WO2018141384A1 - Protocoles adaptatifs sensibles à la puissance - Google Patents

Protocoles adaptatifs sensibles à la puissance Download PDF

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WO2018141384A1
WO2018141384A1 PCT/EP2017/052197 EP2017052197W WO2018141384A1 WO 2018141384 A1 WO2018141384 A1 WO 2018141384A1 EP 2017052197 W EP2017052197 W EP 2017052197W WO 2018141384 A1 WO2018141384 A1 WO 2018141384A1
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Gengshi Wu
Christopher Lowe
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Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W52/00—Power management, e.g. TPC [Transmission Power Control], power saving or power classes
    • H04W52/02—Power saving arrangements
    • H04W52/0209—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices
    • H04W52/0261—Power saving arrangements in terminal devices managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02D—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THEIR OWN ENERGY USE
    • Y02D30/00—Reducing energy consumption in communication networks
    • Y02D30/70—Reducing energy consumption in communication networks in wireless communication networks

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  • BACKGROUND User equipment (UE) devices for use in a low-power wide-area network may have a range of battery sizes and capacities depending on their purpose. Devices may also have different coverage classes, due to different link budgets. Some devices may communicate using a fast modulation and coding scheme (MCS), whereas some may use a slow MCS. Additionally, the protocols and latencies used for these different user devices may vary.
  • MCS modulation and coding scheme
  • Device battery chemistry can be restrictive and devices with a small battery capacity may have limitations on the maximum current that may be drawn.
  • Some user equipment devices might need to be equipped with a small factor battery which is not able to provide sufficient current to enable the devices to transmit or receive signal continuously.
  • Some devices may use secondary charge storage devices such as capacitors, which are charged by the battery and can then discharge at a greater current than the battery supplies to allow bursts of higher power.
  • peak power measured over a period of time is capped, as a capacitor stores a finite amount of energy, and there may still be a trade off against the battery life. Therefore, for example, when sending out a large payload, the UE device may not have enough power to send the message.
  • the UE's battery may not be able to supply sufficient current to drive the transmitter, and the UE's secondary charge storage device may not be able to supply sufficient power to drive the transmitter for the full duration of the message sending.
  • a telecommunications system comprising a network entity and a power-limited transceiver entity, the network entity being capable of communicating with the transceiver entity according to a first protocol mode and a second protocol mode, the second protocol mode being such as to require a lower surge energy for reception and/or transmission by the transceiver entity than does the first protocol mode; the network entity being configured to: estimate the power availability of the transceiver; and select one of the first and second modes for communication with the transceiver in dependence on the estimated power availability of the transceiver.
  • a method for selecting a communication mode in a telecommunications system comprising a network entity and a power-limited transceiver entity, the network entity being capable of communicating with the transceiver entity according to a first protocol mode and a second protocol mode, the second protocol mode being such as to require a lower surge energy for reception and/or transmission by the transceiver entity than does the first protocol mode; the method comprising: the network entity estimating the power availability of the transceiver; and the network entity selecting one of the first and second modes for communication with the transceiver in dependence on the estimated power availability of the transceiver.
  • the second protocol mode may be such as to require a lower surge energy for reception and/or transmission by the transceiver entity than does the first protocol mode for the same traffic data.
  • the second protocol mode may be such as to require a lower total energy consumption over a predetermined time for reception and/or transmission by the transceiver entity than does the first protocol mode for the same traffic data.
  • the transceiver entity may have a radio frequency receiver and the said total energy consumption may be the total energy consumption of the radio frequency receiver when receiving over the predetermined time.
  • the predetermined time may be greater than 50 % of the maximum duration of a message in the second protocol mode.
  • the power-limited transceiver entity may be powered by a battery.
  • the battery might power at least part of the power-limited transceiver entity through a charge storage device configured for delivering a greater peak power than the battery is capable of delivering.
  • the power-limited transceiver entity may be arranged to charge the charge storage device from the battery.
  • the charge storage device may be a capacitor.
