WO2021144972A1 - 通信装置 - Google Patents
通信装置 Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- WO2021144972A1 WO2021144972A1 PCT/JP2020/001544 JP2020001544W WO2021144972A1 WO 2021144972 A1 WO2021144972 A1 WO 2021144972A1 JP 2020001544 W JP2020001544 W JP 2020001544W WO 2021144972 A1 WO2021144972 A1 WO 2021144972A1
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- base station
- window
- delay
- communication device
- parameters
- Prior art date
Links
- 238000004891 communication Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 88
- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 50
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 57
- 238000010586 diagram Methods 0.000 description 23
- 238000007726 management method Methods 0.000 description 16
- 238000012545 processing Methods 0.000 description 14
- 230000006870 function Effects 0.000 description 12
- 238000005259 measurement Methods 0.000 description 6
- 230000008569 process Effects 0.000 description 6
- 230000011664 signaling Effects 0.000 description 6
- 238000004364 calculation method Methods 0.000 description 5
- 238000013507 mapping Methods 0.000 description 4
- 230000009471 action Effects 0.000 description 3
- 238000005516 engineering process Methods 0.000 description 3
- 125000004122 cyclic group Chemical group 0.000 description 2
- 238000009795 derivation Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000001914 filtration Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000011835 investigation Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000010295 mobile communication Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 2
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 description 2
- 230000003287 optical effect Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000012546 transfer Methods 0.000 description 2
- 101150071746 Pbsn gene Proteins 0.000 description 1
- 230000006978 adaptation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000002776 aggregation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000004220 aggregation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000969 carrier Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000003795 chemical substances by application Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000012790 confirmation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000470 constituent Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000012937 correction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000009977 dual effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000000694 effects Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000000605 extraction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000000835 fiber Substances 0.000 description 1
- 239000006249 magnetic particle Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000012423 maintenance Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000012544 monitoring process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000013307 optical fiber Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000002093 peripheral effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000001737 promoting effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000013468 resource allocation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000001360 synchronised effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000013519 translation Methods 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W56/00—Synchronisation arrangements
- H04W56/0055—Synchronisation arrangements determining timing error of reception due to propagation delay
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W56/00—Synchronisation arrangements
- H04W56/003—Arrangements to increase tolerance to errors in transmission or reception timing
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W16/00—Network planning, e.g. coverage or traffic planning tools; Network deployment, e.g. resource partitioning or cells structures
- H04W16/24—Cell structures
- H04W16/26—Cell enhancers or enhancement, e.g. for tunnels, building shadow
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W88/00—Devices specially adapted for wireless communication networks, e.g. terminals, base stations or access point devices
- H04W88/08—Access point devices
- H04W88/085—Access point devices with remote components
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
- H04W92/00—Interfaces specially adapted for wireless communication networks
- H04W92/16—Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices
- H04W92/20—Interfaces between hierarchically similar devices between access points
Definitions
- the present invention relates to a communication device corresponding to a front hall interface.
- the O-RAN (Radio Access Network) Alliance was established with the aim of promoting the openness and intelligentization of radio access networks (RAN) in the 5G era, and today many businesses / vendors have joined and discussed. There is.
- RAN Radio Access Network
- O-RAN Distributed Unit O-DU
- O-RAN Radio Unit O-RU
- O-RAN Distributed Unit O-DU
- O-RU O-RAN Radio Unit
- O-DU is a logical node that mainly hosts the wireless link control layer (RLC), medium access control layer (MAC), and PHY-High layer based on the lower layer functional.
- the O-RU is a logical node that mainly hosts the PHY-Low layer and RF processing based on the low-level functional division.
- Non-Patent Document 1 In O-RAN, strict timing accuracy is required because the function sharing points of O-DU / O-RU are placed in the physical (PHY) layer. For this reason, FH delay management is performed, and a transmission window and a reception window are used as the method (Non-Patent Document 1).
- ORAN-WG4.CUS.0-v02.00 O-RAN Fronthaul Working Group, Control, User and Synchronization Plane Specification, O-RAN Alliance, August 2019
- NMS Network Management System
- an object of the present invention is to provide a communication device capable of appropriately performing delay management of a front hall (FH) using an NMS. ..
- One aspect of the present disclosure is a communication device, wherein the communication device constitutes a management node that manages at least one of a first base station and a second base station provided on the front hall. At least one of the reception window and the transmission window used in the first base station based on the acquisition unit that acquires the delay profile of the two base stations, the delay profile of the second base station, and the delay parameters defined in the front hall.
- the gist is to include a control unit for determining the window parameter used for the identification, and a notification unit for notifying the first base station of the window parameter.
- One aspect of the present disclosure is a communication device, wherein the communication device constitutes a first base station that executes communication with a second base station on a front hall, and the first base station and the second base station. Based on the acquisition unit that acquires the window parameters used for specifying at least one of the reception window and the transmission window used in the first base station from the management node that manages at least one of the above, and the window parameters.
- a control unit for setting at least one of a reception window and a transmission window is provided, and the window parameters are managed based on the delay profile of the second base station and the delay parameters defined in the front hall.
- the gist is that it is decided at the node.
- One aspect of the present disclosure is a communication device, wherein the communication device constitutes a first base station that executes communication with a second base station on a front hall, and from the second base station to the second base station.
- An acquisition unit that acquires a delay profile of a station and acquires a delay parameter defined in the front hall from a management node that manages at least one of the first base station and the second base station, and the first 2. It is a gist to include a control unit for setting at least one of a reception window and a transmission window used in the first base station based on the delay profile of the base station and the delay parameters.
- One aspect of the present disclosure is a communication device, wherein the communication device constitutes a management node that manages at least one of a first base station and a second base station provided on the front hall.
- a notification unit for notifying one base station of the delay parameter defined in the front hall is provided, and the delay parameter is used in the reception window and transmission used in the first base station together with the delay profile of the second base station.
- the gist is that it is used to set at least one of the windows.
- FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of the wireless communication system 10 according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of the gNB 100 that employs the front hole (FH) interface according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a network that employs the FH interface according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 4A is a diagram showing a configuration example (without an intermediate device) of the front hole according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 4B is a diagram showing a configuration example of the front hole according to the embodiment (with an intermediate device and an FHM configuration).
- FIG. 4C is a diagram showing a configuration example of a front hole according to the embodiment (with an intermediate device and a cascade configuration).
- FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of the wireless communication system 10 according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of the gNB 100 that employs the front hole (FH) interface according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing
- FIG. 5 is a functional block configuration diagram of the NMS 300 according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a functional block configuration diagram of the O-DU 110 according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a functional block configuration diagram of the O-RU 120 according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of delay management of a front hole in UL according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of delay management of the front hole in the DL according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of the O-RU delay profile according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of window parameters according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram for explaining the first procedure according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram for explaining the second procedure according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram for explaining the third procedure according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of O-DU110, O-RU120 and N
- FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of the wireless communication system 10 according to the embodiment.
- the wireless communication system 10 is a wireless communication system according to 5G New Radio (NR), and is a Next Generation-Radio Access Network 20 (hereinafter, NG-RAN20, and a terminal 200 (hereinafter, User Equipment 200, hereinafter, UE200). )including.
- NR 5G New Radio
- NG-RAN20 Next Generation-Radio Access Network 20
- UE200 User Equipment 200
- NG-RAN20 includes a radio base station 100 (hereinafter, gNB100).
- gNB100 radio base station 100
- the specific configuration of the wireless communication system 10 including the number of gNBs and UEs is not limited to the example shown in FIG.
- the NG-RAN20 actually includes multiple NG-RANNodes, specifically gNB (or ng-eNB), and is connected to a core network (5GC, not shown) according to 5G.
- NG-RAN20 and 5GC may be simply expressed as a network.
