically, the small cell base station 10 transmits the DRS in the arrangement indicated by the DRS arrangement information in the CC used for the transmission of the DRS indicated by the DRS state information among the CCs indicated by the CC configuration information.
- the terminal device 20 performs DRS measurement based on the received setting information (step S106), and transmits a DRS request to the small cell base station 10 together with the measurement report (step S108). Note that the measurement report and the DRS request may be transmitted as separate messages.
- the small cell base station 10 selects a CC to be used for DRS transmission based on the received measurement report and the DRS request (step S110), and transmits DRS state information to the terminal device 20 according to the selection result (step S110). Step S112). Then, the small cell base station 10 transmits the DRS using the CC that is notified by the DRS state information (that is, the CC selected in Step S110) (Step S114).
- the terminal device 20 performs measurement based on the received DRS state information (step S116), and transmits a measurement report to the small cell base station 10 (step S118). And the small cell base station 10 judges ON / OFF of CC based on a measurement report (step S120).
- the CC is turned on based on the determination on the base station side. For this reason, the CC may be turned on in stages up to the 80 MHz width. For example, for a terminal device that has a request to immediately use a CC having an 80 MHz width, a long time lag occurs until the request is satisfied. It was. Such a time lag may cause a decrease in throughput or a deterioration in quality of service (QoS) of a service that requires a low delay.
- QoS quality of service
- a mechanism is provided in which the terminal device can request a CC to be turned on by the base station.
- the terminal device 20 may request a CC state change.
- the terminal device 20 may notify the small cell base station 10 of information indicating a CC that is requested to be turned on. That is, the terminal device 20 may request to turn on the CC.
- the small cell base station 10 (for example, DRS transmission process part 151) may select CC to turn on based on the request
- the terminal device 20 can request to be turned off, and in that case, the time lag until the desired CC is actually turned off can be shortened.
- such a request is also referred to as a CC state change request.
- the terminal device 20 can specify the CC related to the CC state change request based on the CC configuration information. For example, the terminal device 20 designates a CC that requests the CC to be turned on from the CC that has been measured and one or more CCs that are associated in the CC configuration information. For example, when the CC configuration information includes information indicating CC1 to CC7 shown in FIG. 8, the terminal device 20 may request that at least one of CC1 to CC7 be turned ON when measurement is performed in CC1.
- This CC status change request may be notified together with a measurement report, for example.
- the small cell base station 10 can determine whether the CC is on or off based on both the measurement report and the CC state change request. Note that both notifications may mean concurrent notifications, serial notifications, or notifications included in the same or different signals. Good.
- the small cell base station 10 controls the DRS transmission cycle.
- the small cell base station 10 may change the DRS transmission cycle for each CC.
- the small cell base station 10 may shorten the DRS transmission cycle as the CC has a smaller bandwidth. This makes it possible to shorten the time lag as the bandwidth becomes smaller. This is because it is considered that the smaller the bandwidth is, the higher the degree of use requirement and the shorter the time lag in the small cell base station 10 and the terminal device 20 from the viewpoint of reducing power consumption.
- FIG. 12 shows an example in which the transmission cycle of DRS is shortened as the CC has a smaller bandwidth.
- a DRS for a bandwidth of 20 MHz, a DRS for a bandwidth of 40 MHz, and a DRS for a bandwidth of 80 MHz are transmitted using one CC having a corresponding bandwidth.
- the shortest transmission cycle is set for CC1
- the longest transmission cycle is set for CC7
- the transmission cycle having a length between CC1 and CC7 is set for CC5.
- FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of a process flow of a CC state change request procedure executed in the system 1 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 13, the small cell base station 10 and the terminal device 20 are involved in this sequence.
- the small cell base station 10 transmits setting information to the terminal device 20 (step S202), and transmits a DRS according to the setting information (step S204).
- the terminal device 20 performs DRS measurement based on the received setting information (step S206), and transmits a CC state change request together with the measurement report to the small cell base station 10 (step S208).
- the measurement report and the CC status change request may be transmitted as separate messages.
- the small cell base station 10 determines whether the CC is on or off based on the received measurement report and the CC state change request (step S210).
- the small cell base station 10 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 small cell base station 10 may be realized as another type of base station such as a NodeB or a BTS (Base Transceiver Station).
- the small cell base station 10 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 small cell base station 10 by temporarily or semi-permanently executing the base station function. Furthermore, at least some components of the small cell base station 10 may be realized in a base station apparatus or a module for the base station apparatus.
- the terminal device 20 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 20 may be realized as a terminal (also referred to as an MTC (Machine Type Communication) terminal) that performs M2M (Machine To Machine) communication.
- MTC Machine Type Communication
- the components of the terminal device 20 may be realized in a module (for example, an integrated circuit module configured by one die) mounted on these terminals.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a first example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied.
- the eNB 800 includes one or more antennas 810 and a base station device 820. Each antenna 810 and the base station apparatus 820 can be connected to each other via an RF cable.
- Each of the antennas 810 has a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission and reception of radio signals by the base station apparatus 820.
