WO2022236634A1 - 客户前置装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a client front-end device in a next generation mobile communication system and a communication method for the client front-end device.
- a customer pre-installation for a high-altitude platform station (HAPS: High Altitude Platform Station) that utilizes satellites (for example, high-orbit satellites, medium-orbit satellites, and low-orbit satellites) is expected. Satellite) to communicate with users on the ground.
- the high-altitude platform station can also communicate with users on the ground via a ground gateway (Gateway).
- Gateway ground gateway
- more attention is paid to the HAPS at a height of about 20 kilometers from the ground, and communication services are provided to users on the ground through the HAPS.
- the HAPS provides communication services to users on the ground via the above-mentioned CPE.
- HAPS usually has a wide area coverage, such as hundreds of square kilometers, however, for ground users in this area, the traffic related to them actually has great dynamics in the space domain and time domain In other words, the traffic volume in a certain area may be relatively large at a certain point in time, but the traffic volume in another area may be relatively large at the next point in time.
- HAPS and CPE have the potential to interfere with communication between terrestrial cellular base stations and user terminals.
- the client front-end device in the on state has the problems of high power consumption and low resource utilization, and may cause interference to other devices.
- a customer premise equipment including: a receiving unit configured to receive at least one of traffic load information and configuration information; a control unit configured to At least one of the load information and the configuration information determines that the customer front-end device enters an on state or a non-open state, and the non-open state includes at least a dormant state.
- the resource utilization rate of the client front-end device can be improved, and power consumption and interference can be reduced.
- the control unit determines that the client front-end device transitions to another state different from the sleep state .
- the client front-end device can respond to changes in the traffic load of the user terminal in a timely manner.
- the receiving unit is further configured to receive the configuration information from the high-altitude platform station, and the control unit is further configured to determine the customer's current status according to the configuration information in the dormant state. Transitioning the device to a state other than the dormant state.
- the client front-end device can respond to changes in the traffic load of the user terminal in a timely manner, and can flexibly control the state of the client front-end device.
- the dormancy state includes a full dormancy state
- the control unit is only used in the full dormancy state to determine that the customer front-end device transitions to another state different from the full dormancy state.
- the client front-end device in the full-sleep state can turn off functions except for determining that the client front-end device transitions to other states different from the full-sleep state, so lower power consumption can be achieved and interference.
- the dormancy state includes a semi-sleep state
- the front-end device of the customer further includes: a sending unit configured to, in the semi-sleep state, send a message for detecting traffic load at predetermined time intervals. the reference signal.
- the dormancy state By further defining the dormancy state as a semi-sleep state and a full dormancy state, it is possible to respond more flexibly to situations of different traffic loads.
- the sending unit in the semi-dormant state, is further configured to send a traffic load report to the high-altitude platform station according to the traffic load information.
- the high-altitude platform station can grasp the change of the traffic load of the user terminal, so that the high-altitude platform station can control the state of the client front-end device according to the change of the traffic load.
- the client front-end device further includes a sending unit configured to, after the control unit determines that the client front-end device transitions from the sleep state to another state different from the sleep state Or, after the control unit determines that the customer front-end device has switched to the sleep state from the other state different from the sleep state, it sends information indicating the switched state to the high-altitude platform station.
- the high-altitude platform station can timely grasp the state of the customer's front-end device, thereby providing a basis for the high-altitude platform station to control the state of the customer's front-end device.
- the customer front-end device is configured as a distributed unit (DU), and the high-altitude platform station is configured as a central unit (CU).
- DU distributed unit
- CU central unit
- a high-altitude platform station including: a control unit configured to determine that the customer's front-end device enters an open state or a non-open state, and the non-open state includes at least a sleep state, and a sending unit , configured to send configuration information for instructing the client front-end device to enter the enabled state or the non-enabled state.
- a control unit configured to determine that the customer's front-end device enters an open state or a non-open state, and the non-open state includes at least a sleep state
- a sending unit configured to send configuration information for instructing the client front-end device to enter the enabled state or the non-enabled state.
- the state of the client front-end device can be more flexibly controlled by instructing the customer front-end device to enter the open state or the non-open state by the high-altitude platform station.
- the high-altitude platform station further includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a traffic load report sent from the client front-end device, and the control unit determines the traffic load report based on the traffic load report.
- the customer front-end device enters the open state or the non-open state.
- the state of the customer front-end device can be controlled more flexibly, and the change of the traffic load of the user terminal can be dealt with in a timely manner.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram showing that a high-altitude platform station communicates with a user terminal via a client front-end device.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a client front-end device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an aerial platform station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing that the client front-end device in the full-sleep state determines to switch to a state different from the full-sleep state (for example, an on state) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing that the customer's front-end device in the full sleep state according to the embodiment of the present disclosure determines to switch to another state (for example, an open state) different from the full sleep state based on the configuration information sent by the high-altitude platform station picture.
- FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing that a client front-end device in a semi-sleep state determines to switch to a state different from the semi-sleep state (for example, an on state) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 7 is a process showing that the client front-end device in the semi-sleep state according to the embodiment of the present disclosure determines to switch to another state (for example, an on state) different from the semi-sleep state based on the configuration information sent by the high-altitude platform station picture.
- FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing that a customer front-end device in an idle state determines to transition to a state different from the idle state (for example, an on state) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a communication method performed by a customer front-end device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a communication method performed by a high-altitude platform station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hardware structure of a device involved in an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the terminals described here may include various types of terminals, such as vehicle terminals, user equipment (User Equipment, UE), mobile terminals (or called mobile stations), or fixed terminals.
- the base station mentioned here includes eNB, gNB and so on.
- the Customer Premises Equipment (CPE: Customer Premises Equipment) described here can also be configured as a distributed unit (DU: Distributed Unit).
- the high altitude platform station (HAPS: High Altitude Platform Station) described here can also be configured as a central unit (CU: Central Unit).
- the central unit (CU) can also be referred to as the CU of the high-altitude platform station.
- a distributed unit (DU) may also be referred to as a DU of a customer premises equipment.
- the high-altitude platform station can also be configured as a host DU (Donor-DU).
- the Donor-DU (Donor-DU) may also be called the Donor-DU of the high-altitude platform station.
- four states of customer front-end devices can be defined.
- the client front-end device For the client front-end device, four states are defined: open state (on), idle state (idle), semi-sleep state (semi-off), and full-sleep state (off). Each customer front-end device supports all or part of these four states.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a customer front-end device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the customer front-end device 200 includes a receiving unit 210 , a sending unit 220 and a control unit 230 .
- the receiving unit 210 receives at least one of traffic load information and configuration information
- the control unit 230 determines that the client front-end device 200 enters the enabled state or the non-enabled state according to at least one of the received traffic load information and configuration information, so
- the non-open state includes at least a dormant state.
- the non-open state may also include an idle state.
- the traffic load (traffic load) information may be sent by the user terminal to the client front-end device, and the traffic load (traffic load) information may represent the instantaneous traffic load of the user terminal at the current moment, or may represent the traffic load at a specific moment , can also represent the cumulative or average value of the traffic load in a specific period, such as the cumulative or average value of the traffic load in a period of time from the current moment, or the predicted traffic load at a specific time in the future, It is also possible to represent the accumulation or average value of the predicted traffic load in a specific period in the future, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned form.
- the user terminal may calculate, estimate, or predict the above-mentioned traffic load through various known methods, and may also obtain the traffic load of the user terminal from other devices.
- the configuration information can be sent from the high-altitude platform station to the customer's front-end device.
- the configuration information may be used to instruct the front-end device of the client to enter an on state or a non-open state, and the non-open state includes at least a dormant state.
- the non-open state may also include an idle state.
- Configuration information may also be determined based on traffic load.
- the client front-end device 200 may also receive other information, and based on the information, determine that the client front-end device enters an on state or an off state, and the off state includes at least a sleep state.
- the non-open state may also include an idle state.
- the client front-end device 200 may also determine that the client front-end device enters the on state or the off state according to preset criteria, and the off state includes at least the sleep state.
- the non-open state may also include an idle state.
- the preset criteria may be related to the traffic load information or configuration information of the above-mentioned user terminal, but is not limited thereto, and may also be other information related to the implementation of the client front-end device.
- the control unit 230 determines that the customer front-end device 200 transitions to another state different from the dormant state. state.
- the other states mentioned above may be one of the above-mentioned open state and idle state, or other states of the customer's front-end device.
- the condition about the client front-end device may be that the client front-end device may set a timer, and if the timer expires, it means that the condition about the client front-end device is satisfied.
- the condition about the customer front-end device may also be that the customer front-end device sets a specific threshold, and if the traffic load sent from the user terminal is greater than or equal to the specific threshold, it means that the customer front-end device condition is met.