- GNB100 is a wireless base station that complies with 5G, and executes wireless communication according to UE200 and 5G.
- the gNB100 and UE200 include Massive MIMO, which generates a beam with higher directivity by controlling radio signals transmitted from multiple antenna elements, and carrier aggregation (CA), which uses multiple component carriers (CC) in a bundle. It can also support dual connectivity (DC), which communicates simultaneously between the UE and multiple NG-RAN Nodes.
- Massive MIMO which generates a beam with higher directivity by controlling radio signals transmitted from multiple antenna elements
- CA carrier aggregation
- DC dual connectivity
- the gNB100 adopts the front hole (FH) interface specified by O-RAN.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of the internal configuration of the gNB100 that employs a front hole (FH) interface.
- the gNB100 includes an O-DU110 (O-RAN Distributed Unit) and an O-RU120 (O-RAN Radio Unit).
- O-DU110 and O-RU120 are functionally separated within the physical (PHY) layer defined by 3GPP.
- the O-DU110 may be called an O-RAN distribution unit.
- the O-DU110 is a logical node that mainly hosts a wireless link control layer (RLC), a medium access control layer (MAC), and a PHY-High layer based on the lower layer functional.
- the O-DU110 is provided on the side closer to the NG-RAN20 with respect to the O-RU120.
- the side closer to NG-RAN20 may be referred to as the RAN side.
- the O-RU120 may be called an O-RAN radio unit.
- the O-RU120 is a logical node that mainly hosts the PHY-Low layer and RF processing based on the low-level functional division.
- the O-RU120 is provided on the side away from the NG-RAN20 with respect to the O-DU110.
- the side away from the NG-RAN 20 may be referred to as the radio (air) side.
- the PHY-High layer is the part of PHY processing on the O-DU110 side of the front hole interface, such as Forward Error Correction (FEC) encoding / decoding, scrambling, modulation / demodulation, etc.
- FEC Forward Error Correction
- the PHY-Low layer is the part of PHY processing on the O-RU120 side of the front hole interface, such as Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) / iFFT, digital beamforming, Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering.
- FFT Fast Fourier Transform
- PRACH Physical Random Access Channel
- O-CU is an abbreviation for O-RANControlUnit, which is a logical node that hosts PacketDataConvergenceProtocol (PDCP), RadioResourceControl (RRC), ServiceDataAdaptationProtocol (SDAP), and other control functions. ..
- PDCP PacketDataConvergenceProtocol
- RRC RadioResourceControl
- SDAP ServiceDataAdaptationProtocol
- the front hall (FH) may be interpreted as a line between the baseband processing unit of a wireless base station (base station device) and the wireless device, and an optical fiber or the like is used.
- FIG. 3 shows a network that employs the FH interface according to the embodiment.
- the network includes an NMS (Network Management System) 300, an O-DU110, and an O-RU120.
- NMS Network Management System
- NMS300 is an example of a management node that manages at least one of O-DU110 and O-RU120.
- the NMS300 is an example of a non-real-time RIC (RAN Intelligent Controller).
- the NMS300 may be installed in the core network.
- the NMS 300 may have an FH delay management function.
- the interface between the NMS300 and the O-DU110 may be referred to as the A1 interface between the non-real-time RIC and the real-time RIC (eg, gNB100).
- the O-DU110 may be called an O-RAN distribution unit.
- the O-DU110 is provided on the FH and is an example of a first base station that executes communication with the O-RU120 on the FH.
- O-DU110 is provided on the RAN side of O-RU120.
- the network need only have one or more O-DU110s.
- O-DU110A and O-DU110B are provided in FIG. 3, a case in which O-DU110A and O-DU110B are provided is illustrated as O-DU110.
- O-DU110A and O-DU110B may be provided by different vendors or operators.
- the O-RU120 may be called an O-RAN radio unit.
- the O-RU120 is provided on the FH and is an example of a second base station that executes communication with the O-DU110 on the FH.
- O-RU120 is provided on the air side of O-DU110.
- the network need only have one or more O-RU120s.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a case where O-RU120A1, O-RU120A2, O-RU120A3, and O-RU120A4 are provided as O-RU120 on the air side of O-DU110A.
- An example is shown in which O-RU120B1, O-RU120B2, and O-RU120B3 are provided as O-RU120 on the air side of O-DU110B.
- O-RU120A1 to O-RU120A4 may be provided by different vendors or operators, and O-RU120B1 to O-RU120B3 may be provided by different vendors or operators. Further, O-RU120A1 to O-RU120A4 may be provided by a vendor or operator different from O-DU110A, and O-RU120B1 to O-RU120B3 may be provided by a vendor or operator different from O-DU110B. good.
- the delay time of FH between O-DU110A and O-RU120A1 may be shorter than the delay time of FH between O-DU110A and O-RU120A2.
- the FH delay time between O-DU110A and O-RU120A2 may be shorter than the FH delay time between O-DU110A and O-RU120A3.
- the FH delay time between O-DU110A and O-RU120A3 may be shorter than the FH delay time between O-DU110A and O-RU120A4.
- the FH delay time between O-DU110B and O-RU120B1 may be shorter than the FH delay time between O-DU110B and O-RU120B2.
- the FH delay time between O-DU110B and O-RU120B2 may be shorter than the FH delay time between O-DU110B and O-RU120B3.
- the signals shown below are communicated.
- signals are communicated on a plurality of planes (for example, U / C / M / S-plane).
- U-Plane is a protocol for transferring user data
- C-Plane is a protocol for transferring control signals
- M-Plane is a management plane that handles maintenance and monitoring signals
- S-Plane is a protocol for realizing synchronization between devices.
- the U-Plane signal includes a (DL) signal transmitted by the O-RU120 to the radio section and a (UL) signal received from the radio section, and is exchanged by a digital IQ signal.
- U-Plane signals data such as User Datagram Protocol (UDP) and Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
- C-Plane RRC, Non-Access Stratum (NAS), etc.
- U-Planes from the viewpoint of FH.
- the C-Plane signal includes signals necessary for various controls related to transmission / reception of U-Plane signals (signals for notifying information related to radio resource mapping and beamforming of the corresponding U-Plane). It should be noted that the signal is completely different from the C-Plane (RRC, NAS, etc.) defined in 3GPP.
- the M-Plane signal includes the signal necessary for the management of O-DU110 / O-RU120. For example, it is a signal for notifying various hardware (HW) capabilities of O-RU120 to O-RU120 and notifying various setting values from O-DU110 to O-RU120.
- HW hardware
- the S-Plane signal is a signal required for synchronous control between O-DU110 / O-RU120.
- a procedure for setting at least one of the reception window and the transmission window of the O-DU110 will be described under such a background. As such a procedure, the following first to third steps can be considered.
- the NMS300 acquires the delay profile of each O-RU120 (hereinafter referred to as the O-RU delay profile) from the O-DU110.
- the NMS300 is based on the delay parameter defined by FH between O-DU110 and O-RU120 (hereinafter referred to as FH delay parameter) and the O-RU delay profile, and at least the receive window and transmit window used in O-DU110. Determine the window parameter used to identify any one.
- the NMS300 notifies the O-DU110 of the window parameters.
- the O-DU110 sets at least one of the receive window and the transmit window used in the O-DU110 based on the window parameters.
- the O-DU110 acquires the O-RU delay profile from each O-RU120.
- the O-DU110 acquires the FH delay parameter from the NMS300.
- the O-DU110 sets at least one of the receive window and the transmit window used in the O-DU110 based on the O-RU delay profile and the FH delay parameter.
- the NMS300 acquires the O-RU delay profile from each O-RU120.
- the NMS300 determines the window parameter used to identify at least one of the receive window and the transmit window used in the O-DU110 based on the FH delay parameter and the O-RU delay profile.