- the eNB 800 includes a plurality of antennas 810 as illustrated in FIG. 14, and the plurality of antennas 810 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 800, for example.
- FIG. 14 illustrates an example in which the eNB 800 includes a plurality of antennas 810, the eNB 800 may include a single antenna 810.
- the base station apparatus 820 includes a controller 821, a memory 822, a network interface 823, and a wireless communication interface 825.
- the controller 821 may be a CPU or a DSP, for example, and operates various functions of the upper layer of the base station apparatus 820. For example, the controller 821 generates a data packet from the data in the signal processed by the wireless communication interface 825, and transfers the generated packet via the network interface 823. The controller 821 may generate a bundled packet by bundling data from a plurality of baseband processors, and may transfer the generated bundled packet. In addition, the controller 821 is a logic that executes control such as radio resource control, radio bearer control, mobility management, inflow control, or scheduling. May have a typical function. Moreover, the said control may be performed in cooperation with a surrounding eNB or a core network node.
- the memory 822 includes RAM and ROM, and stores programs executed by the controller 821 and various control data (for example, terminal list, transmission power data, scheduling data, and the like).
- the network interface 823 is a communication interface for connecting the base station device 820 to the core network 824.
- the controller 821 may communicate with the core network node or other eNB via the network interface 823.
- the eNB 800 and the core network node or another eNB may be connected to each other by a logical interface (for example, an S1 interface or an X2 interface).
- the network interface 823 may be a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface for wireless backhaul.
- the network interface 823 may use a frequency band higher than the frequency band used by the wireless communication interface 825 for wireless communication.
- the wireless communication interface 825 supports any cellular communication scheme such as LTE (Long Term Evolution) or LTE-Advanced, and provides a wireless connection to terminals located in the cell of the eNB 800 via the antenna 810.
- the wireless communication interface 825 may typically include a baseband (BB) processor 826, an RF circuit 827, and the like.
- the BB processor 826 may perform, for example, encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and each layer (for example, L1, MAC (Medium Access Control), RLC (Radio Link Control), and PDCP).
- Various signal processing of Packet Data Convergence Protocol
- Packet Data Convergence Protocol is executed.
- the BB processor 826 may have some or all of the logical functions described above instead of the controller 821.
- the BB processor 826 may be a module that includes a memory that stores a communication control program, a processor that executes the program, and related circuits. The function of the BB processor 826 may be changed by updating the program. Good.
- the module may be a card or a blade inserted into a slot of the base station apparatus 820, or a chip mounted on the card or the blade.
- the RF circuit 827 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives a radio signal via the antenna 810.
- the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of BB processors 826 as illustrated in FIG. 14, 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 illustrated in FIG. 14, and the plurality of RF circuits 827 may correspond to, for example, a plurality of antenna elements, respectively. 14 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of BB processors 826 and a plurality of RF circuits 827, the wireless communication interface 825 includes a single BB processor 826 or a single RF circuit 827. But you can.
- the eNB 800 illustrated in FIG. 14 one or more components (the transmission processing unit 151 and / or the notification unit 153) included in the small cell base station 10 described with reference to FIG. 6 are implemented in the wireless communication interface 825. May be. Alternatively, at least some of these components may be implemented in the controller 821.
- the eNB 800 includes a module including a part (for example, the BB processor 826) or all of the wireless communication interface 825 and / or the controller 821, and the one or more components are mounted in the module. Good.
- the module stores a program for causing the processor to function as the one or more components (in other words, a program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the one or more components). The program may be executed.
- a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is installed in the eNB 800, and the radio communication interface 825 (eg, the BB processor 826) and / or the controller 821 executes the program.
- the eNB 800, the base station apparatus 820, or the module may be provided as an apparatus including the one or more components, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is provided. May be.
- a readable recording medium in which the program is recorded may be provided.
- the wireless communication unit 120 described with reference to FIG. 6 may be implemented in the wireless communication interface 825 (for example, the RF circuit 827). Further, the antenna unit 110 may be mounted on the antenna 810.
- the network communication unit 130 may be implemented in the controller 821 and / or the network interface 823.
- the storage unit 140 may be implemented in the memory 822.
- FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating a second example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied.
- the eNB 830 includes one or more antennas 840, a base station apparatus 850, and an RRH 860. Each antenna 840 and RRH 860 may be connected to each other via an RF cable. Base station apparatus 850 and RRH 860 can be connected to each other via a high-speed line such as an optical fiber cable.
- Each of the antennas 840 has a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission / reception of radio signals by the RRH 860.
- the eNB 830 includes a plurality of antennas 840 as illustrated in FIG. 15, and the plurality of antennas 840 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 830, for example. 15 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. 14 except that it 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. 15, and the plurality of BB processors 856 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 830, for example. 15 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 855 includes a plurality of BB processors 856, the wireless communication interface 855 may include a single BB processor 856.
- connection interface 857 is an interface for connecting the base station device 850 (wireless communication interface 855) to the RRH 860.
- the connection interface 857 may be a communication module for communication on the high-speed line that connects the base station apparatus 850 (wireless communication interface 855) and the RRH 860.
- the RRH 860 includes a connection interface 861 and a wireless communication interface 863.