  • the network entity might estimate the power availability of the transceiver in dependence on a signal received from the transceiver, the signal comprising a field whose content indicates the power availability of the transceiver.
  • the network entity may store data indicating the service age of the transceiver and may estimate the power availability of the transceiver in dependence on the stored data.
  • Each message may comprise a payload and the first and second protocol modes may be capable of supporting messages up to a certain uplink payload size, the uplink payload size of the second protocol mode being smaller than the uplink payload size of the first protocol mode.
  • Each message may comprise a payload and the first and second protocol modes may be capable of supporting messages up to a certain downlink payload size, the downlink payload size of the second protocol mode being smaller than the downlink payload size of the first protocol mode.
  • the first and second protocol modes might each define a respective messaging duty-cycle, the duty-cycle of the second protocol mode being lower than the duty-cycle of the first protocol mode.
  • the duty-cycle may be the ratio of (i) the duration for which the protocol permits transmit and/or receive activity between a pair of participants during a predetermined time period to (ii) the duration of that predetermined time period.
  • the predetermined time period may be greater than 100ms, greater than 500ms or greater than 1 s.
  • Figure 1 shows a communication network for sending messages from a server to a user equipment device.
  • Figure 2 illustrates the UE notifying the network of its power capability and the subsequent utilisation of an appropriate protocol.
  • a server 1 is connected, via a network 2 such as the internet, to a core network 3.
  • the core network is connected to a base station 4, which comprises a wireless transceiver 5, a processor 6 and a memory 7, with two parts for storing code and messages respectively.
  • a wireless transceiver 8 in the base station communicates with a user equipment device 9 via wireless transceiver 10.
  • the user equipment device also comprises a processor 1 1 , a memory 12 with two parts for storing code and messages respectively, and a user interface 13 for presenting information orfor sensing environmental data.
  • the user interface 13 may comprise a mechanism for communicating or interacting with the device's environment or user, for example a display, touch screen, or one or more transducers.
  • the server 1 can send a message to the core network 3 via the network 2.
  • the message includes a destination address. Based on that destination address, which is the address of the UE to which the message is intended to be delivered, the core network routes the message to a suitable base station 4.
  • the message is sent on to the user equipment device 9.
  • the message is sent over a wireless link from wireless transceiver 8 in the base station to a wireless transceiver 10 in the device.
  • the network 2 may be a wide or narrow band network. It may be an internet of things network.
  • the UE may have a primary power source such as a battery, fuel cell or solar cell which is capable of delivering a limited amount of power over a prolonged period.
  • the UE may have a secondary power storage device which is capable of storing a limited amount of energy from the primary power source and delivering that energy at a greater rate (i.e. delivering a greater power than the maximum power that can be delivered by the primary power source) over a period of time until the secondary power storage device is depleted.
  • the secondary power storage device will typically be capable of delivering its maximum power for a relatively short period of time: for example, a period less then 50ms, less than 20ms, less than 10ms or less then 5ms.
  • the power storage device may, for example, be one or more capacitors.
  • the UE's receiver or transmitter may be such that when the UE is operating to receive or transmit a data message, it needs to draw more power than the primary power source can deliver. In that situation the UE's receiver can be powered from the secondary power storage device, provided that the length of the message is sufficiently short that the secondary power source will not be fully depleted before the message has been fully received.
  • the UE When the UE is operating for other purposes, for example to digitally process the received message or when sleeping, it may require a power that is within the power level that can be delivered by the primary power source.
  • the surge energy that the UE requires for a particular function is dependent on the time over which the energy is used and the power consumed during that time.
  • the surge energy available to the device may be limited by the power output of the secondary storage device. Over a longer period of time the surge energy may be limited by the capacity of the secondary storage device since a UE of this type can only maintain its maximum operational power until the secondary storage device has been depleted. Ultimately, the energy available to the UE may be limited by the charge stored in the primary storage device.