- the condition on the client front-end device may also be other relationships between the traffic load sent from the user terminal and the specific threshold.
- the setting of the timer or the threshold can be set by the front-end device of the client itself, or can be set by the front-end device of the client based on the instruction of the upper station (eg, the high-altitude platform station).
- the receiving unit is further configured to receive configuration information from the high-altitude platform station, and the control unit is also configured to determine the conversion of the customer front-end device according to the configuration information in the sleep state to a state other than the dormant state.
- the configuration information may also be used to instruct the CPE to enter an on state, an idle state, or a state other than a sleep state.
- the receiving unit 210 can also receive the configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station through new signaling via DCI, RRC or MAC CE, or receive the configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling. It may also be that the configuration information is sent from the high-altitude platform station as CU or Donor-DU (Donor-DU) to the mobile terminal (MT: Mobile Terminal) function module of the customer's front-end device. It is also possible that the configuration information is sent from the high-altitude platform station as the CU to the front-end device of the customer as the DU. The receiving unit 210 may also receive configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station through other channels and other signaling.
- the sleep state includes a full sleep state
- the control unit is only used to determine that the customer front-end device transitions to another state different from the full sleep state in the full sleep state.
- the front-end device of the client can also turn off all DU functions and all functions of sending and receiving with the user terminal, that is, turn off the PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH: Physical Downlink Shared Channel) )), PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel), PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel) , PRACH (Physical Random Access Channel (Physical Random Access Channel)), other channels, including the transmission and reception of the uplink and downlink control channels and uplink and downlink data channels between the user terminal, and closing the SSB (synchronization signal block (Synchronization Signal Block)), CSI-RS (Channel State Information-Reference Signal (Channel State Information-Reference Signal)), SRS (Sounding Reference Signal (Sounding Reference Signal)), other reference channels and user terminals Sending and receiving of uplink and downlink reference signals.
- PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel
- PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
- the front-end device of the client may also close all MT functions, and all functions of sending and receiving with the CU or the Donor-DU (Donor-DU) on the basis of turning off the above functions, that is, Turn off the transmission and reception of uplink and downlink control channels and uplink and downlink data channels between CU or Donor-DU (Donor-DU), including PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH, PUCCH, PRACH, and other channels, and turn off including SSB, Transmission and reception of uplink and downlink reference signals between CSI-RS, SRS, and other reference channels and CU or Donor-DU (Donor-DU).
- Donor-DU Transmission and reception of uplink and downlink reference signals between CSI-RS, SRS, and other reference channels and CU or Donor-DU (Donor-DU).
- the client front-end device in the full sleep state, at least the functions of the DU of the client front-end device are all closed, the client front-end device cannot communicate with the user terminal, and the client front-end device cannot receive the information sent by the user terminal itself (such as scheduling request), and then it is impossible to make corresponding feedback based on the information sent by the user terminal itself.
- the description will be made on the situation that the client front-end device in the full sleep state determines to switch to another state different from the full sleep state.
- control unit 230 of the customer front-end device may determine that the customer front-end device enters a full sleep state according to at least one of the received traffic load information and configuration information.
- the customer front-end device can report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through new signaling via UCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU)
- the configuration device enters the full sleep state, or only reports the full sleep state, or the client front-end device can also report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling (that is, report from the DU to the CU). hibernation, or just report full hibernation.
- the timing of this report may be before the CPE goes into a full sleep state. That is to say, the customer's front-end device can enter the full sleep state after sending the report, or the customer can also enter the full sleep state after sending the report to the high-altitude platform station and receiving the confirmation information from the high-altitude platform station.
- the timing of the report can also be after the CPE enters the full sleep state.
- the customer's front-end device still has the function of sending the report to the high-altitude platform station in the full sleep state.
- the client front-end device may also determine to transfer to another state different from the full sleep state, such as an on state, when a condition related to the client front-end device (such as timer expiration) is met.
- the customer front-end device can report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through new signaling via UCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU)
- the device transfers to this other state, or only reports this other state, or the client front-end device can also report (that is, report from the DU to the CU) the client front-end device transfer to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling to that other state, or just report on that other state.
- the timing of the report may be before the client-premium device enters the other state that is transitioned. That is to say, the client's front-end device can enter the transferred state after sending the report, or the client's front-end device can also send the report to the high-altitude platform station and after receiving the confirmation information from the high-altitude platform station, Enter the state that was transitioned to.
- the timing of the report may also be after the CPE enters the transitioned state. That is, after the client front-end device enters the transferred state, the client front-end device sends the report to the high-altitude platform station. In this case, the customer's front-end device still has the function of sending the report to the high-altitude platform station in this other state.
- the client front-end device in the full sleep state determines to switch to another state different from the full sleep state based on the configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station.
- control unit 330 of the high-altitude platform station may determine that the customer's front-end device enters a full sleep state.
- the high-altitude platform station can send a new signaling to the customer's front-end device via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, send from the CU or the host DU to the MT function in the customer's front-end device) to indicate that the customer's front-end
- the configuration information that configures the device to enter the full sleep state or the high-altitude platform station can also send the configuration information to the customer's front-end device through F1-AP signaling (that is, from the CU to the DU) to instruct the customer's front-end device to enter the full sleep state. information.
- the client front-end device determines to enter the full sleep state according to the configuration information. Afterwards, the customer front-end device enters a full sleep state.
- control unit 330 of the high-altitude platform station may also determine that the front-end device of the client enters a state different from the full sleep state, such as an on state.
- the high-altitude platform station may send a new signaling to the customer's front-end device via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, send from the CU or the host DU to the MT function in the customer's front-end device) to indicate that the customer's front-end
- the configuration information that configures the device to enter other states different from the full sleep state or the high-altitude platform station can also send to the customer's front-end device through F1-AP signaling (that is, from the CU to the DU) to instruct the customer's front-end device to enter Configuration information for other states than the full sleep state.
- the client front-end device determines to enter a state different from the full sleep state according to the configuration information. Afterwards, the client pre-device enters another state different from the full sleep state.
- the client front-end device determines to enter the full sleep state based on at least one of traffic load information or configuration information, and, when the client front-end device is in the full sleep state, the client front-end device itself determines to enter the full sleep state.
- the process of leaving the state and entering other states different from the full sleep state also illustrates the process that the customer's front-end device determines to leave the full sleep state and enter other states different from the full sleep state based on the configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station .
- the customer's front-end device When the customer's front-end device is in a full sleep state, the customer's front-end device closes all DU functions and all communication functions for sending and receiving with the user terminal, that is, shuts down including PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH, PUCCH, PRACH, and other channels Including the transmission and reception of uplink and downlink control channels and uplink and downlink data channels with user terminals, and closing the uplink and downlink reference channels with user terminals including SSB, CSI-RS, SRS, and other reference channels Signal sending and receiving.
- the customer's front-end device closes all DU functions and all communication functions for sending and receiving with the user terminal, that is, turns off the PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH, PUCCH,
- the transmission and reception of the uplink and downlink reference signals between, on this basis, the client front-end device also closes all MT functions, all the functions of transmission and reception with the CU and the host DU, that is, closes the functions including PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH,
- the customer front-end device enter a full sleep state, the above-mentioned functions of the customer front-end device are closed, and the frequency resources used for the customer front-end device can be used for other customer front-end devices, which can increase resource utilization. Furthermore, power consumption can also be reduced. In addition, since the above-mentioned functions of the client front-end devices are turned off, communication interference to other client front-end devices can also be reduced.
- the sleep state includes a semi-dormant state
- the client front-end device 200 further includes a sending unit 220, which is configured to send a user at a predetermined time interval in the semi-sleep state.
- Reference signal for detecting traffic load is configured to detect whether a user is a user is a user is a user.
- the sending unit of the CPE can send a reference signal for detecting traffic load at predetermined time intervals.
- the sending unit of the client front-end device cannot send the reference signal for detecting the traffic load.
- the sending unit 220 of the customer front-end device may also send a reference signal for detecting traffic load to the user terminal at predetermined time intervals.
- the aforementioned predetermined time interval may be set by the high-altitude platform station, or may be preset by the high-altitude platform station.
- the reference signal may also be different from the reference signals in 3GPP releases 15, 16, and 17.
- the reference signal may also be SSB, and in this case, the predetermined time interval for sending the SSB may also be greater than the maximum time interval stipulated in 3GPP releases 15, 16, and 17, that is, may also be greater than the maximum period.
- the reference signal may also be SSB, and be sent at a period of 5ms, 10ms, 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, or 160ms, and the sending period may also be greater than the above-mentioned period, for example, 320ms, and may also be sent at a longer period to send.
- the user terminal estimates the traffic load after receiving the reference signal for detecting the traffic load.
- the traffic load may be instantaneous, or may be an accumulated value or average value within a period of time, which is not limited in the present invention.