- connection interface 861 is an interface for connecting the RRH 860 (wireless communication interface 863) to the base station device 850.
- the connection interface 861 may be a communication module for communication on the high-speed line.
- the wireless communication interface 863 transmits and receives wireless signals via the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 863 may typically include an RF circuit 864 and the like.
- the RF circuit 864 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives wireless signals via the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 863 includes a plurality of RF circuits 864 as illustrated in FIG. 15, and the plurality of RF circuits 864 may correspond to, for example, a plurality of antenna elements, respectively. 15 illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface 863 includes a plurality of RF circuits 864, the wireless communication interface 863 may include a single RF circuit 864.
- the eNB 830 illustrated in FIG. 15 one or more components (the transmission processing unit 151 and / or the notification unit 153) included in the small cell base station 10 described with reference to FIG.
- the wireless communication interface 863 may be implemented.
- at least some of these components may be implemented in the controller 851.
- the eNB 830 includes a module including a part (for example, the BB processor 856) or the whole of the wireless communication interface 855 and / or the controller 851, and the one or more components are mounted in the module. Good.
- the module stores a program for causing the processor to function as the one or more components (in other words, a program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the one or more components).
- the program may be executed.
- a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is installed in the eNB 830, and the wireless communication interface 855 (eg, the BB processor 856) and / or the controller 851 executes the program.
- the eNB 830, the base station apparatus 850, or the module may be provided as an apparatus including the one or more components, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is provided. May be.
- a readable recording medium in which the program is recorded may be provided.
- the wireless communication unit 120 described with reference to FIG. 6 may be implemented in the wireless communication interface 863 (for example, the RF circuit 864).
- the antenna unit 110 may be mounted on the antenna 840.
- the network communication unit 130 may be implemented in the controller 851 and / or the network interface 853.
- the storage unit 140 may be mounted in the memory 852.
- FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a smartphone 900 to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied.
- the smartphone 900 includes a processor 901, a memory 902, a storage 903, an external connection interface 904, a camera 906, a sensor 907, a microphone 908, an input device 909, a display device 910, a speaker 911, a wireless communication interface 912, one or more antenna switches 915.
- One or more antennas 916, a bus 917, a battery 918 and an auxiliary controller 919 are provided.
- the processor 901 may be, for example, a CPU or a SoC (System on Chip), and controls the functions of the application layer and other layers of the smartphone 900.
- the memory 902 includes a RAM and a ROM, and stores programs executed by the processor 901 and data.
- the storage 903 can include a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory or a hard disk.
- the external connection interface 904 is an interface for connecting an external device such as a memory card or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device to the smartphone 900.
- the camera 906 includes, for example, an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), and generates a captured image.
- the sensor 907 may include a sensor group such as a positioning sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and an acceleration sensor.
- the microphone 908 converts sound input to the smartphone 900 into an audio signal.
- the input device 909 includes, for example, a touch sensor that detects a touch on the screen of the display device 910, a keypad, a keyboard, a button, or a switch, and receives an operation or information input from a user.
- the display device 910 has a screen such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, and displays an output image of the smartphone 900.
- the speaker 911 converts an audio signal output from the smartphone 900 into audio.
- the wireless communication interface 912 supports any cellular communication method such as LTE or LTE-Advanced, and performs wireless communication.
- the wireless communication interface 912 may typically include a BB processor 913, an RF circuit 914, and the like.
- the BB processor 913 may perform, for example, encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and performs various signal processing for wireless communication.
- the RF circuit 914 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives radio signals via the antenna 916.
- the wireless communication interface 912 may be a one-chip module in which the BB processor 913 and the RF circuit 914 are integrated.
- the wireless communication interface 912 may include a plurality of BB processors 913 and a plurality of RF circuits 914 as illustrated in FIG.
- FIG. 16 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. 16 illustrates an example in which the smartphone 900 includes a plurality of antennas 916, the smartphone 900 may include a single antenna 916.
- the smartphone 900 may include an antenna 916 for each wireless communication method.
- the antenna switch 915 may be omitted from the configuration of the smartphone 900.
- the bus 917 connects the processor 901, the memory 902, the storage 903, the external connection interface 904, the camera 906, the sensor 907, the microphone 908, the input device 909, the display device 910, the speaker 911, the wireless communication interface 912, and the auxiliary controller 919 to each other.
- the battery 918 supplies electric power to each block of the smartphone 900 shown in FIG. 16 through a power supply line partially shown by a broken line in the drawing.
- the auxiliary controller 919 operates the minimum necessary functions of the smartphone 900 in the sleep mode.
- the smartphone 900 illustrated in FIG. 16 one or more components (the measurement processing unit 241 and / or the request unit 243) included in the terminal device 20 described with reference to FIG. 7 are implemented in the wireless communication interface 912. May be. Alternatively, at least some of these components may be implemented in the processor 901 or the auxiliary controller 919. As an example, the smartphone 900 includes a module including a part (for example, the BB processor 913) or the whole of the wireless communication interface 912, the processor 901, and / or the auxiliary controller 919, and the one or more components in the module. May be implemented.