- the NMS300 notifies the O-DU110 of the window parameters.
- the O-DU110 sets at least one of the receive window and the transmit window used in the O-DU110 based on the window parameters.
- Shared Cell configuration In O-RAN, there is also a stationing method in which one cell is configured with multiple O-RUs, a configuration using a device (FHM: Fronthaul Multiplexing) that bundles O-RUs, and continuous O-RUs. A configuration (cascade configuration) for connecting is being studied. Collectively, these are called Shared Cell. In the network shown in FIG. 3, such a Shared Cell may be adopted.
- FHM Fronthaul Multiplexing
- FIGS. 4A to 4C show a configuration example of the front hall.
- FIG. 4A is an example in which one cell is configured by 1O-RU.
- FIGS. 4B and 4C show an example of the Shared Cell configuration.
- FIG. 4B shows a configuration example using FHM130.
- FIG. 4C shows an example in which O-RU130A is interposed between O-DU110 and O-RU120 and cascade-connected.
- the FHM130 combines two FH signals from each O-RU120 and then transmits the two FH signals to the O-DU110.
- the O-RU130A synthesizes the signal received by the O-RU130A (O-RU (1)) itself in the radio section and the FH signal received from the O-RU120 (O-RU (2)). Then send it to O-DU110.
- FHM130 and O-RU130A are collectively referred to as intermediate device 130.
- the name of the intermediate device may be called by another name.
- the intermediate device 130 is provided on the air side of the O-DU110 and on the RAN side of the O-RU120.
- the intermediate device 130 transfers the DL signal received from the O-DU110 to the O-RU120 for the downlink (DL).
- the intermediate device 130 may further transmit the DL signal of the O-RU itself.
- the intermediate device 130 For the uplink (UL), the intermediate device 130 synthesizes the UL signal received from the O-RU120 and transfers it to the O-DU110. In the case of O-RU cascade connection, the radio signal received by O-RU itself is also combined.
- the O-DU110 can process signals as if one O-RU was connected.
- FIG. 5 is a functional block configuration diagram of the NMS 300. As shown in FIG. 5, the NMS 300 includes a communication unit 310, an acquisition unit 330, a notification unit 350, and a control unit 370.
- Communication unit 310 executes communication with O-DU110.
- the communication unit 310 may execute communication with the O-RU 120.
- the communication unit 310 executes communication of parameters used in setting the reception window and the transmission window used in the O-DU110.
- Acquisition unit 330 acquires various parameters. For example, the acquisition unit 330 acquires the O-RU delay profile from the O-DU 110 in the first procedure described above. The acquisition unit 330 acquires the O-RU delay profile from the O-RU 120 in the third procedure described above.
- Notification unit 350 notifies various parameters. For example, the notification unit 350 notifies the O-DU 110 of the window parameter in the second procedure described above.
- Control unit 370 controls NMS300. For example, the control unit 370 determines the window parameter based on the FH delay parameter and the O-RU delay profile in the first step and the third step described above.
- FIG. 6 is a functional block configuration diagram of the O-DU110.
- the O-DU 110 includes a communication unit 111, an acquisition unit 113, a notification unit 115, and a control unit 117.
- Communication unit 111 executes communication with O-RU120.
- the communication unit 111 may execute communication with the NMS 300.
- the communication unit 111 executes the communication of the signals of the various planes described above.
- Acquisition unit 113 acquires various parameters. For example, the acquisition unit 113 acquires the O-RU delay profile from the O-RU 120 in the first to third steps described above. The acquisition unit 113 acquires the window parameters from the NMS 300 in the first procedure and the third procedure described above. The acquisition unit 113 acquires the FH delay parameter from the NMS 300 in the second procedure described above.
- Notification unit 115 notifies various parameters. For example, the notification unit 115 notifies the NMS 300 of the O-RU delay profile in the first procedure described above.
- Control unit 117 controls O-DU110. For example, the control unit 117 sets at least one of the reception window and the transmission window based on the window parameters in the first procedure and the third procedure described above. In the second procedure described above, the control unit 117 sets at least one of the reception window and the transmission window based on the O-RU delay profile and the FH delay parameter.
- FIG. 7 is a functional block configuration diagram of O-RU120. As shown in FIG. 7, the O-RU120 includes a communication unit 121, an acquisition unit 123, a notification unit 125, and a control unit 127.
- Communication unit 121 executes communication with O-DU110.
- the communication unit 121 may execute communication with the NMS 300.
- the communication unit 121 executes the communication of the signals of the various planes described above.
- Acquisition unit 123 acquires various parameters.
- the acquisition unit 123 acquires the parameters used in Software management from the O-DU110.
- Software management is a procedure defined in Chapter 5 of ORAN-WG4.MP.0-v02.00.
- Notification unit 125 notifies various parameters.
- the notification unit 125 notifies the O-DU 110 of the O-RU delay profile in the first to third steps described above.
- the notification unit 125 notifies the NMS 130 of the O-RU delay profile in the third procedure described above.
- Control unit 127 controls O-RU120. For example, the control unit 127 sets at least one of the reception window and the transmission window.
- the transmission window (Transmission window (UL)) of the O-RU120 can be defined by the parameters (Ta3_min, Ta3_max). That is, Transmission window (UL) can be expressed by the difference between Ta3_max and Ta3_min.
- the parameters (Ta3_min, Ta3_max) may be interpreted as the measurement results from reception at the O-RU antenna to output at the O-RU port (R3).
- Ta3_min and Ta3_max are examples of O-RU delay profiles. Ta3_min and Ta3_max may be different for each O-RU120.
- the reception window (Reception window (UL)) of O-DU110 can be defined by the parameters (Ta4_min, Ta4_max). That is, Reception window (UL) can be expressed by the difference between Ta4_max and Ta4_min.
- the parameters (Ta4_min, Ta4_max) may be interpreted as the measurement results from reception at the O-RU antenna to reception at the O-DU port (R4).
- the parameters (Ta4_min, Ta4_max) may be measured by a delay measurement message (Measured Transport Method).
- a parameter (T34_min) indicating the difference between Ta4_min and Ta3_min may be defined in advance.
- a parameter (T34_max) indicating the difference between Ta4_max and Ta3_max may be defined in advance.
- FH delay parameters are managed by NMS300.
- T34_min and T34_max may be set for each use case of O-RAN.
- T34_min and T34_max may be different for each O-DU110 and may be common to the O-DU110.
- Ta4_min that defines Reception window (UL) should satisfy the condition that it is Ta3_min + T34_min or less for O-RU120 that exists on the air side of O-DU110.
- Ta4_max that defines Reception window (UL) should satisfy the condition that it is Ta3_max + T34_max or more for O-RU120 that exists on the air side of O-DU110.
- the NMS300 determines the window parameters so as to satisfy these conditions (window conditions).
- the O-DU110 sets the Reception window (UL) so as to satisfy the window condition.
- the Reception window (UL) can be determined by the O-RU delay profile (Ta3_min, Ta3_max) and the FH delay parameter (T34_min, T34_max). Window parameters may include Ta4_min and Ta4_max.
- the transmission window (Transmission window (DL)) of the O-DU110 can be defined by the parameters (T1a_min_up, T1a_max_up).
- Transmission window (DL) can be represented by the difference between T1a_max_up and T1a_min_up.
- the parameters (T1a_min_up, T1a_max_up) may be interpreted as the measurement results from the output at the O-DU port (R1) to the wireless transmission.
- the parameters (T1a_min_up, T1a_max_up) may be measured by a delay measurement message (Measured Transport Method).
- the reception window (Reception window (DL)) of O-RU120 can be defined by the parameters (T2a_min_up, T2a_max_up).
- Reception window (DL) can be represented by the difference between T2a_max_up and T2a_min_up.