- the traffic load may also be based on a reference signal.
- the customer front-end device determines that the customer front-end device enters a semi-dormant state according to the received traffic load information.
- control unit 230 of the client front-end device 200 may also determine that the client front-end device 200 enters the semi-dormant state when the traffic load information is lower than a specific threshold.
- the specific threshold can be set by the front-end device of the client, or can be set based on the information notified by the high-altitude platform station.
- the present invention is not limited to the fact that the control unit 230 of the client front-end device 200 determines that the client front-end device 200 enters the semi-dormant state only when the traffic load information is less than a specific threshold, and the control unit of the client front-end device 200 230 may also determine that the customer pre-device 200 enters the semi-dormant state in other situations where the traffic load information is compared to a specific threshold.
- the customer front-end device can report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through new signaling via UCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU).
- the configuration device enters the semi-sleep state, or only reports the semi-sleep state, or the client front-end device can also report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling (that is, report from the DU to the CU). dormant, or only reports semi-dormant.
- the timing of the report may be before the CPE enters the semi-sleep state. That is to say, the client's front-end device can enter the semi-dormant state after sending the report, or the client can also enter the semi-dormant state after sending the report to the high-altitude platform station and receiving the confirmation information from the high-altitude platform station.
- the timing of the report may also be after the client pre-device enters the semi-sleep state.
- the front-end device of the client still has the function of sending the report to the high-altitude platform station in the semi-dormant state.
- the customer front-end device since the customer front-end device sends the reference signal for detecting the traffic load at a predetermined time interval, the customer front-end device sends the next reference signal for detecting the traffic load to the user terminal at a predetermined time interval.
- step S607 the user terminal estimates the traffic load after receiving the reference signal for detecting the traffic load.
- the customer front-end device determines that the customer front-end device enters an on state according to the received traffic load information.
- control unit 230 of the customer front-end device 200 may also determine that the customer front-end device 200 enters the on state when the traffic load information is higher than a specific threshold.
- the specific threshold can be set by the front-end device of the client, or can be set based on the information notified by the high-altitude platform station.
- the present invention is not limited to the fact that the control unit 230 of the client front-end device 200 only determines that the client front-end device 200 enters the on state when the traffic load information is higher than a specific threshold, and the control unit of the client front-end device 200 230 may also determine that the CPE 200 enters the ON state in other situations where the traffic load information is compared to a certain threshold.
- the customer front-end device can report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station via UCI, RRC or MAC CE through new signaling (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU)
- the setting device enters the open state, or only reports the open state, or the customer's front-end device can also report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling (that is, report from the DU to the CU) the customer's front-end device enters the open state, Or just report on.
- the timing of this report may be before the customer pre-installation device enters the ON state. That is to say, the customer's front-end device can enter the open state after sending the report, or the customer can also enter the open state after sending the report to the high-altitude platform station and receiving the confirmation information from the high-altitude platform station.
- the timing of the report may also be after the client pre-device enters the ON state.
- the customer front-end device determines that the customer front-end device enters the on state according to the received traffic load information.
- the customer front-end device may also determine that the customer front-end device enters other states different from the semi-dormant state according to the received traffic load information. That is, the customer front-end device may also determine that the customer front-end device is out of the semi-dormant state according to the received traffic load information.
- the customer front-end device may also report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through new signaling via UCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, from the MT in the customer front-end device function to report to CU or host DU) the customer front-end device enters other states different from the semi-dormant state, or only reports this other state, or the client front-end device can also report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling (ie, reporting from the DU to the CU) the customer front-end device enters a state other than the semi-sleep state, or reports only the other state.
- the sending unit 220 of the customer front-end device may also send a reference signal for detecting traffic load to the user terminal at predetermined time intervals.
- the user terminal estimates the traffic load after receiving the reference signal for detecting the traffic load.
- the client front-end device sends a traffic load report to the high-altitude platform station according to the received traffic load information.
- the traffic load report may also represent the traffic load information received by the customer front-end device.
- the customer front-end device can send (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU) traffic to the CU in the high-altitude platform station via UCI, RRC or MAC CE through new signaling
- the load report, or the client front-end device can also send (ie, report from the DU to the CU) the traffic load report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through the F1-AP signaling.
- the high-altitude platform station determines that the customer's front-end device enters a semi-dormant state.
- the CU in the high-altitude platform station can indicate to the client front-end device through new signaling via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, notify the MT function in the client front-end device from the CU or the host DU) that the client front-end Set the device to enter the semi-sleep state, or only notify the semi-sleep state, the CU in the high-altitude platform station can also indicate to the customer's front-end device through F1-AP signaling (that is, from the CU to the DU) that the customer's front-end device enters the semi-sleep state state, or a notification-only semi-sleep state. The client front-end device enters the semi-sleep state based on the indication of entering the semi-sleep state or the notified semi-sleep state.
- the client front-end device in the semi-dormant state since the client front-end device in the semi-dormant state sends the reference signal for detecting traffic load at predetermined time intervals, the client front-end device in the semi-sleep state sends the next A reference signal for detecting traffic load.
- step S708 the user terminal estimates the traffic load after receiving the reference signal for detecting the traffic load.
- the client front-end device sends a traffic load report to the high-altitude platform station according to the received traffic load information.
- the traffic load report may also represent the traffic load information received by the customer front-end device.
- the customer front-end device can send (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU) traffic to the CU in the high-altitude platform station via UCI, RRC or MAC CE through new signaling
- the load report, or the client front-end device can also send (ie, report from the DU to the CU) the traffic load report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through the F1-AP signaling.
- the high-altitude platform station determines that the customer's front-end device enters the open state.
- the CU in the high-altitude platform station can send a new signaling to the client front-end device via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, send from the CU or the host DU to the MT function in the client front-end device) for Instruct the customer's front-end device to enter the open state, or only notify the configuration information of the open state.
- the CU in the high-altitude platform station can also send the customer's front-end device through F1-AP signaling (that is, notify from the CU to the DU) for indication
- the client front-end device enters the open state, or only notifies the configuration information of the open state.
- the customer front-end device enters the on state based on the indication of entering the on state or the notified on state.
- the high-altitude platform station determines that the client front-end device enters the on state according to the received traffic load information. However, the high-altitude platform station may also determine that the client front-end device enters other states different from the semi-dormant state according to the received traffic load information. That is, the high-altitude platform station may also determine that the client front-end device is out of the semi-dormant state according to the received traffic load information.
- new signaling may also be sent to the client front-end device via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, from the CU or the owner DU to the MT function in the client front-end device Send) is used to instruct the customer's front-end device to enter a state different from the semi-sleep state, or only report the configuration information of the other state, or the CU in the high-altitude platform station can also send the customer's front-end device through F1-AP signaling (That is, report from CU to DU) Configuration information for instructing the CEP to enter a state different from the semi-sleep state, or to report only the other state.
- DCI DCI
- RRC or MAC CE that is, from the CU or the owner DU to the MT function in the client front-end device Send
- F1-AP signaling That is, report from CU to DU
- Configuration information for instructing the CEP to enter a state different from the semi-sleep state, or to report only the
- the client front-end device determines to enter the semi-dormant state based on at least one of traffic load information or configuration information, and, when the client front-end device is in the semi-sleep state, the client front-end device itself determines to enter the semi-sleep state
- the process of leaving the state and entering other states different from the semi-dormant state also illustrates the process that the customer's front-end device determines to leave the semi-dormant state and enter other states different from the semi-dormant state based on the configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station .
- the function that the client's front-end device closes under the half-sleep state is roughly the same as the function that the client's front-end device closes under the full-sleep state, but in the semi-sleep state, the sending unit of the client's front-end device can send a message for a predetermined time interval.
- Reference signal for detecting traffic load is roughly the same as the function that the client's front-end device closes under the full-sleep state, but in the semi-sleep state.
- the sending unit of the client front-end device can send a reference signal for detecting traffic load at predetermined time intervals, therefore, compared with the full sleep state, In the semi-sleep state, semi-static and dynamic traffic load changes can be detected more quickly, thereby responding to the changes more quickly, thereby providing lower transmission delay.
- part of the communication functions of the client front-end device in the semi-sleep state is still closed, so to a certain extent, the frequency resources used for the client front-end device can also be used for Other customer front-end devices can increase resource utilization, and can also reduce power consumption.
- part of the communication functions of the client front-end devices are turned off, communication interference to other client front-end devices can also be reduced.
- the dormancy state as a semi-sleep state and a full dormancy state, it is possible to more flexibly deal with different traffic load situations.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an aerial platform station of an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the aerial platform station 300 includes a receiving unit 310 , a sending unit 320 and a control unit 330 .