- the module stores a program for causing the processor to function as the one or more components (in other words, a program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the one or more components).
- the program may be executed.
- a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is installed in the smartphone 900, and the wireless communication interface 912 (eg, the BB processor 913), the processor 901, and / or the auxiliary controller 919 is The program may be executed.
- the smartphone 900 or the module may be provided as a device including the one or more components, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components may be provided.
- a readable recording medium in which the program is recorded may be provided.
- the wireless communication unit 220 described with reference to FIG. 7 may be implemented in the wireless communication interface 912 (for example, the RF circuit 914).
- the antenna unit 210 may be mounted on the antenna 916.
- the storage unit 230 may be mounted in the memory 902.
- FIG. 17 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. Note that although FIG. 17 illustrates 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. Note that although FIG. 17 illustrates an example in which the car navigation device 920 includes a plurality of antennas 937, 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 apparatus 920 shown in FIG. 17 through a power supply line partially shown by a broken line in the drawing. Further, the battery 938 stores electric power supplied from the vehicle side.
- the car navigation apparatus 920 includes a module including a part (for example, the BB processor 934) or the whole of the wireless communication interface 933 and / or the processor 921, and the one or more components are mounted in the module. May be.
- the module stores a program for causing the processor to function as the one or more components (in other words, a program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the one or more components). The program may be executed.
- a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is installed in the car navigation device 920, and the wireless communication interface 933 (eg, the BB processor 934) and / or the processor 921 executes the program.
- the car navigation apparatus 920 or the module may be provided as an apparatus including the one or more components, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components may be provided. Good.
- a readable recording medium in which the program is recorded may be provided.
- the wireless communication unit 220 described with reference to FIG. 7 may be implemented in the wireless communication interface 933 (for example, the RF circuit 935).
- the antenna unit 210 may be mounted on the antenna 937.
- the storage unit 230 may be implemented in the memory 922.
- 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. That is, an in-vehicle system (or vehicle) 940 may be provided as a device including the measurement processing unit 241 and the request unit 243.
- the 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 small cell base station 10 has one or more off-state unit frequencies in a plurality of unit frequency bands that can be turned on for uplink communication or downlink communication in the small cell.
- an off-state unit frequency band to be used for transmitting a discovery signal for enabling measurement in the off-state unit frequency band is selected.
- the small cell base station 10 can selectively transmit a discovery signal in a part of the vast millimeter-wave band, so that power consumption can be reduced and inter-cell interference is also reduced. Can be reduced. Therefore, the system 1 can effectively use the unit frequency band using the millimeter wave band, and can improve the traffic accommodation efficiency of the terminal device 20 in the cellular network.
- a device that operates a small cell Enables measurement in the unit frequency band in the off state among the unit frequency bands in the one or more off states in the plurality of unit frequency bands that can be turned on for uplink communication or downlink communication in the small cell.
- a processing unit for selecting the unit frequency band in an off state used for transmission of a discovery signal for A device comprising: (2) The apparatus according to (1), wherein the processing unit notifies a terminal connected to the small cell of information indicating the unit frequency band used for transmission of the discovery signal. (3) When the unit frequency band used for transmitting the discovery signal is changed, the processing unit notifies the terminal connected to the small cell of information indicating the unit frequency band used for transmitting the discovery signal.
- the apparatus according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the processing unit gradually increases or decreases the unit frequency band used for transmitting the discovery signal.
- the processing unit selects the unit frequency band used for transmission of the discovery signal based on a measurement result of the discovery signal in a terminal connected to the small cell, or sets the unit frequency band to an on state or an off state.
- the apparatus according to any one of (1) to (9), wherein a unit frequency band is selected.
- the processing unit selects the unit frequency band used for transmitting the discovery signal based on a request from a terminal connected to the small cell, or sets the unit frequency band to be turned on or turned off.
- the apparatus according to any one of (1) to (10), which is selected.
- a device connected to a small cell, Transmitted using the unit frequency band selected from one or more of the unit frequency bands in the plurality of unit frequency bands that can be turned on for uplink communication or downlink communication in the small cell A processing unit for measuring the discovery signal; A device comprising: (16) The apparatus according to (15), wherein the processing unit notifies the base station of information indicating the unit frequency band in an off state that is requested to be used for transmitting the discovery signal. (17) The apparatus according to (15) or (16), wherein the processing unit notifies the base station of information indicating the unit frequency band requested to be turned on. (18) The apparatus according to (16) or (17), wherein the processing unit notifies the base station of information indicating the unit frequency band related to the request together with a measurement report.