- the parameters (T2a_min_up, T2a_max_up) may be interpreted as measurement results from reception at the O-RU port (R2) to wireless transmission.
- T2a_min_up and T2a_max_up are examples of O-RU delay profiles.
- T2a_min_up and T2a_max_up may be different for each O-RU120.
- a parameter (T12_min) indicating the difference between T1a_max_up and T2a_max_up may be defined in advance.
- a parameter (T12_max) indicating the difference between T1a_min_up and T2a_min_up may be defined in advance.
- FH delay parameters are managed by NMS300.
- T12_min and T12_max may be set for each use case of O-RAN.
- T12_min and T12_max may be different for each O-DU110 and may be common to the O-DU110.
- T1a_min_up that defines Transmission window (DL) should satisfy the condition that it is T2a_min_up + T12_max or more for O-RU120 that exists on the air side of O-DU110.
- T1a_max_up which defines Transmission window (DL) should satisfy the condition that the value is T2a_max_up + T12_min or less for O-RU120 existing on the air side of O-DU110.
- the NMS300 determines the window parameters so as to satisfy these conditions (window conditions).
- the O-DU110 sets the Transmission window (DL) so as to satisfy the window condition.
- the Transmission window (DL) can be determined by the O-RU delay profile (T2a_min_up, T2a_max_up) and the FH delay parameter (T12_min, T12_max). Window parameters may include T1a_min_up and T1a_max_up.
- T1a_min_cp_dl T1a_max_cp_dl
- T2a_min_cp_dl T2a_max_cp_dl
- Tcp_adv_dl T1a_min_cp_dl
- T1a_min_cp_dl may be represented by T1a_min_up + Tcp_adv_dl
- T1a_max_cp_dl may be represented by T1a_max_up + Tcp_adv_dl.
- T2a_min_cp_dl may be represented by T2a_min_up + Tcp_adv_dl and T2a_max_cp_dl may be represented by T2a_max_up + Tcp_adv_dl.
- T2a_min_cp_dl and T2a_max_cp_dl are examples of O-RU delay profile.
- Tcp_adv_dl may be a value defined for each use case of O-RAN.
- Tcp_adv_dl may be an example of an O-RU delay profile.
- T1a_min_cp_dl and T1a_max_cp_dl may be examples of window parameters.
- the O-RU delay profile (ro ru-delay-profile) includes T2a_min_up (ro t2a-min-up), T2a_max_up (ro t2a-max-up), and T2a_min_cp_dl (ro t2a-min-cp). -dl), T2a_max_cp_dl (ro t2a-max-cp-dl), Tcp_adv_dl (ro tcp-adv-dl), Ta3_min (ro ta3-min), Ta3_max (ro ta3-max) and the like may be included.
- the O-RU delay profile includes parameters (T2a_min_cp_ul (ro t2a-min-cp-ul), T2a_max_cp_ul (ro t2a-)) used in the UL signal of the C-plane. max-cp-ul)) may be included.
- T2a_min_cp_ul may be a value defined for each use case of O-RAN.
- T2a_max_cp_ul may satisfy the condition that it is a value equal to or greater than T2a_min_cp_ul + (T12_max-T12_min) + O-DU Transmission Window.
- the window parameter may be read as a delay profile for O-DU110 (O-DU delay profile).
- the window parameters are T1a_min_up (rw t1a-min-up), T1a_max_up (rw t1a-max-up), T1a_min_cp_dl (rw t1a-min-cp-). dl), T1a_max_cp_dl (rw t1a-max-cp-dl), Ta4_min (rw ta4-min), Ta4_max (rw ta4-max) and the like may be included.
- the window parameters are the parameters used in the UL signal of the C-plane (T1a_min_cp_ul (rw t1a-min-cp-ul), T1a_max_cp_ul (rw t1a-max-cp). -ul)) may be included. It is sufficient that T1a_min_cp_ul satisfies the condition that the value is T12_max + T2a_min_cp_ul or more. It is sufficient that T1a_max_cp_ul satisfies the condition that the value is T12_min + T2a_max_cp_ul or less.
- step S10 the procedure of M-Plane connection establishment is executed between NMS300 and O-DU110.
- step S11 the procedure of M-Plane connection establishment is executed between O-DU110 and O-RU120.
- the procedure of M-Plane connection establishment is a procedure for setting M-Plane.
- the O-RU120 transmits the O-RU delay profile to the O-DU110.
- the O-RU delay profile includes the parameters shown in FIG. However, since the parameters related to C-plane can be calculated by O-DU110, they do not have to be included in the O-RU delay profile.
- the O-DU110 sends the O-RU delay profile to the NMS300.
- the O-RU delay profile includes the parameters shown in FIG.
- the parameters related to C-plane can be calculated by O-DU110, they do not have to be included in the O-RU delay profile.
- step S14 the NMS300 determines the window parameter used to identify at least one of the transmit window and the receive window used by the O-DU110 based on the O-RU delay profile and the FH delay parameter.
- the NMS300 transmits the window parameters determined in step S14 to the O-DU110.
- the window parameters include the parameters shown in FIG. However, since the parameters related to C-plane can be calculated by O-DU110, they do not have to be included in the window parameters.
- the window parameters are determined to satisfy the window conditions.
- step S16 the O-DU110 sets at least one of the send window and the receive window based on the window parameters.
- step S17 the software management procedure is executed between O-DU110 and O-RU120.
- the Software management procedure is a procedure for downloading, installing, and starting the desired software on the O-RU120 (see Chapter 5 of ORAN-WG4.MP.0-v02.00, etc.).
- step S20 the procedure of M-Plane connection establishment is executed between NMS300 and O-DU110 in the same manner as in step S10.
- step S21 the procedure of M-Plane connection establishment is executed between O-DU110 and O-RU120 as in step S21.
- step S22 O-RU120 transmits an O-RU delay profile to O-DU110 in the same manner as in step S12.
- step S23 the NMS300 sends the FH delay parameter to the O-DU110.
- FH delay parameters include T12_min, T12_max, T34_min, T34_max.
- the O-DU110 sets at least one of the transmit window and the receive window based on the O-RU delay profile and the FH delay parameter. For example, the O-DU110 sets the Reception window (UL) so as to satisfy the window condition. Similarly, the O-DU110 sets the Transmission window (DL) so as to satisfy the window condition.
- step S25 the software management procedure is executed between O-DU110 and O-RU120 in the same manner as in step S17.
- step S30 the procedure of M-Plane connection establishment is executed between NMS300 and O-DU110 in the same manner as in step S10.
- step S31 the procedure of M-Plane connection establishment is executed between O-DU110 and O-RU120 as in step S11.
- step S32 O-RU120 transmits an O-RU delay profile to O-DU110 in the same manner as in step S12.
- the O-RU120 transmits the O-RU delay profile to the NMS300.
- the O-RU delay profile includes the parameters shown in FIG.
- the parameters related to C-plane can be calculated by O-DU110, they do not have to be included in the O-RU delay profile.
- step S34 the NMS300 determines the window parameters based on the O-RU delay profile and the FH delay parameters, as in step S14.
- step S35 the NMS300 transmits the window parameters determined in step S34 to the O-DU110 in the same manner as in step S15.
- step S36 the O-DU 110 sets at least one of the transmit window and the receive window based on the window parameters, as in step S16.
- step S37 the software management procedure is executed between O-DU110 and O-RU120 in the same manner as in step S17.
- the NMS300 determines the window parameter based on the O-RU delay profile and the FH delay parameter (first step and third step). According to such a configuration, even in the case where the O-DU110 and the O-RU120 are provided by different vendors or operators, the transmission window or the reception window used in the O-DU110 can be appropriately set by the intervention of the NMS300. Can be set. This makes it possible to properly manage the delay of FH.
