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- the present invention relates to a wireless relay device and a wireless relay method.
- the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has specified the 5th generation mobile communication system (also called 5G, New Radio (NR) or Next Generation (NG)), and the next generation specification called Beyond 5G, 5G Evolution or 6G We are also proceeding with 5G, 5G Evolution or 6G We are also proceeding with 5G, 5G Evolution or 6G We are also proceeding with 5G, 5G Evolution or 6G We are also proceeding with 5G, 5G Evolution or 6G We are also proceeding with 5G, 5G Evolution or 6G
- next-generation communication is expected to use high-frequency bands, but it is necessary to improve communication quality in terms of a decrease in the number of scattering objects, a decrease in shadowing effects, and an increase in distance attenuation. It is expected that beam control and an environment that guarantees
- Non-Patent Document 1 pp. 15 -16 etc.
- a radio wave source such as a base station or terminal (User Equipment, UE)
- UE User Equipment
- RIS reflector
- An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless relay device and a wireless relay method capable of relaying.
- the radio relay device which is one aspect of the present disclosure, controls the relay state of at least beams when relaying radio waves from radio base stations (radio base stations 100, 150) or terminals (UE 200) without signal interpretation.
- control unit 330 controls the relay state of at least beams when relaying radio waves from radio base stations (radio base stations 100, 150) or terminals (UE 200) without signal interpretation.
- control unit 330 controls the relay state of at least beams when relaying radio waves from radio base stations (radio base stations 100, 150) or terminals (UE 200) without signal interpretation.
- control unit 330 controls the relay state of at least beams when relaying radio waves from radio base stations (radio base stations 100, 150) or terminals (UE 200) without signal interpretation.
- control unit 330 controls the relay state of at least beams when relaying radio waves from radio base stations (radio base stations 100, 150) or terminals (UE 200) without signal interpretation.
- control unit 330 controls the relay state of at least beams when relaying radio waves from radio base stations (radio
- a radio relay method which is one aspect of the present disclosure, includes a receiving step of receiving control information from a radio base station (radio base stations 100, 150) or a terminal (UE 200), and a radio base station (radio base stations 100, 150). and a control step of controlling the relay state for at least the beam when relaying without interpretation, wherein the control step controls the relay state for the beam based on the control information.
- FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram of a radio communication system 10.
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a basic configuration diagram of a network using the wireless relay device 300.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block configuration diagram of the wireless relay device 300.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a typical problem when using a high frequency band.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the transmitting antennas (Tx) of the base station 150A and the like, the relay antennas (Sx) of the reflective radio relay apparatus 300, and the receiving antennas (Rx) of the UE 200 and the like.
- FIG. Tx transmitting antennas
- Sx relay antennas
- Rx receiving antennas
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the transmitting antennas (Tx) of the base station 150A and the like, the relay antennas (Sx) of the transparent radio relay apparatus 300, and the receiving antennas (Rx) of the UE 200 and the like.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a relationship between radio relay apparatus 300 and base station 100 or UE 200 and control information signaling.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of selecting beams transmitted and received by the RIS in the MetaStructure.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of selecting beams to be transmitted to and received from the RIS by MetaStructure.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an operation example of the wireless relay device 300. As shown in FIG. FIG. FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an operation example of the wireless relay device 300.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an operation example of the wireless relay device 300.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an operation example of the wireless relay device 300.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an operation example of the wireless relay device 300.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of UE 200, radio relay apparatus 300, and the like.
- FIG. 1 is an overall schematic configuration diagram showing an example of a radio communication system 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the radio communication system 10 is, for example, a radio communication system conforming to 5G New Radio (NR) or 6G, and is composed of multiple radio base stations and multiple terminals.
- NR 5G New Radio
- 6G 6th Generationан ⁇
- the radio communication system 10 includes a radio base station 100, radio base stations 150A to 150D, and a user terminal 200 (UE 200, User Equipment).
- UE 200 User Equipment
- the radio base station 100 is, for example, a radio base station according to 5G to 6G and forms a cell C1.
- the cell C1 is a relatively large cell and is called a macrocell.