- the high-altitude platform station includes a control unit configured to determine that the customer's front-end device enters an open state or a non-open state, and the non-open state includes at least a dormant state; and a sending unit configured to send Configuration information for instructing the client front-end device to enter the enabled state or the non-enabled state.
- the sleep state may also include a half sleep state and a full sleep state.
- a non-on state may also include an idle state.
- the sending unit 320 may also send a new signaling to the client front-end device via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, send from the CU or the host DU to the MT function in the client front-end device) to instruct the client front-end device to enter
- the configuration information of the open state or the non-open state, or the CU in the high-altitude platform station can also be sent to the front-end device of the customer through F1-AP signaling (that is, report from the CU to the DU) to instruct the front-end device of the customer to enter the open state or non-open configuration information.
- the non-open state includes at least a sleep state.
- a non-on state may also include an idle state.
- the high-altitude platform station further includes a receiving unit 310, which receives the traffic load report sent from the client front-end device 200, and the control unit 330 determines that the client front-end device 200 enters the open state based on the traffic load report or non-open state.
- the high-altitude platform station 300 generates configuration information based on the traffic load report based on the traffic load report sent from the client front-end device 200 , and sends the generated configuration information to the client front-end device 200 .
- the non-open state includes at least a sleep state.
- a non-on state may also include an idle state.
- the high-altitude platform station 300 may not generate configuration information based on the traffic load report sent from the client front-end device 200 .
- the idle state of the customer front-end device 200 is mentioned, and the idle state will be described in detail below.
- the sending unit 220 of the CPE may also send the SSB or CSI-RS used for detecting traffic load to the user terminal at predetermined time intervals.
- the SSB or CSI-RS is the same as the SSB or CSI-RS used for initial access in NR.
- the aforementioned predetermined time interval may be set by the high-altitude platform station, or may be preset by the high-altitude platform station.
- the sending time interval of SSB or CSI-RS may also be greater than the maximum time interval stipulated in 3GPP releases 15, 16, and 17, that is, greater than the maximum period.
- the user terminal After receiving the SSB or CSI-RS for detecting the traffic load, the user terminal estimates the traffic load.
- the traffic load may be instantaneous, or may be an accumulated value or average value within a period of time, which is not limited in the present invention.
- the traffic load may also be based on a reference signal.
- the functions disabled by the client front-end device in the idle state are substantially the same as those disabled by the client front-end device in the full sleep state, but the client front-end device can send SSB or CSI-RS to the user terminal in the idle state.
- the customer front-end equipment in the idle state sends the SSB or CSI-RS for detecting traffic load to the user terminal at predetermined time intervals.
- the customer front-end device sends the next SSB or CSI-RS for detecting traffic load to the user terminal at predetermined time intervals.
- the user terminal After receiving the SSB or CSI-RS for detecting the traffic load, the user terminal estimates the traffic load.
- the estimated traffic load may be instantaneous, or may be an accumulated value or average value within a period of time, which is not limited in the present invention.
- the traffic load may also be based on a reference signal.
- the client front-end device determines that the client front-end device enters an on state according to the received traffic demand.
- control unit 230 of the customer front-end device 200 may also determine that the customer front-end device 200 enters the on state when the traffic load information is higher than a specific threshold.
- the specific threshold can be set by the front-end device of the client, or can be set based on the information notified by the high-altitude platform station.
- the present invention is not limited to the fact that the control unit 230 of the client front-end device 200 only determines that the client front-end device 200 enters the on state when the traffic load information is higher than a specific threshold, and the control unit of the client front-end device 200 230 may also determine that the CPE 200 enters the ON state in other situations where the traffic load information is compared to a certain threshold.
- the customer front-end device determines that the customer front-end device enters the on state according to the received traffic load information.
- the customer premise equipment may also determine that the customer premise equipment enters other states different from the idle state according to the received traffic load information. That is, the customer front-end device may also determine that the customer front-end device is out of the idle state according to the received traffic load information.
- entering other states different from the idle state from the idle state may not report to the high-altitude platform station.
- the transmission unit of the customer front-end device can transmit the SSB or CSI-RS for detecting traffic load at predetermined time intervals, thereby enabling faster Detects and responds to semi-static and dynamic traffic load changes, thereby providing lower transmission delays.
- part of the communication functions of the client front-end device in the idle state is still closed, so to a certain extent, the frequency resources used for the client front-end device can also be used for other
- the client front-end device can increase resource utilization and also reduce power consumption.
- part of the communication functions of the customer front-end devices are turned off, communication interference to other customer front-end devices can also be reduced.
- the reference signal used for detecting traffic load uses the same SSB or CSI-RS as NR, compatibility with the current NR system can be improved.
- FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 an example in which the front-end device of the customer enters the full sleep state and transitions from the full sleep state to the open state is illustrated in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , and is illustrated in FIG. Figure 8 illustrates an example in which the customer front-end device enters the idle state and transitions from the idle state to the on-state.
- the transitions between the above-mentioned four states of the on state, the idle state, the semi-sleep state, and the full-sleep state are not limited to the above-mentioned examples of state transitions.
- the customer front-end device can also transition from one of the above states to other states different from this state. That is, the four states of the present invention can be switched arbitrarily, so that the state of the customer's front-end device can be configured more flexibly.
- the client front-end device may not support any transition between the four states, but only supports the state transitions shown in Figures 4 to 8, that is, only supports the client front-end device to enter the full sleep state state transitions to the open state, the client front-end device enters the semi-dormant state and switches from the semi-dormant state to the open state, and the client front-end device enters the idle state and switches from the idle state to the open state, thus, the customer front-end device can be realized Simplified configuration and low cost.
- the client front-end device may also support transitions between some of the above four states. Alternatively, only transitions from a specific state to the ON state and states adjacent to the specific state are supported. For example, the full-sleep state can also be converted to a semi-sleep state and an on state, the semi-sleep state can also be converted to an idle state and an on state, and the idle state can also be converted to an on state. As a result, configuration simplification and cost reduction in the client front-end device can be realized to a certain extent, and at the same time, the state of the client front-end device can be flexibly configured.
- state transitions described above may be performed separately for each band. That is, based on the traffic load and interference, the state transition of the client front-end equipment is performed for each band. The following describes the case where state transition is performed based on traffic load.
- a common threshold is set for each band, and the state transition of the customer front-end device is individually controlled for each band based on the flow described in the above-mentioned embodiment.
- transition of the specific states described above is just an example, and the transition between the respective states is arbitrary.
- the energy efficiency of the client front-end device in the full-sleep state is greater than that of the client front-end device in the half-sleep state, and the half-sleep state
- the energy efficiency of the customer front-end device in the sleep state is greater than the energy efficiency of the customer front-end device in the idle state.
- the transmission delay of the client front-end device in the idle state is less than that of the client front-end device in the semi-sleep state, and the transmission delay of the client front-end device in the semi-sleep state is less than that in the full sleep state The transmission delay of the customer's front-end device.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a communication method performed by a customer front-end device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the communication method 900 performed by the client front-end device includes steps S910 and S920.
- S910 at least one of traffic load information and configuration information is received.
- S920 according to the received traffic load information and configuration information to determine that the client front-end device enters an on state or a non-open state, and the non-open state includes at least a sleep state.
- the non-open state may also include an idle state.
- the traffic load (traffic load) information may be sent by the user terminal to the client front-end device, and the traffic load (traffic load) information may represent the instantaneous traffic load of the user terminal at the current moment, or may represent the traffic load at a specific moment , can also represent the cumulative or average value of the traffic load in a specific period, such as the cumulative or average value of the traffic load in a period of time from the current moment, or the predicted traffic load at a specific time in the future, It is also possible to represent the accumulation or average value of the predicted traffic load in a specific period in the future, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned form.
- the user terminal may calculate, estimate, or predict the above-mentioned traffic load through various known methods, and may also obtain the traffic load of the user terminal from other devices.
- the configuration information can be sent from the high-altitude platform station to the customer's front-end device.
- the configuration information may be used to instruct the front-end device of the client to enter an on state or a non-open state, and the non-open state includes at least a dormant state.
- the non-open state may also include an idle state.
- Configuration information may also be determined based on traffic load.
- the client front-end device may also receive other information, and based on the information, determine that the client front-end device enters an on state or a non-open state, and the non-open state includes at least a dormant state.
- the non-open state may also include an idle state.
- the client front-end device may also determine according to preset criteria (criteria) that the client front-end device enters the on state or the off state, and the off state includes at least the sleep state.
- the non-open state may also include an idle state.
- the preset criteria (criteria) may be related to the above-mentioned traffic load information or configuration information of the user terminal, but is not limited thereto, and may also be other information related to the realization of the client front-end device.
- the communication method performed by the front-end device of the client further includes the following steps: in the dormant state, when the condition about the front-end device of the client is satisfied, determining that the front-end device of the client switches to A different state than Hibernate.