- the O-DU110 sets the transmission window or the reception window based on the FH delay parameter and the O-RU delay profile acquired from the NMS300 (second step). According to such a configuration, even in the case where the O-DU110 and the O-RU120 are provided by different vendors or operators, the transmission window or the reception window used in the O-DU110 can be appropriately set by the intervention of the NMS300. Can be set. This makes it possible to properly manage the delay of FH.
- the O-DU110 sets one of the transmission window and the reception window (hereinafter, simply a window) based on the window parameters acquired from the NMS300.
- the NMS 300 may send a parameter that directly identifies the window to the O-DU 110 as a window parameter.
- the NMS300 may send a parameter that indirectly identifies the window to the O-DU110 as a window parameter.
- the parameter that indirectly identifies the window may be a parameter that specifies the range or condition that the window should satisfy.
- the NMS300 acquires the O-RU delay parameter from the O-DU110 or O-RU120.
- the O-RU delay parameter may include parameters for the U-plane without including parameters for the C-plane.
- the window parameters notified from the NMS 300 to the O-DU 110 may include parameters related to the U-plane without including the parameters related to the C-plane.
- notification of parameters already known by O-DU110 or parameters that can be calculated by O-DU110 may be omitted.
- each functional block may be realized using one physically or logically coupled device, or two or more physically or logically separated devices can be directly or indirectly (eg, for example). , Wired, wireless, etc.) and may be realized using these plurality of devices.
- the functional block may be realized by combining the software with the one device or the plurality of devices.
- Functions include judgment, decision, judgment, calculation, calculation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, solution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, and assumption.
- broadcasting notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, assigning, etc., but only these. I can't.
- a functional block (constituent unit) for functioning transmission is called a transmitting unit or a transmitter.
- the method of realizing each of them is not particularly limited.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the device.
- the device may be configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus 1007, and the like.
- the word “device” can be read as a circuit, device, unit, etc.
- the hardware configuration of the device may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the figure, or may be configured not to include some of the devices.
- Each functional block of the device (see FIGS. 5 and 6) is realized by any hardware element of the computer device or a combination of the hardware elements.
- the processor 1001 performs the calculation, controls the communication by the communication device 1004, and the memory. It is realized by controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in 1002 and storage 1003.
- Processor 1001 operates, for example, an operating system to control the entire computer.
- the processor 1001 may be composed of a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, and the like.
- CPU central processing unit
- the processor 1001 reads a program (program code), a software module, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 into the memory 1002, and executes various processes according to these.
- a program program code
- a program that causes a computer to execute at least a part of the operations described in the above-described embodiment is used.
- the various processes described above may be executed by one processor 1001 or may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 1001.
- Processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips.
- the program may be transmitted from the network via a telecommunication line.
- the memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is composed of at least one such as ReadOnlyMemory (ROM), ErasableProgrammableROM (EPROM), Electrically ErasableProgrammableROM (EEPROM), and RandomAccessMemory (RAM). May be done.
- the memory 1002 may be referred to as a register, a cache, a main memory (main storage device), or the like.
- the memory 1002 can store a program (program code), a software module, or the like that can execute the method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium, for example, an optical disk such as a Compact Disc ROM (CD-ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, an optical magnetic disk (for example, a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, or a Blu-ray). It may consist of at least one (registered trademark) disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy (registered trademark) disk, magnetic strip, and the like.
- Storage 1003 may be referred to as auxiliary storage.
- the recording medium described above may be, for example, a database, server or other suitable medium containing at least one of memory 1002 and storage 1003.
- the communication device 1004 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like.
- the communication device 1004 includes, for example, a high frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, etc. in order to realize at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). It may be composed of.
- FDD frequency division duplex
- TDD time division duplex
- the input device 1005 is an input device (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that accepts input from the outside.
- the output device 1006 is an output device (for example, a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside.
- the input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may have an integrated configuration (for example, a touch panel).
- Bus 1007 may be configured using a single bus or may be configured using different buses for each device.
- the device includes hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor: DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), and a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA).
- the hardware may implement some or all of each functional block.
- processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these hardware.
- information notification includes physical layer signaling (for example, Downlink Control Information (DCI), Uplink Control Information (UCI), upper layer signaling (eg, RRC signaling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling, broadcast information (Master Information Block)). (MIB), System Information Block (SIB)), other signals or a combination thereof.
- DCI Downlink Control Information
- UCI Uplink Control Information
- RRC signaling may also be referred to as an RRC message, for example, RRC Connection Setup. ) Message, RRC Connection Reconfiguration message, etc. may be used.
- LTE LongTermEvolution
- LTE-A LTE-Advanced
- SUPER3G IMT-Advanced
- 4G 4th generation mobile communication system
- 5G 5th generation mobile communication system
- FutureRadioAccess FAA
- NewRadio NR
- W-CDMA registered trademark
- GSM registered trademark
- CDMA2000 Code Division Multiple Access 2000
- UMB UltraMobile Broadband
- IEEE802.11 Wi-Fi (registered trademark)
- IEEE802.16 WiMAX®
- IEEE802.20 Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth®, and other systems that utilize appropriate systems and at least one of the next-generation systems extended based on them.
- a plurality of systems may be applied in combination (for example, a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A and 5G).
- the specific operation performed by the base station in the present disclosure may be performed by its upper node.
- various operations performed for communication with the terminal are performed by the base station and other network nodes other than the base station (for example, MME or). It is clear that it can be done by at least one of (but not limited to, S-GW, etc.).
- S-GW network node
- the case where there is one network node other than the base station is illustrated above, it may be a combination of a plurality of other network nodes (for example, MME and S-GW).
- Information and signals can be output from the upper layer (or lower layer) to the lower layer (or upper layer).
- Input / output may be performed via a plurality of network nodes.
- the input / output information may be stored in a specific location (for example, memory) or may be managed using a management table. Input / output information can be overwritten, updated, or added. The output information may be deleted. The input information may be transmitted to another device.
- the determination may be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), by a true / false value (Boolean: true or false), or by comparing numerical values (for example, a predetermined value). It may be done by comparison with the value).
- the notification of predetermined information (for example, the notification of "being X") is not limited to the explicit one, but is performed implicitly (for example, the notification of the predetermined information is not performed). May be good.
- Software whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or by any other name, is an instruction, instruction set, code, code segment, program code, program, subprogram, software module.
- Applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, execution threads, procedures, features, etc. should be broadly interpreted.
- software, instructions, information, etc. may be transmitted and received via a transmission medium.
- a transmission medium For example, a website, where the software uses at least one of wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), etc.) and wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.).
- wired technology coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), etc.
- wireless technology infrared, microwave, etc.
- the information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different techniques.
- data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description are voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. It may be represented by a combination of.
- a channel and a symbol may be a signal (signaling).
- the signal may be a message.
- the component carrier (CC) may be referred to as a carrier frequency, a cell, a frequency carrier, or the like.
- system and “network” used in this disclosure are used interchangeably.
- the information, parameters, etc. described in the present disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, relative values from predetermined values, or using other corresponding information. It may be represented.
- the radio resource may be one indicated by an index.
- Base Station BS
- Wireless Base Station Wireless Base Station
- NodeB NodeB
- eNodeB eNodeB
- gNodeB gNodeB
- Base stations are sometimes referred to by terms such as macrocells, small cells, femtocells, and picocells.
- the base station can accommodate one or more (for example, three) cells (also called sectors). When a base station accommodates multiple cells, the entire base station coverage area can be divided into multiple smaller areas, each smaller area being a base station subsystem (eg, a small indoor base station (Remote Radio)). Communication services can also be provided by Head: RRH).
- a base station subsystem eg, a small indoor base station (Remote Radio)
- Communication services can also be provided by Head: RRH).