- the radio base stations 150A to 150D are also radio base stations conforming to 5G to 6G, but form relatively small cells C11 to C14, respectively.
- Cells C11 to C14 may be called small cells or semi-macro cells. As shown in FIG. 1, cells C11 to C14 may be formed so as to be included in (overlay with) cell C1 (macrocell).
- a macro cell is generally interpreted as a communicable area with a radius of several hundred meters to several tens of kilometers covered by one radio base station. Also, a small cell is interpreted as a generic term for cells that have low transmission power and cover a smaller area than a macro cell.
- the radio base station 100 and the radio base stations 150A to 150D may be denoted as gNodeB (gNB) or BS (Base Station).
- the UE 200 may be written as an MS or the like.
- the specific configuration of the radio communication system 10 including the numbers and types of radio base stations and terminals is not limited to the example shown in FIG.
- the wireless communication system 10 is not necessarily limited to a wireless communication system according to 5G or 6G.
- the wireless communication system 10 may be a 6G next-generation wireless communication system or a wireless communication system according to Long Term Evolution (LTE).
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- the radio base station 100 and the radio base stations 150A to 150D perform radio communication with the UE 200 according to 5G or 6G.
- the radio base station 100 and radio base stations 150A to 150D and UE 200 control radio signals transmitted from a plurality of antenna elements to generate beams BM with higher directivity.
- Carrier aggregation (CA) that bundles carriers (CC), dual connectivity (DC) that simultaneously communicates between a UE and two NG-RAN nodes, and radio backhaul between radio communication nodes such as gNBs and radio access to UE are integrated, such as Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB).
- CA Carrier aggregation
- CC bundles carriers
- DC dual connectivity
- radio backhaul between radio communication nodes such as gNBs and radio access to UE are integrated, such as Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB).
- IAB Integrated Access and Backhaul
- the wireless communication system 10 can also support high frequency bands higher than the following frequency ranges (FR) defined in 3GPP Release 15.
- FR frequency ranges
- FR1 410MHz to 7.125GHz
- FR2 24.25GHz to 52.6GHz
- the wireless communication system 10 supports frequency bands exceeding 52.6 GHz and up to 114.25 GHz.
- FR4 belongs to the so-called EHF (extremely high frequency, also called millimeter waves).
- FR4 is a tentative name and may be called by another name.
- the wireless communication system 10 also includes a wireless relay device 300.
- the radio relay device 300 may be described as a reflector (RIS), a phase control reflector, a passive repeater, an IRS (Intelligent Reflecting Surface), and the like.
- RIS reflector
- Specific examples of reflectors (RIS) may be those called metamaterial reflectors, dynamic metasurfaces, metasurface lenses, and the like (see Non-Patent Document 1).
- radio relay apparatus 300 relays a radio signal transmitted from a radio base station (for example, radio base station 150A) (in the description of the present embodiment, "reflection", “transmission”, “ At least one of "concentration” (concentrating radio waves to approximately one point) and “diffraction” may be referred to as “relay”).
- the UE 200 can receive radio signals relayed by the radio relay device 300 .
- the radio relay device 300 may relay the radio signal transmitted from the UE200.
- the same can be said for the base stations 100 (including 150; the same applies hereinafter). That is, radio relay apparatus 300 relays radio signals from radio base station 100 or terminal 200 .
- the radio relay device 300 can change the phase of the radio signal relayed to the terminal 200.
- radio relay apparatus 300 may be called a variable phase reflector.
- radio relay apparatus 300 may be described as having a function of changing the phase of a radio signal and relaying it, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the wireless relay device 300 may be called a repeater, a relay device, a reflect array, an IRS, a transmit array, or the like.
- the wireless relay device 300 such as RIS may be called a battery less device, a metamaterial functional device, an intelligent reflecting surface, a smart repeater, or the like.
- the wireless relay device 300 such as RIS may be defined as having the following functions. [UE function] ⁇ Reception function of signals sent from BS (e.g.