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Description
1.はじめに
1.1.スモールセル
1.2.キャリアアグリゲーション
1.3.コンポーネントキャリアのオン/オフ
2.構成例
2.1.スモールセル基地局の構成例
2.2.端末装置の構成
3.第1の実施形態
3.1.技術的課題
3.2.技術的特徴
3.3.処理の流れ
4.第2の実施形態
4.1.技術的課題
4.2.技術的特徴
4.3.処理の流れ
5.応用例
6.まとめ
<1.1.スモールセル>
図1は、本開示の一実施形態に係るシステム1の概要について説明するための説明図である。図1に示すように、システム1は、無線通信装置10、端末装置20及び通信制御装置30を含む。
以下では、LTEリリース10において規定されたキャリアアグリゲーションに関する技術について説明する。
キャリアアグリゲーションとは、基地局と端末装置との間の通信チャネルを、例えばLTEにおいてサポートされる単位周波数帯域を複数統合することにより形成し、通信のスループットを向上させる技術である。キャリアアグリゲーションにより形成される1つの通信チャネルに含まれる個々の単位周波数帯域を、コンポーネントキャリア(CC:Component Carrier)という。ここでのCCは、LTE又はLTE-Aにおいて定義されているCCであってもよく、より一般的に単位周波数帯域を意味していてもよい。
端末装置が、RRC Idle状態からRRC Connected状態に遷移する場合に、最初に接続を確立するCCがPCCである。PCCの変更は、ハンドオーバと同様の手続きにより行われる。
SCCの追加は、Connection Reconfigurationと呼ばれる手続により行われる。本手続は、基地局側から開始される手続きである。SCCは、PCCに追加され、PCCに従属することとなる。SCCを追加することは、SCCをアクティベートするとも称される。
SCCの削除は、Connection Reconfigurationと呼ばれる手続により行われる。本手続は、基地局側から開始される手続きである。本手続においては、メッセージの中で指定された特定のSCCが削除される。なお、SCCの削除は、Connection Re-establishmentと呼ばれる手続によっても行われる。本手続は、端末装置側から開始される手続である。本手続によれば、全てのSCCが削除される。SCCを削除することは、SCCをディアクティベートするとも称される。
PCCは、SCCとは異なる特別な役割を有する。例えば、Connection establishmentにおけるNAS signalingの送受信は、PCCでのみ行われる。また、PUCCH(Physical Uplink Control Channel)の伝送は、PCCでのみ行われる。なお、アップリンクの制御信号には、例えば、ダウンリンクで送信されたデータに対する受信成功又は失敗を示すACK又はNACK、及びスケジューリングリクエスト等がある。また、Radio Link Failureの検出からConnection Re-establishmentの手続きも、PCCでのみ行われる。
以下では、キャリアアグリゲーションに関してLTEリリース12において規定された技術について説明する。
<2.1.スモールセル基地局の構成例>
続いて、図6を参照して、本開示の一実施形態に係るスモールセル基地局10の構成を説明する。図6は、本開示の一実施形態に係るスモールセル基地局10の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。図6を参照すると、スモールセル基地局10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、信号を送受信する。例えば、無線通信部120は、端末装置へのダウンリンク信号を送信し、端末装置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、情報を送受信する。例えば、ネットワーク通信部130は、他のノードへの情報を送信し、他のノードからの情報を受信する。例えば、上記他のノードは、他の基地局及びコアネットワークノードを含む。
記憶部140は、スモールセル基地局10の動作のためのプログラム及び様々なデータを一時的に又は恒久的に記憶する。
処理部150は、スモールセル基地局10の様々な機能を提供する。処理部150は、送信処理部151及び通知部153を含む。なお、処理部150は、これらの構成要素以外の他の構成要素をさらに含み得る。即ち、処理部150は、これらの構成要素の動作以外の動作も行い得る。
続いて、図7を参照して、本開示の実施形態に係る端末装置20の構成の一例を説明する。図7は、本開示の一実施形態に係る端末装置20の構成の一例を示すブロック図である。図7を参照すると、端末装置20は、アンテナ部210、無線通信部220、記憶部230及び処理部240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、信号を送受信する。例えば、無線通信部220は、基地局からのダウンリンク信号を受信し、基地局へのアップリンク信号を送信する。
記憶部230は、端末装置20の動作のためのプログラム及び様々なデータを一時的に又は恒久的に記憶する。
処理部240は、端末装置20の様々な機能を提供する。処理部240は、測定処理部241及び要求部243を含む。なお、処理部240は、これらの構成要素以外の他の構成要素をさらに含み得る。即ち、処理部240は、これらの構成要素の動作以外の動作も行い得る。
<3.1.技術的課題>
(1)第1の課題
ミリ波帯は広大な周波数帯域を有する。ミリ波帯の広大な周波数帯域に含まれるCCの全てを用いてDRSを送信することは、スモールセル基地局10にとって電力的な負担が大きい。さらに、ミリ波帯の広大な周波数帯域に含まれるCCの全てを用いてDRSを送受信することは、消費電力の増加以外にも、セル間干渉の増加をも引き起こし得る。
CCの帯域幅には複数種類があるものとする。一例として、20MHzの帯域幅のCC、40MHzの帯域幅のCC、80MHzの帯域幅のCCを想定する。そして、端末装置ごとに、80MHzの帯域幅を、ひとつの80MHzの帯域幅のCCとして使用するか、2つの40MHzの帯域幅のCCとして使用するか、4つの20MHzの帯域幅のCCとして使用するか、選択可能であるものとする。例えば、ある端末装置が、20MHzの帯域幅を扱う能力のみ有している場合、20MHzの帯域幅のCCがオン状態になることが望ましい。そのため、当該端末装置は、20MHzの帯域幅のCCについてメジャメントを行えばよく、例えば80MHzの帯域幅のCCについてのメジャメントは不要である。端末装置ごとに、このようなメジャメントを行うべき帯域幅のCCが異なり得るところ、全端末装置向けに共通して同一の帯域幅のCCでDRSが送信されることは、非効率的であった。
広大な周波数帯域に含まれるCCの全てにおいてDRSを測定することは、基地局だけでなく端末装置側にとっても電力的な負担が大きい。特に、第1の実施形態において説明したように基地局がCCの一部においてDRSを送信する場合、端末装置側でCCの全てにおいてDRSを測定することは消費電力の観点から無駄が生じる。
(1)DRSの提供