- the other states mentioned above may be one of the above-mentioned open state and idle state, or other states of the customer's front-end device.
- the condition about the client front-end device may be that the client front-end device may set a timer, and if the timer expires, it means that the condition about the client front-end device is satisfied.
- the condition about the customer front-end device may also be that the customer front-end device sets a specific threshold, and if the traffic load sent from the user terminal is greater than or equal to the specific threshold, it means that the customer front-end device condition is met.
- the condition on the client front-end device may also be other relationships between the traffic load sent from the user terminal and the specific threshold.
- the setting of the timer or the threshold can be set by the front-end device of the client itself, or can be set by the front-end device of the client based on the instruction of the upper station (eg, the high-altitude platform station).
- the communication method performed by the client front-end device further includes the following steps: receiving configuration information from the high-altitude platform station, and determining that the client front-end device switches to the Other states different from sleep state.
- the configuration information may also be used to instruct the CPE to enter an on state, an idle state, or a state other than a sleep state.
- the customer's front-end device can also receive the configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station through new signaling through DCI, RRC or MAC CE, or receive the configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling . It may also be that the configuration information is sent from the high-altitude platform station as CU or Donor-DU (Donor-DU) to the mobile terminal (MT: Mobile Terminal) function module of the customer's front-end device. It is also possible that the configuration information is sent from the high-altitude platform station as the CU to the front-end device of the customer as the DU.
- the client front-end device can also receive the configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station through other channels and other signaling.
- the communication method performed by the front-end device of the client further includes the following steps: the sleep state includes the full-sleep state, and the full-sleep state is only used to determine whether the front-end device of the client is switched to the full-sleep state different other states.
- the front-end device of the customer can also turn off all DU functions and all functions of sending and receiving with the user terminal, that is, turn off all channels including PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH, PUCCH, PRACH, and other channels.
- the front-end device of the client may also close all MT functions, and all functions of sending and receiving with the CU or the Donor-DU (Donor-DU) on the basis of turning off the above functions, that is, Turn off the transmission and reception of uplink and downlink control channels and uplink and downlink data channels between CU or Donor-DU (Donor-DU), including PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH, PUCCH, PRACH, and other channels, and turn off including SSB, Transmission and reception of uplink and downlink reference signals between CSI-RS, SRS, and other reference channels and CU or Donor-DU (Donor-DU).
- Donor-DU Transmission and reception of uplink and downlink reference signals between CSI-RS, SRS, and other reference channels and CU or Donor-DU (Donor-DU).
- the client front-end device in the full sleep state, at least the functions of the DU of the client front-end device are all closed, the client front-end device cannot communicate with the user terminal, and the client front-end device cannot receive the information sent by the user terminal itself (such as scheduling request), and then it is impossible to make corresponding feedback based on the information sent by the user terminal itself.
- the customer front-end device may determine that the customer front-end device enters a full sleep state according to at least one of received traffic load information and configuration information.
- the customer front-end device can report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through new signaling via UCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU)
- the configuration device enters the full sleep state, or only reports the full sleep state, or the client front-end device can also report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling (that is, report from the DU to the CU). hibernation, or just report full hibernation.
- the timing of this report may be before the CPE goes into a full sleep state. That is to say, the client's front-end device can enter the full sleep state after sending the report, or the client can also enter the full sleep state after sending the report to the high-altitude platform station and receiving the confirmation information from the high-altitude platform station.
- the timing of the report can also be after the CPE enters the full sleep state.
- the customer's front-end device still has the function of sending the report to the high-altitude platform station in the full sleep state.
- the client front-end device may also determine to transfer to another state different from the full sleep state, such as an on state, when a condition related to the client front-end device (such as timer expiration) is met.
- the customer front-end device can report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through new signaling via UCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU)
- the device transfers to this other state, or only reports this other state, or the client front-end device can also report (that is, report from the DU to the CU) the client front-end device transfer to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling to that other state, or just report on that other state.
- the timing of the report may be before the client-premium device enters the other state that is transitioned. That is to say, the client's front-end device can enter the transferred state after sending the report, or the client's front-end device can also send the report to the high-altitude platform station and after receiving the confirmation information from the high-altitude platform station, Enter the state that was transitioned to.
- the timing of the report may also be after the CPE enters the transitioned state. That is, after the client front-end device enters the transferred state, the client front-end device sends the report to the high-altitude platform station. In this case, the customer's front-end device still has the function of sending the report to the high-altitude platform station in this other state.
- the client front-end device in the full sleep state determines to switch to another state different from the full sleep state based on the configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station.
- the high-altitude platform station may determine that the customer's front-end device enters a full sleep state.
- the high-altitude platform station can send a new signaling to the customer's front-end device via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, send from the CU or the host DU to the MT function in the customer's front-end device) to indicate that the customer's front-end
- the configuration information that configures the device to enter the full sleep state or the high-altitude platform station can also send the configuration information to the customer's front-end device through F1-AP signaling (that is, from the CU to the DU) to instruct the customer's front-end device to enter the full sleep state. information.
- the client front-end device determines to enter the full sleep state according to the configuration information. Afterwards, the customer front-end device enters a full sleep state.
- the high-altitude platform station may also determine that the customer's front-end device enters another state different from the full sleep state, such as an open state.
- the high-altitude platform station may send a new signaling to the customer's front-end device via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, send from the CU or the host DU to the MT function in the customer's front-end device) to indicate that the customer's front-end
- the configuration information that configures the device to enter other states different from the full sleep state or the high-altitude platform station can also send to the customer's front-end device through F1-AP signaling (that is, from the CU to the DU) to instruct the customer's front-end device to enter Configuration information for other states than the full sleep state.
- the client front-end device determines to enter a state different from the full sleep state according to the configuration information. Afterwards, the client pre-device enters another state different from the full sleep state.
- the client front-end device determines to enter the full sleep state based on at least one of traffic load information or configuration information, and, when the client front-end device is in the full sleep state, the client front-end device itself determines to enter the full sleep state.
- the process of leaving the state and entering other states different from the full sleep state also illustrates the process that the customer's front-end device determines to leave the full sleep state and enter other states different from the full sleep state based on the configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station .
- the customer's front-end device When the customer's front-end device is in a full sleep state, the customer's front-end device closes all DU functions and all communication functions for sending and receiving with the user terminal, that is, shuts down including PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH, PUCCH, PRACH, and other channels Including the transmission and reception of uplink and downlink control channels and uplink and downlink data channels with user terminals, and closing the uplink and downlink reference channels with user terminals including SSB, CSI-RS, SRS, and other reference channels Signal sending and receiving.
- the customer's front-end device closes all DU functions and all communication functions for sending and receiving with the user terminal, that is, turns off the PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH, PUCCH,
- the transmission and reception of the uplink and downlink reference signals between, on this basis, the client front-end device also closes all MT functions, all the functions of transmission and reception with the CU and the host DU, that is, closes the functions including PDSCH, PDCCH, PUSCH,
- the customer front-end device enter a full sleep state, the above-mentioned functions of the customer front-end device are closed, and the frequency resources used for the customer front-end device can be used for other customer front-end devices, which can increase resource utilization. Furthermore, power consumption can also be reduced. In addition, since the above-mentioned functions of the client front-end devices are turned off, communication interference to other client front-end devices can also be reduced.
- the communication method performed by the client front-end device further includes the following steps: the sleep state includes a semi-sleep state, and in the semi-sleep state, sending a reference for detecting traffic load at predetermined time intervals Signal.
- the customer front-end device can send reference signals for detecting traffic load at predetermined time intervals.
- the client front-end device cannot send a reference signal for detecting traffic load.
- the customer front-end device may also send a reference signal for detecting traffic load to the user terminal at predetermined time intervals.
- the aforementioned predetermined time interval may be set by the high-altitude platform station, or may be preset by the high-altitude platform station.
- the reference signal may also be different from the reference signals in 3GPP releases 15, 16, and 17.
- the reference signal can also be SSB, but in this case, the predetermined time interval for sending the SSB is greater than the maximum time interval stipulated in 3GPP releases 15, 16, and 17, that is, greater than the maximum period.
- the user terminal estimates the traffic load after receiving the reference signal for detecting the traffic load.
- the traffic load may be instantaneous, or may be an accumulated value or average value within a period of time, which is not limited in the present invention.
- the traffic load can also be made based on a reference signal.
- the customer front-end device determines that the customer front-end device enters a semi-dormant state according to the received traffic load information.
- the customer front-end device may also determine that the customer front-end device enters the semi-dormant state when the traffic load information is lower than a specific threshold.
- the specific threshold can be set by the front-end device of the client, or can be set based on the information notified by the high-altitude platform station.