  • the UE device 9 attaches to the base station 4 (which is attached to core network 3, shown at 14) at 15. At this point, the base station communicates with the device according to a first protocol mode. The UE can indicate its power capability to the base station by sending a signal, as shown at 16. The base station can also communicate this capability to the core network 3, as shown at 17.
  • the core network may notify the base station of an appropriate protocol mode to be used when subsequently sending or receiving communications to or from the device, as shown at 18.
  • the network and/or the base station subsequently utilise the appropriate protocol when communicating with the UE device, shown at 19.
  • the network selects, in response to the power capability of the UE as indicated in a message from the UE, a suitable protocol for use in communicating with the UE.
  • the selection may be made in dependence on a pre-stored set of selection criteria available to the element performing the selection.
  • the selection is made so that the selected protocol is expected to be usable by the UE: i.e. that the protocol will not require the UE to operate with a surge energy greater than the UE is capable of. In this way, the UE can be expected to operate to transmit and/or receive signals according to the selected protocol without exceeding its power capability as signalled to the network.
  • the duty-cycle of the selected protocol could be lower. There could be duty-cycle restrictions for both uplink and downlink communications.
  • the protocol could provide for an increased delay in uplink opportunities after a previous transmit or receive event to/from the UE. This could permit the UE to recharge its secondary power supply before being required to make a further transmission.
  • the protocol could provide for an increased delay in the signalling of responses to the UE device, with a pause before acknowledgement.
  • the protocol selected for use with a UE having relatively low power availability may be such that the delays between successive transmit/receive events to/from the UE are defined to be such that the UE may pre-emptively charge its secondary charge storage device such that the time spent charged (and leaking) is limited (presuming that the capacitor leakage power is greater than the battery leakage power).
  • the UE may transmit to the network an explicit indication of its power availability: for example one or more of (i) an indication of a maximum power draw of which it is capable, (ii) an indication of the time over which that power can be drawn and (iii) an indication of the time required between events in which the maximum power is drawn for the maximum time (e.g. the time required to recharge the secondary power source from the primary power source).
  • an explicit indication of its power availability for example one or more of (i) an indication of a maximum power draw of which it is capable, (ii) an indication of the time over which that power can be drawn and (iii) an indication of the time required between events in which the maximum power is drawn for the maximum time (e.g. the time required to recharge the secondary power source from the primary power source).
  • the network may have pre-stored information indicating the power availabilities of different classes of devices and the UE may simply transmit an indication of which of those classes it belongs to.
  • the network may assume a predetermined level of power consumption by the UE for transmit and/or receive.
  • the UE may transmit to the network an indication of its power consumption for transmit and/or receive, or the network may store power consumption information for a set of classes of device and the UE may transmit an indication of which of that set it belongs to.
  • the network may store data indicating the service age of the UE device and may estimate the power capability of the UE device in dependence on the stored data.
  • the protocol selection might be influenced by battery level metrics received from the UE device.
  • the protocols may be adapted according to a model for the UE device's power supply over time. For example, freshly-deployed UE devices could use different protocols to ones which have batteries that are almost depleted.
  • the eDRX (extended discontinuous reception) parameters for the UE device could be changed based on the battery capacity of the device.
  • the device could be powered by another source such as a fuel cell, solar panel or other means.
  • a fuel cell such as a fuel cell, solar panel or other means.
  • the invention is described above in the case of a wireless link between the base station and the UE device. This technique could also be implemented for a non-wireless network.

Abstract

Un système de télécommunications comprend une entité de réseau et une entité d'émetteur-récepteur limitée en puissance, l'entité de réseau étant capable de communiquer avec l'entité d'émetteur-récepteur conformément à un premier mode de protocole et à un second mode de protocole, le second mode de protocole étant conçu pour requérir une énergie de surtension inférieure pour la réception et/ou la transmission par l'entité d'émetteur-récepteur à celle requise par le premier mode de protocole, l'entité de réseau étant configurée pour : estimer la disponibilité de puissance de l'émetteur-récepteur ; et sélectionner l'un des premier et second modes pour communiquer avec l'émetteur-récepteur en fonction de la disponibilité de puissance estimée de l'émetteur-récepteur.
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