スモールセル基地局10(例えば、送信処理部151)は、スモールセルにおいてアップリンク送信又はダウンリンク送信のためにオン状態にされ得る複数のCCのうち、ひとつ以上のオフ状態のCCにおけるメジャメントを可能にするための、DRSの送信に使用するオフ状態のCCを選択する。これにより、スモールセル基地局10は、広大なミリ波帯の一部の帯域で選択的にDRSを送信することが可能となるので、消費電力を低減させることができ、さらにセル間干渉も低減させることができる。スモールセル基地局10は、選択したCCを使用してDRSを送信する。
(2.1)第1の設定情報
スモールセル基地局10(例えば、通知部153)は、オン状態にすることが可能なCCを示す情報を、スモールセルに接続する端末装置20へ通知する。これにより、端末装置20は、少なくともDRSを送信され得るCCを知得可能となるので、そもそもDRSが送信され得ない周波数帯域でのメジャメントを回避することができる。オン状態にすることが可能なCCを示す情報を、以下ではCC構成情報とも称する。
スモールセル基地局10(例えば、通知部153)は、各々のCCにおけるDRSの配置に関する情報を、スモールセルに接続する端末装置20へ通知する。ここで、DRSの配置とは、送信周期、及び各々のCCにおける周波数等を指す。本情報が通知されることで、端末装置20は、メジャメントを適切に行うことができる。本情報を、以下ではDRS配置情報とも称する。
スモールセル基地局10(例えば、通知部153)は、DRSの送信に使用するCCを示す情報を、スモールセルに接続する端末装置20へ通知する。本情報が通知されることで、端末装置20は、広大な周波数帯域に含まれるCCのうち、実際にDRSの送信に使用されているCCを対象として、メジャメントを行うことが可能となる。本情報を、以下ではDRS状態情報とも称する。
端末装置20(例えば、要求部243)は、DRSの送信に使用するCCの変更をリクエストしてもよい。例えば、端末装置20は、DRSの送信に使用することを要求するオフ状態のCCを示す情報をスモールセル基地局10へ通知してもよい。即ち、端末装置20は、DRSの提供開始をリクエストしてもよい。そして、スモールセル基地局10(例えば、DRS送信処理部151)は、スモールセルに接続する端末装置20からの要求に基づいて、DRSの送信に使用するCCを選択してもよい。これにより、端末装置20がメジャメントすることを所望するCCで、DRSの提供が早急に開始されることが可能となる。同様に、端末装置20は、DRSの提供停止をリクエストすることも可能であり、その場合は不要なDRSの提供が早急に停止されることが可能となる。以下では、このようなリクエストをDRSリクエストとも称する。
スモールセル基地局10(例えば、送信処理部151)は、オン状態にする若しくはオフ状態にするCCを選択する。例えば、スモールセル基地局10は、スモールセルに接続する端末装置20からのメジャメント結果に基づいて選択してもよい。これにより、例えば電波環境の変動に応じて適切にCCオン又はオフすることが可能となる。
図11は、本実施形態に係るシステム1において実行されるDRSリクエスト手続の処理の流れの一例を示すシーケンス図である。図11に示すように、本シーケンスには、スモールセル基地局10及び端末装置20が関与する。
<4.1.技術的課題>
第1の実施形態では、基地局側の判断に基づいて、CCがオン状態にされていた。そのため、80MHz幅までCCが段階的にオン状態にされる場合があり、例えば80MHz幅のCCをすぐに使用したいという要求を持つ端末装置にとっては、その要求が満たされるまで長いタイムラグが発生することとなっていた。このようなタイムラグは、スループットの低下、又は低遅延を要求するサービスのQoS(Quality of Service)の劣化を引き起こし得る。
(1)CCの状態変更のリクエスト
端末装置20(例えば、要求部243)は、CCの状態変更をリクエストしてもよい。例えば、端末装置20は、オン状態にすることを要求するCCを示す情報をスモールセル基地局10へ通知してもよい。即ち、端末装置20は、CCをオンすることをリクエストしてもよい。そして、スモールセル基地局10(例えば、DRS送信処理部151)は、スモールセルに接続する端末装置20からの要求に基づいて、オン状態にするCCを選択してもよい。これにより、端末装置20がオン状態にされることを所望するCC(典型的には、オンされた後アクティベートすることを所望するCC)が、実際にオン状態にされるまでのタイムラグを短縮することが可能となる。同様に、端末装置20は、オフ状態にされることをリクエストすることも可能であり、その場合は所望するCCが実際にオフ状態にされるまでのタイムラグを短縮することが可能となる。以下では、このようなリクエストをCC状態変更リクエストとも称する。
スモールセル基地局10(例えば、送信処理部151)は、DRSの送信周期を制御する。例えば、スモールセル基地局10は、CCごとにDRSの送信周期を相違させてもよい。状態変更の要求の発生と、その要求が満たされるまでのタイムラグに関し、許容されるタイムラグの長さがCCによって異なる場合に、送信周期を相違させることは有効である。特に、スモールセル基地局10は、帯域幅が小さいCCほど、DRSの送信周期を短くしてもよい。これにより、帯域幅小さいCCほど、タイムラグを短くすることが可能となる。帯域幅が小さいCCほど、スモールセル基地局10においても端末装置20においても消費電力の低減の観点から使用の要求度合が高く、タイムラグが短い方が望ましいと考えられるためである。
図13は、本実施形態に係るシステム1において実行されるCC状態変更リクエスト手続の処理の流れの一例を示すシーケンス図である。図13に示すように、本シーケンスには、スモールセル基地局10及び端末装置20が関与する。
本開示に係る技術は、様々な製品へ応用可能である。例えば、スモールセル基地局10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、スモールセル基地局10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。スモールセル基地局10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、スモールセル基地局10として動作してもよい。さらに、スモールセル基地局10の少なくとも一部の構成要素は、基地局装置又は基地局装置のためのモジュールにおいて実現されてもよい。
(第1の応用例)
図14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15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16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17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。