- cell refers to a base station that provides communication services in this coverage, and part or all of the coverage area of at least one of the base station subsystems.
- MS mobile station
- UE user equipment
- terminal terminal
- Mobile stations can be used by those skilled in the art as subscriber stations, mobile units, subscriber units, wireless units, remote units, mobile devices, wireless devices, wireless communication devices, remote devices, mobile subscriber stations, access terminals, mobile terminals, wireless. It may also be referred to as a terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable term.
- At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be called a transmitting device, a receiving device, a communication device, or the like.
- At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be a device mounted on the mobile body, the mobile body itself, or the like.
- the moving body may be a vehicle (eg, car, airplane, etc.), an unmanned moving body (eg, drone, self-driving car, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned). ) May be.
- at least one of the base station and the mobile station includes a device that does not necessarily move during communication operation.
- at least one of a base station and a mobile station may be an Internet of Things (IoT) device such as a sensor.
- IoT Internet of Things
- the base station in the present disclosure may be read as a mobile station (user terminal, the same applies hereinafter).
- communication between a base station and a mobile station has been replaced with communication between a plurality of mobile stations (for example, it may be called Device-to-Device (D2D), Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), etc.).
- D2D Device-to-Device
- V2X Vehicle-to-Everything
- Each aspect / embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to the configuration.
- the mobile station may have the functions of the base station.
- words such as "up” and “down” may be read as words corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side”).
- an uplink channel, a downlink channel, and the like may be read as a side channel.
- the mobile station in the present disclosure may be read as a base station.
- the base station may have the functions of the mobile station.
- the radio frame may be composed of one or more frames in the time domain. Each one or more frames in the time domain may be referred to as a subframe. Subframes may further consist of one or more slots in the time domain.
- the subframe may have a fixed time length (eg, 1 ms) that is independent of numerology.
- the numerology may be a communication parameter that applies to at least one of the transmission and reception of a signal or channel.
- Numerology includes, for example, SubCarrier Spacing (SCS), bandwidth, symbol length, cyclic prefix length, transmission time interval (TTI), number of symbols per TTI, wireless frame configuration, transmission / reception. It may indicate at least one of a specific filtering process performed by the machine in the frequency domain, a specific windowing process performed by the transceiver in the time domain, and the like.
- the slot may be composed of one or more symbols (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) symbol, etc.) in the time domain. Slots may be unit of time based on numerology.
- OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
- SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
- the slot may include a plurality of mini slots. Each minislot may consist of one or more symbols in the time domain. Further, the mini slot may be referred to as a sub slot. A minislot may consist of a smaller number of symbols than the slot.
- PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted in time units larger than the minislot may be referred to as PDSCH (or PUSCH) mapping type A.
- the PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted using the minislot may be referred to as PDSCH (or PUSCH) mapping type B.
- the wireless frame, subframe, slot, minislot and symbol all represent the time unit when transmitting a signal.
- the radio frame, subframe, slot, minislot and symbol may have different names corresponding to each.
- one subframe may be referred to as a transmission time interval (TTI)
- TTI transmission time interval
- TTI transmission time interval
- TTI transmission time interval
- TTI transmission time interval
- TTI transmission time interval
- TTI transmission time interval
- TTI slot or one minislot
- at least one of the subframe and TTI may be a subframe (1ms) in existing LTE, a period shorter than 1ms (eg, 1-13 symbols), or a period longer than 1ms. It may be.
- the unit representing TTI may be called a slot, a mini slot, or the like instead of a subframe.
- TTI refers to, for example, the minimum time unit of scheduling in wireless communication.
- a base station schedules each user terminal to allocate radio resources (frequency bandwidth that can be used in each user terminal, transmission power, etc.) in TTI units.
- the definition of TTI is not limited to this.
- the TTI may be a transmission time unit such as a channel-encoded data packet (transport block), a code block, or a code word, or may be a processing unit such as scheduling or link adaptation.
- the time interval for example, the number of symbols
- the transport block, code block, code word, etc. may be shorter than the TTI.
- one or more TTIs may be the minimum time unit for scheduling. Further, the number of slots (number of mini-slots) constituting the minimum time unit of the scheduling may be controlled.
- a TTI having a time length of 1 ms may be called a normal TTI (TTI in LTE Rel.8-12), a normal TTI, a long TTI, a normal subframe, a normal subframe, a long subframe, a slot, or the like.
- TTIs shorter than normal TTIs may also be referred to as shortened TTIs, short TTIs, partial TTIs (partial or fractional TTIs), shortened subframes, short subframes, minislots, subslots, slots, and the like.
- long TTIs eg, normal TTIs, subframes, etc.
- short TTIs eg, shortened TTIs, etc.
- TTI length the TTI length of long TTIs and 1 ms. It may be read as a TTI having the above TTI length.
- the resource block (RB) is a resource allocation unit in the time domain and the frequency domain, and may include one or a plurality of continuous subcarriers in the frequency domain.
- the number of subcarriers contained in RB may be the same regardless of numerology, and may be, for example, 12.
- the number of subcarriers contained in the RB may be determined based on numerology.
- the time domain of RB may include one or more symbols, and may have a length of 1 slot, 1 mini slot, 1 subframe, or 1 TTI.
- Each 1TTI, 1 subframe, etc. may be composed of one or a plurality of resource blocks.
- One or more RBs include a physical resource block (Physical RB: PRB), a sub-carrier group (Sub-Carrier Group: SCG), a resource element group (Resource Element Group: REG), a PRB pair, an RB pair, and the like. May be called.
- Physical RB Physical RB: PRB
- SCG sub-carrier Group
- REG resource element group
- PRB pair an RB pair, and the like. May be called.
- the resource block may be composed of one or a plurality of resource elements (ResourceElement: RE).
- RE resource elements
- 1RE may be a radio resource area of 1 subcarrier and 1 symbol.
- Bandwidth Part (which may also be called partial bandwidth, etc.) may represent a subset of consecutive common resource blocks (RBs) for a neurology in a carrier. good.
- the common RB may be specified by the index of the RB with respect to the common reference point of the carrier.
- PRBs may be defined in a BWP and numbered within that BWP.
- BWP may include BWP for UL (UL BWP) and BWP for DL (DL BWP).
- BWP for UL
- DL BWP BWP for DL
- One or more BWPs may be set in one carrier for the UE.
- At least one of the configured BWPs may be active, and the UE may not expect to send or receive a given signal / channel outside the active BWP.
- “cell”, “carrier” and the like in this disclosure may be read as “BWP”.
- the above-mentioned structures such as wireless frames, subframes, slots, minislots and symbols are merely examples.
- the number of subframes contained in a wireless frame the number of slots per subframe or wireless frame, the number of minislots contained within a slot, the number of symbols and RBs contained in a slot or minislot, and included in RB.
- the number of subcarriers, the number of symbols in the TTI, the symbol length, the cyclic prefix (CP) length, and other configurations can be changed in various ways.
- connection means any direct or indirect connection or connection between two or more elements, and each other. It can include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two “connected” or “combined” elements.
- the connection or connection between the elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof.
- connection may be read as "access”.
- the two elements use at least one of one or more wires, cables and printed electrical connections, and, as some non-limiting and non-comprehensive examples, the radio frequency domain.
- Electromagnetic energies with wavelengths in the microwave and light (both visible and invisible) regions, etc. can be considered to be “connected” or “coupled” to each other.
- the reference signal can also be abbreviated as Reference Signal (RS) and may be called a pilot (Pilot) depending on the applicable standard.
- RS Reference Signal
- Pilot pilot
- references to elements using designations such as “first”, “second” as used in this disclosure does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations can be used in the present disclosure as a convenient way to distinguish between two or more elements. Thus, references to the first and second elements do not mean that only two elements can be adopted there, or that the first element must somehow precede the second element.