- the present invention is not limited to the client front-end device only determining that the client front-end device enters the semi-dormant state when the traffic load information is less than a specific threshold, and the client front-end device can also compare the traffic load information to In other cases of a specific threshold, it is determined that the client front-end device enters a semi-dormant state.
- the customer front-end device can report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through new signaling via UCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU).
- the configuration device enters the semi-sleep state, or only reports the semi-sleep state, or the client front-end device can also report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling (that is, report from the DU to the CU). dormant, or only reports semi-dormant.
- the timing of the report may be before the CPE enters the semi-sleep state. That is to say, the client's front-end device can enter the semi-dormant state after sending the report, or the client can also enter the semi-dormant state after sending the report to the high-altitude platform station and receiving the confirmation information from the high-altitude platform station.
- the timing of the report may also be after the client pre-device enters the semi-sleep state.
- the front-end device of the client still has the function of sending the report to the high-altitude platform station in the semi-dormant state.
- the client front-end device since the client front-end device sends the reference signal for detecting traffic load at predetermined time intervals, the client front-end device sends the next reference signal for detecting traffic load to the user terminal at predetermined time intervals.
- step S607 the user terminal estimates the traffic load after receiving the reference signal for detecting the traffic load.
- the customer front-end device determines that the customer front-end device enters the open state according to the received traffic load information.
- the customer front-end device may also determine that the customer front-end device enters an on state when the traffic load information is higher than a specific threshold.
- the specific threshold can be set by the front-end device of the client, or can be set based on the information notified by the high-altitude platform station.
- the present invention is not limited to the client front-end device only determining that the client front-end device enters the ON state when the traffic load information is higher than a specific threshold, and the client front-end device can also compare the traffic load information to In other cases of a certain threshold, it is determined that the client front-end device enters the on state.
- the customer front-end device can report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station via UCI, RRC or MAC CE through new signaling (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU)
- the setting device enters the open state, or only reports the open state, or the customer's front-end device can also report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling (that is, report from the DU to the CU) the customer's front-end device enters the open state, Or just report on.
- the timing of this report may be before the customer pre-installation device enters the ON state. That is to say, the customer's front-end device can enter the open state after sending the report, or the customer can also enter the open state after sending the report to the high-altitude platform station and receiving the confirmation information from the high-altitude platform station.
- the timing of the report may also be after the client pre-device enters the ON state.
- the customer front-end device determines that the customer front-end device enters the on state according to the received traffic load information.
- the customer front-end device may also determine that the customer front-end device enters other states different from the semi-dormant state according to the received traffic load information. That is, the customer front-end device may also determine that the customer front-end device is out of the semi-dormant state according to the received traffic load information.
- the customer front-end device may also report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through new signaling via UCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, from the MT in the customer front-end device function to report to CU or host DU) the customer front-end device enters other states different from the semi-dormant state, or only reports this other state, or the client front-end device can also report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through F1-AP signaling (ie, reporting from the DU to the CU) the customer front-end device enters a state other than the semi-sleep state, or reports only the other state.
- the client front-end device may also send a reference signal for detecting traffic load to the user terminal at predetermined time intervals.
- the user terminal estimates the traffic load after receiving the reference signal for detecting the traffic load.
- the client front-end device sends a traffic load report to the high-altitude platform station according to the received traffic load information.
- the traffic load report may also represent the traffic load information received by the customer front-end device.
- the customer front-end device can send (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU) traffic to the CU in the high-altitude platform station via UCI, RRC or MAC CE through new signaling
- the load report, or the client front-end device can also send (ie, report from the DU to the CU) the traffic load report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through the F1-AP signaling.
- the high-altitude platform station determines that the customer's front-end device enters a semi-dormant state.
- the CU in the high-altitude platform station can indicate to the client front-end device through new signaling via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, notify the MT function in the client front-end device from the CU or the host DU) that the client front-end Set the device to enter the semi-sleep state, or only notify the semi-sleep state, the CU in the high-altitude platform station can also indicate to the customer's front-end device through F1-AP signaling (that is, from the CU to the DU) that the customer's front-end device enters the semi-sleep state state, or a notification-only semi-sleep state. The client front-end device enters the semi-sleep state based on the indication of entering the semi-sleep state or the notified semi-sleep state.
- the client front-end device in the semi-dormant state since the client front-end device in the semi-dormant state sends the reference signal for detecting traffic load at predetermined time intervals, the client front-end device in the semi-sleep state sends the next A reference signal for detecting traffic load.
- step S708 the user terminal estimates the traffic load after receiving the reference signal for detecting the traffic load.
- the client front-end device sends a traffic load report to the high-altitude platform station according to the received traffic load information.
- the traffic load report may also represent the traffic load information received by the customer front-end device.
- the customer front-end device can send (that is, report from the MT function in the customer front-end device to the CU or the host DU) traffic to the CU in the high-altitude platform station via UCI, RRC or MAC CE through new signaling
- the load report, or the client front-end device can also send (ie, report from the DU to the CU) the traffic load report to the CU in the high-altitude platform station through the F1-AP signaling.
- the high-altitude platform station determines that the customer's front-end device enters the open state.
- the CU in the high-altitude platform station can send a new signaling to the client front-end device via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, send from the CU or the host DU to the MT function in the client front-end device) for Instruct the customer's front-end device to enter the open state, or only notify the configuration information of the open state.
- the CU in the high-altitude platform station can also send the customer's front-end device through F1-AP signaling (that is, notify from the CU to the DU) for indication
- the client front-end device enters the open state, or only notifies the configuration information of the open state.
- the customer front-end device enters the on state based on the indication of entering the on state or the notified on state.
- the high-altitude platform station determines that the client front-end device enters the on state according to the received traffic load information. However, the high-altitude platform station may also determine that the client front-end device enters other states different from the semi-dormant state according to the received traffic load information. That is, the high-altitude platform station may also determine that the client front-end device is out of the semi-dormant state according to the received traffic load information.
- new signaling may also be sent to the client front-end device via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, from the CU or the owner DU to the MT function in the client front-end device Send) is used to instruct the customer's front-end device to enter a state different from the semi-sleep state, or only report the configuration information of the other state, or the CU in the high-altitude platform station can also send the customer's front-end device through F1-AP signaling (That is, report from CU to DU) Configuration information for instructing the CEP to enter a state different from the semi-sleep state, or to report only the other state.
- DCI DCI
- RRC or MAC CE that is, from the CU or the owner DU to the MT function in the client front-end device Send
- F1-AP signaling That is, report from CU to DU
- Configuration information for instructing the CEP to enter a state different from the semi-sleep state, or to report only the
- the client front-end device determines to enter the semi-dormant state based on at least one of traffic load information or configuration information, and, when the client front-end device is in the semi-sleep state, the client front-end device itself determines to enter the semi-sleep state
- the process of leaving the state and entering other states different from the semi-dormant state also illustrates the process that the customer's front-end device determines to leave the semi-dormant state and enter other states different from the semi-dormant state based on the configuration information sent from the high-altitude platform station .
- the functions disabled by the client front-end device in the semi-sleep state are roughly the same as those disabled by the client-front device in the full-sleep state, but in the semi-sleep state, the client front-end device can send traffic at predetermined intervals to detect traffic The reference signal of the load.
- the client front-end device can transmit reference signals for detecting traffic load at predetermined time intervals, and therefore, compared with the full-sleep state, the semi-sleep state In this way, semi-static and dynamic traffic load changes can be detected faster, thereby responding to the changes faster, thereby providing lower transmission delays.
- part of the communication functions of the client front-end device in the semi-sleep state is still closed, so to a certain extent, the frequency resources used for the client front-end device can also be used for Other customer front-end devices can increase resource utilization, and can also reduce power consumption.
- part of the communication functions of the client front-end devices are turned off, communication interference to other client front-end devices can also be reduced.
- the dormancy state as a semi-sleep state and a full dormancy state, it is possible to more flexibly deal with different traffic load situations.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a communication method performed by a high-altitude platform station according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the communication method 1000 performed by the high-altitude platform station has steps S1010 and S1020.
- step S1010 it is determined that the front-end device of the customer enters the open state or the non-open state, and the non-open state includes at least the dormant state.
- step S1020 an Describe the non-open state configuration information.
- the sleep state may also include a half sleep state and a full sleep state.
- the non-open state may also include an idle state.
- the high-altitude platform station can also send new signaling to the customer's front-end device via DCI, RRC or MAC CE (that is, send from the CU or host DU to the MT function in the customer's front-end device) to instruct the customer's front-end device to enter
- the configuration information of the open state or the non-open state, or the CU in the high-altitude platform station can also be sent to the front-end device of the customer through F1-AP signaling (that is, report from the CU to the DU) to instruct the front-end device of the customer to enter the open state or non-open configuration information.