以上、図1~図17を参照して、本開示の一実施形態について詳細に説明した。上記説明したように、本実施形態に係るスモールセル基地局10は、スモールセルにおいてアップリンク通信又はダウンリンク通信のためにオン状態にされ得る複数の単位周波数帯域におけるひとつ以上のオフ状態の単位周波数帯域のうち、オフ状態の単位周波数帯域におけるメジャメントを可能にするためのディスカバリ信号の送信に使用するオフ状態の単位周波数帯域を選択する。これにより、スモールセル基地局10は、広大なミリ波帯の一部の帯域で選択的にディスカバリ信号を送信することが可能となるので、消費電力を低減させることができ、さらにセル間干渉も低減させることができる。よって、システム1は、ミリ波帯を使用した単位周波数帯域を効果的に使用することが可能となり、セルラーネットワークでの端末装置20のトラフィックの収容効率を向上させることができる。
(1)
スモールセルを運用する装置であって、
前記スモールセルにおいてアップリンク通信又はダウンリンク通信のためにオン状態にされ得る複数の単位周波数帯域におけるひとつ以上のオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域のうち、オフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域におけるメジャメントを可能にするためのディスカバリ信号の送信に使用するオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域を選択する処理部、
を備える装置。
(2)
前記処理部は、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報を前記スモールセルに接続する端末へ通知する、前記(1)に記載の装置。
(3)
前記処理部は、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域に変更がある場合に、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報を前記スモールセルに接続する端末へ通知する、前記(2)に記載の装置。
(4)
前記処理部は、オン状態にすることが可能な前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報を前記スモールセルに接続する端末へ通知する、前記(1)~(3)のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
(5)
前記オン状態にすることが可能な前記単位周波数帯域は、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用される前記単位周波数帯域に対応付けられる、前記(4)に記載の装置。
(6)
前記オン状態にすることが可能な前記単位周波数帯域には、対応付けられた前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用される前記単位周波数帯域と、相違する帯域が含まれる、前記(5)に記載の装置。
(7)
前記通知には、PDCCH(Physical Downlink Control Channel)又はシステムインフォメーションが用いられる、前記(2)~(6)のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
(8)
前記処理部は、前記通知を周期的に行う、前記(2)~(7)のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
(9)
前記処理部は、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域を段階的に増加させる又は減少させる、前記(1)~(8)のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
(10)
前記処理部は、前記スモールセルに接続する端末における前記ディスカバリ信号のメジャメント結果に基づいて、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域を選択する、又はオン状態にする若しくはオフ状態にする前記単位周波数帯域を選択する、前記(1)~(9)のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
(11)
前記処理部は、前記スモールセルに接続する端末からの要求に基づいて、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域を選択する、又はオン状態にする若しくはオフ状態にする前記単位周波数帯域を選択する、前記(1)~(10)のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
(12)
前記処理部は、前記単位周波数帯域ごとに前記ディスカバリ信号の送信周期を相違させる、前記(1)~(11)のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
(13)
前記処理部は、帯域幅が小さい前記単位周波数帯域ほど、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信周期を短くする、前記(12)に記載の装置。
(14)
前記単位周波数帯域は、6GHz以上の周波数帯域のコンポーネントキャリアである、前記(1)~(13)のいずれか一項に記載の装置。
(15)
スモールセルに接続する装置であって、
前記スモールセルにおいてアップリンク通信又はダウンリンク通信のためにオン状態にされ得る複数の単位周波数帯域におけるひとつ以上のオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域から選択された前記単位周波数帯域を使用して送信されたディスカバリ信号についてのメジャメントを行う処理部、
を備える装置。
(16)
前記処理部は、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用することを要求するオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報を基地局へ通知する、前記(15)に記載の装置。
(17)
前記処理部は、オン状態にすることを要求する前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報を基地局へ通知する、前記(15)又は(16)に記載の装置。
(18)
前記処理部は、前記要求に係る前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報をメジャメントレポートと共に基地局へ通知する、前記(16)又は(17)に記載の装置。
(19)
スモールセルにおいてアップリンク通信又はダウンリンク通信のためにオン状態にされ得る複数の単位周波数帯域におけるひとつ以上のオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域のうち、オフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域におけるメジャメントを可能にするためのディスカバリ信号の送信に使用するオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域をプロセッサにより選択すること、
を含む方法。
(20)