- DL (downlink) signal SSB (SS Block)
- PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
- PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel
- DM-RS DeModulation Reference Signal
- PT-RS Phase Tracking Reference Signal
- CSI-RS Channel Status Information Reference Signal
- RIS dedicated signal Reception of information related to the following metamaterial functions and transmission of signals to BS (e.g.
- UL (uplink) signal PRACH (Random Access Channel Preamble), PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel), PUSCH Physical Uplink Control Channel, DM- RS, PT-RS, SRS (Sounding Reference Signal), RIS dedicated signal) Transmission of information related to the following metamaterial functions Frame synchronization function with BS [metamaterial function] Ability to reflect signals sent from BS or UE (e.g. phase change) Beam control functions (e.g. TCI (Transmission Configuration Indication)-state, QCL (Quasi Co Location) control functions, beam selection application, spatial filter/precoding weight selection application) Ability to change the power of signals sent from the BS or UE (e.g. power amplification)
- Beam control functions e.g. TCI (Transmission Configuration Indication)-state, QCL (Quasi Co Location) control functions, beam selection application, spatial filter/precoding weight selection application
- receiving and transmitting and “relaying" in the wireless relay device 300 such as RIS mean that although the following predetermined function A is performed, transmission is performed without performing predetermined function B.
- the amplitude may be amplified when the phase is changed in the wireless relay device 300 such as the RIS.
- “relay” in the wireless relay device 300 such as RIS means transmitting the received signal as it is without performing layer 2/3 level processing, transmitting the signal received at the physical layer level as it is, Alternatively, it may mean transmitting the received signal as it is without signal interpretation (at that time, phase change, amplitude amplification, etc. may be performed).
- the radio relay apparatus 300 can control at least the relay state regarding beams when relaying radio waves from the radio base station 100 or the terminal 200 without signal interpretation.
- FIG. 2 is a basic configuration diagram of a network using the wireless relay device 300. As shown in FIG.
- the radio relay device 300 intervenes between the radio base station 150A (other radio base station 100 or the like) and the UE 200, and is interposed between the radio base station 150A and the UE 200. relays (reflects, transmits, aggregates, diffracts, etc.) radio signals transmitted and received in
- the radio base station 150A and the UE 200 directly transmit and receive radio signals without going through the radio relay device 300 when the radio quality is good.
- the radio relay device 300 relays radio signals transmitted and received between the radio base station 150A and the UE 200.
- the radio relay apparatus 300 generates propagation path information between the radio wave source such as the radio base station 150A and the UE 200 and the relay antenna based on the change in received power during control of the variable section 303 such as a variable phase shifter.
- H PT and H RP are estimated, and based on the estimated propagation path information, a variable section 303 such as a variable phase shifter is controlled to relay the radio signal to the radio wave receiving destination such as the UE 200 .
- the radio relay apparatus 300 controls the variable section 303 such as a variable phase shifter based on the control information received from the radio base station 150A or the UE 200.
- the radio signal may be relayed toward the radio wave reception destination such as the UE 200.
- a propagation path or a propagation channel is an individual communication path for wireless communication, and here is a communication path between each transmitting/receiving antenna (BS ant. and MS ant., etc. in the figure).
- the radio relay device 300 includes a small multi-element antenna 301 compatible with Massive MIMO, and a variable phase shifter or phase shifter 303 that changes the phase of a radio signal, substantially a radio wave, to a specific phase, Phase shifter 303 is used to control the phase of radio waves relayed to UE 200 or radio base station 150A.
- a specific phase control method may be referred to for a specific phase control method.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block configuration diagram of the wireless relay device 300.
- radio relay device 300 includes antenna 301 , variable section 303 , control section 330 and information acquisition section 350 .
- the antenna 301 is at least one antenna connected to the variable section 303, as will be described later with reference to FIGS.
- antenna 301 may be arranged as an array antenna.
- antenna 301 may be particularly called a relay antenna.
- variable section 303 is connected to the antenna 301 and can change the phase, load, amplitude, and the like.
- variable section 303 may be a variable phase shifter, a phase shifter, an amplifier, or the like. For example, by changing the phase of the radio wave that reaches the relay antenna from the radio wave source, the direction and beam of the radio wave can be changed.