- the non-open state includes at least a sleep state.
- a non-on state may also include an idle state.
- the method performed by the high-altitude platform station further includes the following steps: receiving a traffic load report sent from the customer's front-end device, and determining that the customer's front-end device enters the open state or not based on the traffic load report.
- On state The high-altitude platform station generates configuration information based on the traffic load report based on the traffic load report sent from the client front-end device, and sends the generated configuration information to the client front-end device.
- the non-open state includes at least a sleep state.
- a non-on state may also include an idle state.
- the high-altitude platform station may also generate configuration information not based on the traffic load report sent from the customer front-end device.
- the idle state of the client front-end device is mentioned, and the communication flow of the idle state will be described in detail below.
- the customer front-end device may also send the SSB or CSI-RS for detecting traffic load to the user terminal at predetermined time intervals.
- the SSB or CSI-RS is the same as the SSB or CSI-RS used for initial access in NR.
- the aforementioned predetermined time interval may be set by the high-altitude platform station, or may be preset by the high-altitude platform station.
- the sending time interval of SSB or CSI-RS may also be greater than the maximum time interval stipulated in 3GPP releases 15, 16, and 17, that is, greater than the maximum period.
- the user terminal After receiving the SSB or CSI-RS for detecting the traffic load, the user terminal estimates the traffic load.
- the traffic load may be instantaneous, or may be an accumulated value or average value within a period of time, which is not limited in the present invention.
- the traffic load may also be based on a reference signal.
- the functions disabled by the client front-end device in the idle state are substantially the same as those disabled by the client front-end device in the full sleep state, but the client front-end device can send SSB or CSI-RS to the user terminal in the idle state.
- the customer front-end equipment in the idle state sends the SSB or CSI-RS for detecting traffic load to the user terminal at predetermined time intervals.
- the customer front-end device sends the next SSB or CSI-RS for detecting traffic load to the user terminal at predetermined time intervals.
- the user terminal After receiving the SSB or CSI-RS for detecting the traffic load, the user terminal estimates the traffic load.
- the estimated traffic load may be instantaneous, or may be an accumulated value or average value within a period of time, which is not limited in the present invention.
- the traffic load may also be based on a reference signal.
- the client front-end device determines that the client front-end device enters an on state according to the received traffic demand.
- the customer front-end device may also determine that the customer front-end device enters an on state when the traffic load information is higher than a specific threshold.
- the specific threshold can be set by the front-end device of the client, or can be set based on the information notified by the high-altitude platform station.
- the present invention is not limited to the client front-end device only determining that the client front-end device enters the ON state when the traffic load information is higher than a specific threshold, and the client front-end device can also compare the traffic load information to In other cases of a certain threshold, it is determined that the client front-end device enters the on state.
- the customer front-end device determines that the customer front-end device enters the on state according to the received traffic load information.
- the CFE may also determine that the CFE enters other states different from the idle state according to the received traffic load information. That is, the customer front-end device may also determine that the customer front-end device is out of the idle state according to the received traffic load information.
- entering other states different from the idle state from the idle state may not report to the high-altitude platform station.
- the CFE can transmit the SSB or CSI-RS for detecting traffic load at predetermined time intervals, thereby enabling faster detection of semi-static And dynamic traffic load changes, and respond to the changes, thereby providing lower transmission delays.
- part of the communication functions of the client front-end device in the idle state is still closed, so to a certain extent, the frequency resources used for the client front-end device can also be used for other
- the client front-end device can increase resource utilization and also reduce power consumption.
- part of the communication functions of the customer front-end devices are turned off, communication interference to other customer front-end devices can also be reduced.
- the reference signal used for detecting traffic load uses the same SSB or CSI-RS as NR, compatibility with the current NR system can be improved.
- each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized by one device that is physically and/or logically combined, or two or more devices that are physically and/or logically separated may be directly and/or indirectly (e.g. By wired and/or wireless) connections and thus by the various means described above.
- a device such as a terminal, a base station, etc.
- a device may function as a computer that executes the processing of the wireless communication method of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a related device 1100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the aforementioned device 1100 may be configured as a computer device physically including a processor 1110, a memory 1120, a storage 1130, a communication device 1140, a communication device 1150, an output device 1160, a bus 1170, and the like.
- the word “device” may be replaced with a circuit, a device, a unit, or the like.
- the hardware structure of the terminal may include one or more devices shown in the figure, or may not include some devices.
- processor 1110 For example, only one processor 1110 is shown, but there may be multiple processors. In addition, processing may be performed by one processor, or may be performed by more than one processor simultaneously, sequentially, or in other ways. In addition, the processor 1110 may be implemented by more than one chip.
- Each function of the device 1100 is realized, for example, by reading predetermined software (program) into hardware such as the processor 1110 and the memory 1120, thereby causing the processor 1110 to perform calculations and controlling communication performed by the communication device 1140. , and control the reading and/or writing of data in the memory 1120 and the storage 1130 .
- the processor 1110 controls the entire computer by operating an operating system, for example.
- the processor 1110 may be composed of a central processing unit (CPU, Central Processing Unit) including interfaces with peripheral devices, control devices, computing devices, registers, and the like.
- CPU Central Processing Unit
- peripheral devices control devices
- computing devices registers
- the above-mentioned processing unit and the like may be implemented by the processor 1110 .
- the processor 1110 reads out programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from the memory 1130 and/or the communication device 1140 to the memory 1120, and executes various processes based on them.
- programs program codes
- software modules software modules
- data etc.
- the program a program that causes a computer to execute at least part of the operations described in the above-mentioned embodiments can be used.
- the processing unit of the terminal can be implemented by a control program stored in the memory 1120 and operated by the processor 1110 , and other functional blocks can also be implemented in the same way.
- the memory 1120 is a computer-readable recording medium, such as a read-only memory (ROM, Read Only Memory), a programmable read-only memory (EPROM, Erasable Programmable ROM), an electrically programmable read-only memory (EEPROM, Electrically EPROM), At least one of random access memory (RAM, Random Access Memory) and other appropriate storage media.
- the memory 1120 may also be called a register, a cache, a main memory (main storage), or the like.
- the memory 1120 can store executable programs (program codes), software modules, and the like for implementing the method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the memory 1130 is a computer-readable recording medium, and can be composed of, for example, a flexible disk (flexible disk), a floppy (registered trademark) disk (floppy disk), a magneto-optical disk (for example, a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), etc.), Digital Versatile Disc, Blu-ray (registered trademark) Disc), removable disk, hard drive, smart card, flash memory device (e.g., card, stick, key driver), magnetic stripe, database , a server, and at least one of other appropriate storage media.
- the storage 1130 may also be referred to as an auxiliary storage device.
- the communication device 1140 is hardware (transmitting and receiving equipment) for communication between computers via a wired and/or wireless network, and is also referred to as network equipment, network controller, network card, communication module, etc., for example.
- the communication device 1140 may include a high frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, and the like.
- the above-mentioned sending unit, receiving unit, etc. may be implemented by the communication device 1140 .
- the communication device 1150 is an input device (eg, keyboard, mouse, microphone, switch, button, sensor, etc.) that accepts input from the outside.
- the output device 1160 is an output device (for example, a display, a speaker, a light emitting diode (LED, Light Emitting Diode) lamp, etc.) that performs output to the outside.
- the communication device 1150 and the output device 1160 may also have an integral structure (such as a touch panel).
- bus 1170 for communicating information.
- the bus 1170 may be composed of a single bus, or may be composed of different buses among devices.
- the terminal may include a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP, Digital Signal Processor), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC, Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a programmable logic device (PLD, Programmable Logic Device), a field programmable gate array (FPGA, Field Programmable Gate Array) and other hardware can be used to realize part or all of each function block.
- DSP digital signal processor
- ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
- PLD programmable logic device
- FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
- the processor 1110 may be installed by at least one of these hardwares.
- a channel and/or a symbol may also be a signal (signaling).
- a signal can also be a message.
- the reference signal can also be referred to as RS (Reference Signal) for short, and it can also be called Pilot (Pilot), pilot signal, etc. according to the applicable standard.
- a component carrier CC, Component Carrier
- CC Component Carrier
- information, parameters, and the like described in this specification may be expressed by absolute values, relative values to predetermined values, or other corresponding information.
- radio resources may be indicated by a specified index.
- formulas and the like using these parameters may also be different from those explicitly disclosed in this specification.
- the information, signals, etc. described in this specification may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies.
- data, commands, instructions, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. may be transmitted through voltage, current, electromagnetic wave, magnetic field or magnetic particles, light field or photons, or any of them. combination to represent.
- information, signals, etc. may be output from upper layers to lower layers, and/or from lower layers to upper layers.
- Information, signals, etc. may be input or output via a plurality of network nodes.