- determining and “determining” used in this disclosure may include a wide variety of actions.
- “Judgment” and “decision” are, for example, judgment (judging), calculation (calculating), calculation (computing), processing (processing), derivation (deriving), investigation (investigating), search (looking up, search, inquiry). (For example, searching in a table, database or another data structure), ascertaining may be regarded as “judgment” or “decision”.
- judgment and “decision” are receiving (for example, receiving information), transmitting (for example, transmitting information), input (input), output (output), and access.
- Accessing (for example, accessing data in memory) may be regarded as "judgment” or “decision”.
- judgment and “decision” mean that the things such as solving, selecting, choosing, establishing, and comparing are regarded as “judgment” and “decision”. Can include. That is, “judgment” and “decision” may include considering some action as “judgment” and “decision”. Further, “judgment (decision)” may be read as “assuming”, “expecting”, “considering” and the like.
- the term "A and B are different” may mean “A and B are different from each other”.
- the term may mean that "A and B are different from C”.
- Terms such as “separate” and “combined” may be interpreted in the same way as “different”.
- Radio communication system 20 NG-RAN 100 gNB 110 O-DU 111 Communication unit 113 Acquisition unit 115 Notification unit 117 Control unit 120 O-RU 121 Communication unit 123 Acquisition unit 125 Notification unit 127 Control unit 130 Intermediate device (FHM) 130A O-RU 200 UE 300 NMS 310 Communication unit 330 Acquisition unit 350 Notification unit 370 Control unit 1001 Processor 1002 Memory 1003 Storage 1004 Communication device 1005 Input device 1006 Output device 1007 Bus
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)
- Eye Examination Apparatus (AREA)
- Measurement And Recording Of Electrical Phenomena And Electrical Characteristics Of The Living Body (AREA)
Abstract
Description
(1)無線通信システムの全体概略構成
図1は、実施形態に係る無線通信システム10の全体概略構成図である。実施形態では、無線通信システム10は、5G New Radio(NR)に従った無線通信システムであり、Next Generation-Radio Access Network 20(以下、NG-RAN20、及び端末200(User Equipment 200、以下、UE200)を含む。
図2は、フロントホール(FH)インタフェースを採用するgNB100の内部構成例を示す。図2に示すように、gNB100は、O-DU110(O-RAN Distributed Unit)及びO-RU120(O-RAN Radio Unit)を含む。O-DU110とO-RU120とは、3GPPで規定されている物理(PHY)レイヤ内において機能的に分離(Function split)されている。
図3は、実施形態に係るFHインタフェースを採用するネットワークを示す。図3に示すように、ネットワークは、NMS(Network Management System)300と、O-DU110と、O-RU120と、を有する。
O-RANでは、複数O-RUで1セルを構成する置局方法もあり、O-RUを束ねる装置(FHM:Fronthaul Multiplexing)を用いる構成、及び連続してO-RUを接続する構成(カスケード構成)が検討されている。これらを纏めてShared Cellと呼ばれている。図3に示すネットワークにおいていて、このようなShared Cellが採用されてもよい。
次に、無線通信システム10の機能ブロック構成について説明する。具体的には、NMS300、O-DU110及びO-RU120の機能ブロック構成について説明する。
図5は、NMS300の機能ブロック構成図である。図5に示すように、NMS300は、通信部310、取得部330、通知部350及び制御部370を備える。
図6は、O-DU110の機能ブロック構成図である。図6に示すように、O-DU110は、通信部111、取得部113、通知部115及び制御部117を備える。
図7は、O-RU120の機能ブロック構成図である。図7に示すように、O-RU120は、通信部121、取得部123、通知部125及び制御部127を備える。
第1に、UL信号について図8を参照しながら説明する。
第1に、O-RU遅延プロファイルについて説明する。
次に、無線通信システム10の動作について説明する。具体的には、上述した第1手順~第3手順について説明する。図12~図14では省略されているが、2以上のO-DU110が設けられていてもよく、2以上のO-RU120が設けられていてもよい。
実施形態では、NMS300は、O-RU遅延プロファイル及びFH遅延パラメータに基づいてウインドウパラメータを決定する(第1手順及び第3手順)。このような構成によれば、O-DU110及びO-RU120が互いに異なるベンダ又は事業者によって提供されるケースにおいても、NMS300が介在することによって、O-DU110で用いる送信ウインドウ又は受信ウインドウを適切に設定することができる。これによって、FHの遅延管理を適切に行うことができる。
以上、実施例に沿って本発明の内容を説明したが、本発明はこれらの記載に限定されるものではなく、種々の変形及び改良が可能であることは、当業者には自明である。
無線フレームは時間領域において1つまたは複数のフレームによって構成されてもよい。時間領域において1つまたは複数の各フレームはサブフレームと呼ばれてもよい。
サブフレームはさらに時間領域において1つまたは複数のスロットによって構成されてもよい。サブフレームは、ニューメロロジー(numerology)に依存しない固定の時間長(例えば、1ms)であってもよい。
20 NG-RAN
100 gNB
110 O-DU
111 通信部
113 取得部
115 通知部
117 制御部
120 O-RU
121 通信部
123 取得部
125 通知部
127 制御部
130 中間装置(FHM)
130A O-RU
200 UE
300 NMS
310 通信部
330 取得部
350 通知部
370 制御部
1001 プロセッサ
1002 メモリ
1003 ストレージ
1004 通信装置
1005 入力装置
1006 出力装置
1007 バス
Claims (5)
- 通信装置であって、
前記通信装置は、フロントホール上に設けられる第1基地局及び第2基地局の少なくともいずれか1つを管理する管理ノードを構成し、
前記第2基地局の遅延プロファイルを取得する取得部と、
前記第2基地局の遅延プロファイル及び前記フロントホールで定義される遅延パラメータに基づいて、前記第1基地局で用いる受信ウインドウ及び送信ウインドウの少なくともいずれか1つの特定に用いるウインドウパラメータを決定する制御部と、
前記第1基地局に対して、前記ウインドウパラメータを通知する通知部と、を備える通信装置。 - 通信装置であって、
前記通信装置は、フロントホール上において第2基地局と通信を実行する第1基地局を構成し、
前記第1基地局及び前記第2基地局の少なくともいずれか1つを管理する管理ノードから、前記第1基地局で用いる受信ウインドウ及び送信ウインドウの少なくともいずれかの特定に用いるウインドウパラメータを取得する取得部と、
前記ウインドウパラメータに基づいて、前記受信ウインドウ及び前記送信ウインドウの少なくともいずれか1つを設定する制御部と、を備え、
前記ウインドウパラメータは、前記第2基地局の遅延プロファイル及び前記フロントホールで定義される遅延パラメータに基づいて前記管理ノードにおいて決定される、通信装置。 - 前記第2基地局の遅延プロファイルは、前記第1基地局及び前記第2基地局の少なくともいずれか1つから前記管理ノードに通知される、請求項1又は請求項2に記載の通信装置。
- 通信装置であって、
前記通信装置は、フロントホール上において第2基地局と通信を実行する第1基地局を構成し、
前記第2基地局から、前記第2基地局の遅延プロファイルを取得し、前記第1基地局及び前記第2基地局の少なくともいずれか1つを管理する管理ノードから、前記フロントホールで定義される遅延パラメータを取得する取得部と、
前記第2基地局の遅延プロファイル及び前記遅延パラメータに基づいて、前記第1基地局で用いる受信ウインドウ及び送信ウインドウの少なくともいずれか1つを設定する制御部と、を備える通信装置。 - 通信装置であって、
前記通信装置は、フロントホール上に設けられる第1基地局及び第2基地局の少なくともいずれか1つを管理する管理ノードを構成し、
前記第1基地局に対して、前記フロントホールで定義される遅延パラメータを通知する通知部を備え、
前記遅延パラメータは、前記第2基地局の遅延プロファイルとともに、前記第1基地局で用いる受信ウインドウ及び送信ウインドウの少なくともいずれか1つの設定に用いられる、通信装置。
Priority Applications (8)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/JP2020/001544 WO2021144972A1 (ja) | 2020-01-17 | 2020-01-17 | 通信装置 |
EP20914135.7A EP4093078A4 (en) | 2020-01-17 | 2020-01-17 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE |
BR112022013334A BR112022013334A2 (pt) | 2020-01-17 | 2020-01-17 | Dispositivo de comunicação |
US17/758,943 US20230239824A1 (en) | 2020-01-17 | 2020-01-17 | Communication device |
JP2021570610A JPWO2021144972A5 (ja) | 2020-01-17 | 管理ノード、分散ユニット、無線通信システム及び無線通信方法 | |