- the control unit 330 is control means for controlling the variable unit 303.
- control section 330 functions as a control section that controls at least the relay state regarding beams when radio waves from radio base station 100 or terminal 200 are relayed without signal interpretation.
- the control unit 330 may change the relay state based on control information received from the radio base station 100.
- FIG. the control unit 330 may select appropriate reception beams and transmission beams (directions) based on control information such as SSB, and control the variable unit 303 for this purpose.
- the control information may be a combination of beams between the radio base station 100 and the radio relay device 300 and beams between the UE 200 and the radio relay device 300 (for example, mapping information for the former and the latter).
- control unit 330 for example, based on information (including information and control information estimated from the reception state) on the propagation path between the UE 200 or the radio base station 150A and the relay antenna 301 can control the variable unit 303.
- the control unit 330 changes the phase of the radio wave received from the radio base station 150A by using a known method such as an active repeater or RIS, without using transmission power, thereby changing the phase of the radio wave receiving destination (in this case, UE 200) can be relayed in a specific direction.
- control section 330 controls the phase of the radio signal for relaying to UE 200 or radio base station 150A based on estimated HPT and HRP.
- the wireless relay device 300 controls (changes) only the phase of the wireless signal (radio wave) by the control unit 330, and relays the wireless signal without power supply without amplifying the power of the wireless signal to be relayed. You may
- the control unit 330 may determine whether the control information received by the receiving unit 350 is addressed to itself.
- the RIS 300 may determine whether the control information (DCI, etc.) is addressed to itself by the RNTI (Radio Network Temporary Identifier) that scrambles the CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) of DCI.
- the RIS 300 may determine which of the fields such as DCI is addressed to itself based on higher layer settings.
- control unit 330 may control the time until the beam relay state is changed based on the control information, and controls the application period of the beam relay state control based on the control information. may A specific example will be described later.
- information acquiring section 350 functions as a receiving section that acquires control information from radio base station 150A in the present embodiment.
- the information acquisition unit 350 receives various signals such as SSB (including various signals exemplified in the UE function and the metamaterial function described above) transmitted from the radio base station 150A or the UE 200 as control information.
- the information acquisition unit 350 may receive setting information for receiving beam-related control information.
- the information acquisition unit 350 may function as a transmission unit that transmits response information in response to reception of control information to the radio base station 100.
- the information acquisition unit 350 based on the reception state (eg, change in received power, etc.) during the control of the variable unit 303, the propagation between the radio wave source (eg, radio base station 150A, UE200) and the relay antenna 301 Path information (H PT , H RP ) may be estimated.
- the radio wave source eg, radio base station 150A, UE200
- the relay antenna 301 Path information (H PT , H RP ) may be estimated.
- H PT and H RP can be expressed as follows.
- M is the number of terminal (receiving) antennas
- N is the number of radio base station (transmitting) antennas
- K is the number of relay antennas.
- the propagation path information (propagation channel information) on each propagation path is specifically information such as amplitude and phase, and in the present embodiment, it is information estimated on the propagation path of the radio waves arriving at relay antenna 301.
- the information acquisition unit 350 detects changes in received power when switching the phase of the variable unit 303 of each relay antenna 301 in an array to orthogonal, based on the same principle as I/Q (In-phase/Quadrature) detection. , the propagation path information of the relay antenna 301 may be estimated.
- Massive MIMO generally means MIMO communication using an antenna having 100 or more antenna elements, and enables faster wireless communication than before due to the effect of multiplexing multiple streams.
- Advanced beamforming (BF) is also possible.
- the beam width can be dynamically changed depending on the frequency band used, the state of the UE 200, or the like. Also, it is possible to increase the received signal power by beam forming (BF) gain by using a narrow beam. Furthermore, effects such as reduction of interference and effective use of radio resources can be expected.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a typical problem when using a high frequency band.
- a high frequency band of several GHz to several tens of GHz or more when used, dead zones are likely to occur due to the strong straightness of radio waves. If the line between the radio base station 150A and the UE 200 is visible, there is no effect on radio communication between the radio base station 150A and the UE 200 even if the high frequency band is used.