- Input or output information, signals, etc. can be stored in a specific location (such as memory), or can be managed through a management table. Imported or exported information, signals, etc. may be overwritten, updated or supplemented. Outputted information, signals, etc. can be deleted. Inputted information, signals, etc. may be sent to other devices.
- Notification of information is not limited to the modes/embodiments described in this specification, and may be performed by other methods.
- the notification of information may be through physical layer signaling (for example, downlink control information (DCI, Downlink Control Information), uplink control information (UCI, Uplink Control Information)), upper layer signaling (for example, radio resource control (RRC, Radio Resource Control) signaling, broadcast information (MIB, Master Information Block, System Information Block (SIB, System Information Block), etc.), media access control (MAC, Medium Access Control) signaling ), other signals, or a combination of them.
- DCI downlink control information
- UCI Uplink Control Information
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- MIB Master Information Block
- SIB System Information Block
- SIB System Information Block
- MAC Medium Access Control
- the physical layer signaling may also be called L1/L2 (Layer 1/Layer 2) control information (L1/L2 control signal), L1 control information (L1 control signal), or the like.
- the RRC signaling may also be called an RRC message, such as an RRC Connection Setup (RRC Connection Setup) message, an RRC Connection Reconfiguration (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) message, and the like.
- the MAC signaling can be notified by, for example, a MAC control element (MAC CE (Control Element)).
- notification of prescribed information is not limited to being performed explicitly, but may be performed implicitly (eg, by not notifying the prescribed information or by notifying other information).
- judgment it can be performed by a value (0 or 1) represented by 1 bit, or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true (true) or false (false), or by comparison of numerical values (such as a comparison with a specified value).
- Software whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise, shall be construed broadly to mean commands, command sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, Program, software module, application, software application, software package, routine, subroutine, object, executable, thread of execution, step, function, etc.
- software, commands, information, etc. may be sent or received via transmission media.
- transmission media For example, when sending from a website, server, or other remote source using wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL, Digital Subscriber Line), etc.) and/or wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.)
- wired technology coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL, Digital Subscriber Line), etc.
- wireless technology infrared, microwave, etc.
- system and "network” used in this specification are used interchangeably.
- base station BS, Base Station
- radio base station eNB
- gNB gNodeB
- cell gNodeB
- cell group femtocell
- carrier femtocell
- a base station may house one or more (eg three) cells (also called sectors). When a base station accommodates multiple cells, the entire coverage area of the base station can be divided into multiple smaller areas, and each smaller area can also be connected by a base station subsystem (for example, a small base station for indoor use (Remote Radio Head (RRH, RRH, Remote Radio Head)) to provide communication services.
- a base station subsystem for example, a small base station for indoor use (Remote Radio Head (RRH, RRH, Remote Radio Head)
- RRH Remote Radio Head
- the term "cell” or “sector” refers to a part or the entire coverage area of a base station and/or a base station subsystem that provides communication services in the coverage.
- mobile station MS, Mobile Station
- user terminal user terminal
- UE User Equipment
- terminal mobile station
- a mobile station is also sometimes referred to by those skilled in the art as subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other appropriate term.
- radio base stations in this specification may be replaced by user terminals.
- each mode/embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to a configuration in which communication between a radio base station and a user terminal is replaced with communication between multiple user terminals (D2D, Device-to-Device).
- D2D Device-to-Device
- the functions of the first communication device or the second communication device in the above-mentioned device 1100 may be regarded as functions of the user terminal.
- words like "up” and “down” can be replaced with "side”.
- uplink channels can also be replaced by side channels.
- the user terminal in this specification can also be replaced by a wireless base station.
- the above-mentioned functions of the user terminal may be regarded as functions of the first communication device or the second communication device.
- a specific operation performed by a base station may also be performed by an upper node (upper node) in some cases.
- various actions for communication with the terminal can be performed through the base station or one or more networks other than the base station.
- Nodes such as Mobility Management Entity (MME, Mobility Management Entity), Serving-Gateway (S-GW, Serving-Gateway) can be considered, but not limited to this), or their combination.
- LTE Long-term evolution
- LTE-A Long-term evolution
- LTE-B Long-term evolution
- LTE-Beyond Super 3rd generation mobile communication system
- IMT-Advanced 4th generation mobile communication system
- 4G 4th generation mobile communication system
- 5G 5th generation mobile communication system
- FAA Future Radio Access
- New-RAT Radio Access Technology
- NR New Radio
- NX New radio access
- FX Future generation radio access
- GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
- CDMA3000 Code Division Multiple Access 3000
- UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband
- IEEE 920.11 Wi-Fi (registered trademark)
- IEEE 920.16 WiMA
- any reference to an element using designations such as “first”, “second”, etc. used in this specification does not limit the quantity or order of these elements comprehensively. These designations may be used in this specification as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more units. Thus, a reference to a first unit and a second unit does not mean that only two units may be used or that the first unit must precede the second unit in some fashion.
- determining (determining) used in this specification may include various actions. For example, regarding “judgment (determination)”, calculation (calculating), calculation (computing), processing (processing), derivation (deriving), investigation (investigating), search (looking up) (such as table, database, or other Searching in the data structure), ascertaining (ascertaining) and the like are regarded as performing "judgment (determination)”. In addition, regarding “judgment (determination)”, receiving (receiving) (such as receiving information), transmitting (transmitting) (such as sending information), input (input), output (output), accessing (accessing) (such as access to data in the internal memory), etc., are deemed to be "judgment (determination)”.
- judgment (determination) resolving (resolving), selecting (selecting), selecting (choosing), establishing (establishing), comparing (comparing), etc. can also be regarded as performing "judgment (determination)”. That is, regarding "judgment (determination)", several actions can be regarded as making "judgment (determination)”.
- connection refers to any direct or indirect connection or combination between two or more units, which can be Including the following cases: between two units that are “connected” or “combined” with each other, there is one or more intermediate units.
- the combination or connection between units may be physical or logical, or a combination of both. For example, "connect” could also be replaced with "access”.
- two units may be considered to be connected by the use of one or more wires, cables, and/or printed electrical connections, and, as several non-limiting and non-exhaustive examples, by the use of , the microwave region, and/or the electromagnetic energy of the wavelength of the light (both visible light and invisible light) region, etc., are “connected” or “combined” with each other.
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- 一种客户前置装置(CPE),包括:接收单元,被配置为接收业务量负载信息和配置信息中的至少一个;控制单元,被配置为根据所述业务量负载信息和配置信息中的至少一个确定所述客户前置装置进入开启状态或非开启状态,所述非开启状态至少包括休眠状态。
- 如权利要求1所述的客户前置装置,其中,在所述休眠状态下,当关于所述客户前置装置的条件被满足时,所述控制单元确定所述客户前置装置转换到与所述休眠状态不同的其他状态。
- 如权利要求1所述的客户前置装置,其中,所述接收单元还被配置为从高空平台站接收所述配置信息,以及所述控制单元还被配置为在所述休眠状态下根据所述配置信息确定所述客户前置装置转换到与所述休眠状态不同的其他状态。
- 如权利要求1-3中任一一项所述的客户前置装置,其中,所述休眠状态包括全休眠状态,所述控制单元在所述全休眠状态下仅用于确定所述客户前置装置转换到与所述全休眠状态不同的其他状态。
- 如权利要求1-3中任一一项所述的客户前置装置,其中,所述休眠状态包括半休眠状态,所述客户前置装置还包括:发送单元,被配置为在所述半休眠状态下,以预定时间间隔发送用于检测业务量负载的参考信号。
- 如权利要求5所述的客户前置装置,其中,在所述半休眠状态下,所述发送单元还被配置为根据所述业务量负载信息向所述高空平台站发送业务量负载报告。
- 如权利要求3所述的客户前置装置,还包括:发送单元,被配置为在所述控制单元确定所述客户前置装置从所述休眠状态转换到与所述休眠状态不同的其他状态之后或者在所述控制单元确定所述客户前置装置从与所述休眠状态不同的所述其他状态转换到所述休眠状态之后,向所述高空平台站发送表示转换后的状态的信息。
- 如权利要求3所述的客户前置装置,其中,所述客户前置装置作为分布式单元(DU)而被配置,所述高空平台站作为中心式单元(CU)而被配置。
- 一种高空平台站(HAPS),包括:控制单元,被配置为确定客户前置装置进入开启状态或非开启状态,所述非开启状态至少包括休眠状态;发送单元,被配置为发送用于指示所述客户前置装置进入所述开启状态或所述非开启状态的配置信息。
- 如权利要求9所述的高空平台站,还包括:接收单元,被配置为接收从所述客户前置装置发送的业务量负载报告,所述控制单元基于所述业务量负载报告而确定所述客户前置装置进入所述开启状态或所述非开启状态。
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