スモールセルにおいてアップリンク通信又はダウンリンク通信のためにオン状態にされ得る複数の単位周波数帯域におけるひとつ以上のオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域から選択された前記単位周波数帯域を使用して送信されたディスカバリ信号についてのメジャメントをプロセッサにより行うこと、
を含む方法。
10 スモールセル基地局
11 スモールセル
15 コアネットワーク
16 パケットデータネットワーク
20 端末装置
30 マクロセル基地局
31 マクロセル
110 アンテナ部
120 無線通信部
130 ネットワーク通信部
140 記憶部
150 処理部
151 送信処理部
153 通知部
210 アンテナ部
220 無線通信部
230 記憶部
240 処理部
241 測定処理部
243 要求部
Claims (20)
- スモールセルを運用する装置であって、
前記スモールセルにおいてアップリンク通信又はダウンリンク通信のためにオン状態にされ得る複数の単位周波数帯域におけるひとつ以上のオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域のうち、オフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域におけるメジャメントを可能にするためのディスカバリ信号の送信に使用するオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域を選択する処理部、
を備える装置。 - 前記処理部は、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報を前記スモールセルに接続する端末へ通知する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記処理部は、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域に変更がある場合に、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報を前記スモールセルに接続する端末へ通知する、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記処理部は、オン状態にすることが可能な前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報を前記スモールセルに接続する端末へ通知する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記オン状態にすることが可能な前記単位周波数帯域は、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用される前記単位周波数帯域に対応付けられる、請求項4に記載の装置。
- 前記オン状態にすることが可能な前記単位周波数帯域には、対応付けられた前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用される前記単位周波数帯域と、相違する帯域が含まれる、請求項5に記載の装置。
- 前記通知には、PDCCH(Physical Downlink Control Channel)又はシステムインフォメーションが用いられる、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記処理部は、前記通知を周期的に行う、請求項2に記載の装置。
- 前記処理部は、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域を段階的に増加させる又は減少させる、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記処理部は、前記スモールセルに接続する端末における前記ディスカバリ信号のメジャメント結果に基づいて、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域を選択する、又はオン状態にする若しくはオフ状態にする前記単位周波数帯域を選択する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記処理部は、前記スモールセルに接続する端末からの要求に基づいて、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用する前記単位周波数帯域を選択する、又はオン状態にする若しくはオフ状態にする前記単位周波数帯域を選択する、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記処理部は、前記単位周波数帯域ごとに前記ディスカバリ信号の送信周期を相違させる、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記処理部は、帯域幅が小さい前記単位周波数帯域ほど、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信周期を短くする、請求項12に記載の装置。
- 前記単位周波数帯域は、6GHz以上の周波数帯域のコンポーネントキャリアである、請求項1に記載の装置。
- スモールセルに接続する装置であって、
前記スモールセルにおいてアップリンク通信又はダウンリンク通信のためにオン状態にされ得る複数の単位周波数帯域におけるひとつ以上のオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域から選択された前記単位周波数帯域を使用して送信されたディスカバリ信号についてのメジャメントを行う処理部、
を備える装置。 - 前記処理部は、前記ディスカバリ信号の送信に使用することを要求するオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報を基地局へ通知する、請求項15に記載の装置。
- 前記処理部は、オン状態にすることを要求する前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報を基地局へ通知する、請求項15に記載の装置。
- 前記処理部は、前記要求に係る前記単位周波数帯域を示す情報をメジャメントレポートと共に基地局へ通知する、請求項16に記載の装置。
- スモールセルにおいてアップリンク通信又はダウンリンク通信のためにオン状態にされ得る複数の単位周波数帯域におけるひとつ以上のオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域のうち、オフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域におけるメジャメントを可能にするためのディスカバリ信号の送信に使用するオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域をプロセッサにより選択すること、
を含む方法。 - スモールセルにおいてアップリンク通信又はダウンリンク通信のためにオン状態にされ得る複数の単位周波数帯域におけるひとつ以上のオフ状態の前記単位周波数帯域から選択された前記単位周波数帯域を使用して送信されたディスカバリ信号についてのメジャメントをプロセッサにより行うこと、
を含む方法。
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