CN202080091865.7A CN114930927A (zh) | 2020-01-17 | 2020-01-17 | 通信装置 |
KR1020227024825A KR20220129004A (ko) | 2020-01-17 | 2020-01-17 | 통신 장치 |
JP2024081268A JP2024109723A (ja) | 2020-01-17 | 2024-05-17 | 管理ノード、分散ユニット、無線通信システム及び無線通信方法 |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/JP2020/001544 WO2021144972A1 (ja) | 2020-01-17 | 2020-01-17 | 通信装置 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
WO2021144972A1 true WO2021144972A1 (ja) | 2021-07-22 |
Family
ID=76864237
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
PCT/JP2020/001544 WO2021144972A1 (ja) | 2020-01-17 | 2020-01-17 | 通信装置 |
Country Status (7)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US20230239824A1 (ja) |
EP (1) | EP4093078A4 (ja) |
JP (1) | JP2024109723A (ja) |
KR (1) | KR20220129004A (ja) |
CN (1) | CN114930927A (ja) |
BR (1) | BR112022013334A2 (ja) |
WO (1) | WO2021144972A1 (ja) |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
EP4125287A1 (en) * | 2021-07-26 | 2023-02-01 | Mavenir Networks, Inc. | Dynamic shared cell groups |
WO2024043629A1 (ko) * | 2022-08-22 | 2024-02-29 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 프론트홀 인터페이스에서 비-스케쥴링 레이어를 지시하기 위한 전자 장치 및 방법 |
Family Cites Families (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US10075258B2 (en) * | 2012-08-22 | 2018-09-11 | Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) | Distributing path delay data in a connection-oriented communications network |
WO2016155828A1 (en) * | 2015-04-01 | 2016-10-06 | Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ) | A network node |
US10644942B2 (en) * | 2018-02-07 | 2020-05-05 | Mavenir Networks, Inc. | Management of radio units in cloud radio access networks |
DE102019103265A1 (de) * | 2018-02-09 | 2019-08-14 | Mavenir Networks, Inc. | Verfahren und vorrichtung für den long term evolutionbetrieb im unlizensierten und geteilten spektrum für cloudfunkzugangsnetze |
-
2020
- 2020-01-17 WO PCT/JP2020/001544 patent/WO2021144972A1/ja active Application Filing
- 2020-01-17 KR KR1020227024825A patent/KR20220129004A/ko unknown
- 2020-01-17 US US17/758,943 patent/US20230239824A1/en active Pending
- 2020-01-17 EP EP20914135.7A patent/EP4093078A4/en active Pending
- 2020-01-17 CN CN202080091865.7A patent/CN114930927A/zh active Pending
- 2020-01-17 BR BR112022013334A patent/BR112022013334A2/pt unknown
-
2024
- 2024-05-17 JP JP2024081268A patent/JP2024109723A/ja active Pending
Non-Patent Citations (3)
Title |
---|
"ORAN-WG4.CUS.0-v02.00", O-RAN FRONTHAUL WORKING GROUP, CONTROL, USER AND SYNCHRONIZATION PLANE SPECIFICATION, August 2019 (2019-08-01) |
See also references of EP4093078A4 |
UMESH, ANIL ET AL.: "Overview of O-RAN Fronthaul Specifications", NTT DOCOMO TECHNICAL JOURNAL, vol. 27, no. 1, 30 April 2019 (2019-04-30), pages 46 - 59, XP055802879 * |
Cited By (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
EP4125287A1 (en) * | 2021-07-26 | 2023-02-01 | Mavenir Networks, Inc. | Dynamic shared cell groups |
WO2024043629A1 (ko) * | 2022-08-22 | 2024-02-29 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 프론트홀 인터페이스에서 비-스케쥴링 레이어를 지시하기 위한 전자 장치 및 방법 |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
KR20220129004A (ko) | 2022-09-22 |
EP4093078A4 (en) | 2023-09-27 |
JPWO2021144972A1 (ja) | 2021-07-22 |
CN114930927A (zh) | 2022-08-19 |
US20230239824A1 (en) | 2023-07-27 |
JP2024109723A (ja) | 2024-08-14 |
BR112022013334A2 (pt) | 2022-09-06 |
EP4093078A1 (en) | 2022-11-23 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
JPWO2019224871A1 (ja) | ユーザ端末及び無線通信方法 | |
JP7254860B2 (ja) | 端末、無線通信方法、基地局及びシステム | |
JP7088934B2 (ja) | 端末、無線通信方法及びシステム | |
US11943720B2 (en) | User equipment and base station apparatus | |
WO2021144976A1 (ja) | 通信装置 | |
JP2024109723A (ja) | 管理ノード、分散ユニット、無線通信システム及び無線通信方法 | |
JP2023156440A (ja) | 端末、基地局及び通信方法 | |
JP7407833B2 (ja) | 通信装置 | |
WO2021149110A1 (ja) | 端末及び通信方法 | |
JP7170842B2 (ja) | ユーザ装置及び基地局装置 | |
WO2018124031A1 (ja) | ユーザ端末及び無線通信方法 | |
WO2021166044A1 (ja) | 通信装置 | |
WO2021192306A1 (ja) | 端末 | |
WO2020171182A1 (ja) | ユーザ装置及び基地局装置 | |
EP4027721A1 (en) | Terminal and communication method | |
RU2796969C1 (ru) | Узел управления, распределенный блок, система радиосвязи и способ радиосвязи | |
JP7373559B2 (ja) | ユーザ装置及び無線通信システム | |
JP7478233B2 (ja) | 端末、基地局及び通信方法 | |
JP7564230B2 (ja) | 端末及び無線通信方法 | |
JP7431849B2 (ja) | 基地局、通信システム及び測定方法 | |
WO2022153505A1 (ja) | 端末及び無線基地局 | |
WO2021191982A1 (ja) | 端末 | |
JP7438245B2 (ja) | 端末及び通信方法 | |
JP7273160B2 (ja) | 端末、基地局及び通信方法 | |
EP4401482A1 (en) | Terminal and wireless communication method |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
121 | Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application |
Ref document number: 20914135 Country of ref document: EP Kind code of ref document: A1 |
|
ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 2021570610 Country of ref document: JP Kind code of ref document: A |
|
REG | Reference to national code |
Ref country code: BR Ref legal event code: B01A Ref document number: 112022013334 Country of ref document: BR |
|
WWE | Wipo information: entry into national phase |
Ref document number: 202217045440 Country of ref document: IN |
|
NENP | Non-entry into the national phase |
Ref country code: DE |
|
ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 2020914135 Country of ref document: EP Effective date: 20220817 |
|
ENP | Entry into the national phase |
Ref document number: 112022013334 Country of ref document: BR Kind code of ref document: A2 Effective date: 20220704 |