- an obstacle OB such as a building or tree, the radio quality is greatly degraded. In other words, when the UE 200 moves to the dead zone blocked by the obstacle OB, communication may be interrupted.
- the dead zone is eliminated, and the communication within the wireless communication system 10 is not interrupted. It is important that the device and the terminal continue to be connected.
- radio wave propagation control devices such as active repeaters and RIS.
- radio wave propagation control devices come in passive and active types, but the passive type has the advantage of not requiring control information, but cannot follow moving objects and environmental changes.
- the active type requires control information and has the disadvantage of increasing overhead. , environmental changes, etc. can be followed.
- FB feedback
- propagation path information norms propagation path information norms.
- the variable type radio wave propagation control device searches for the optimum condition by having the UE etc. feed back the communication state when the load (phase) state is changed at random.
- the propagation path information standard the load state is determined based on the propagation path information between the radio base station and the radio wave propagation control device, and optimum radio wave propagation control becomes possible. In this embodiment, any type can be applied.
- Non-Patent Document 1 As relay methods, there are types such as reflection, transmission, diffraction, and consolidation. See Non-Patent Document 1, etc.).
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the transmitting antennas (Tx) of the base station 150A and the like, the relay antennas (Sx) of the transparent radio relay apparatus 300, and the receiving antennas (Rx) of the UE 200 and the like.
- Tx transmitting antennas
- Sx relay antennas
- Rx receiving antennas
- MIMO is taken as an example, and there are a plurality of propagation paths between Tx-Sx and a plurality of propagation paths between Sx-Rx. controls variable section 303 such as a variable phase shifter of antenna 301 to relay radio waves.
- the arrayed relay antennas 301 are arranged facing the same direction. Thereby, the propagation path of relay antenna 301 can be estimated based on the reception state observed when the phase condition of relay antenna 301 is changed in a plurality of ways.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the transmitting antennas (Tx) of the base station 150A and the like, the relay antennas (Sx) of the transparent radio relay apparatus 300, and the receiving antennas (Rx) of the UE 200 and the like.
- MIMO is taken as an example, and there are a plurality of propagation paths between Tx-Sx and a plurality of propagation paths between Sx-Rx.
- the reference antenna 301A and the relay antenna 301 are arranged in pairs facing opposite directions so that radio waves arriving from one side can be relayed to the other side.
- a power detector or the like may be configured to detect the power reaching relay antenna 301, and the reception state may be measured.
- the propagation path of relay antenna 301 can be estimated based on the received signals observed when the phase conditions of relay antenna 301 are changed in a plurality of ways.
- Example of control by control information An example of a method of controlling the relay state regarding beams based on the control information received by the radio relay device 300 from the base station 100 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9. .
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship between the radio relay device 300 and the base station 100 or the UE 200 for signaling control information.
- signaling is performed between the radio relay device 300 and the base station 100 or the UE 200 in order to perform beam control of the radio relay device 300 such as RIS.
- the transmitted and received signals contain control information for beam selection, and the reception quality of the transmitted beam and the like are fed back.
- 8 and 9 are diagrams showing examples of selecting beams transmitted and received by the RIS using control information.
- the beam selection in the control information allows the RIS 300 to properly select the beams it transmits/receives. Also, as shown in FIG. 9, the base station 100 or the UE 200 can appropriately select a beam to direct when transmitting to the RIS or a beam to receive from the RIS.
- RIS Operation example
- FIG. 7 an operation example of the wireless relay device 300 such as the RIS will be described below. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the operation of communicating control information between the base station and the RIS and determining the operation of the RIS based on the control information will be described.
- At least one of the following may be performed. Synchronization with discovered base station / Synchronization with connected mobile station / Synchronization between connected base station and mobile station / Beam selection based on information from connected base station Beam selection based on information from mobile station Feedback specification accompanying Meta Structure control Signaling mechanism for RIS beam control Beam selection by RIS Beam switching when multiple mobile stations exist Communication quality report to cooperative base station/mobile station by multiple RIS
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an operation example of the wireless relay device 300 in this embodiment.
- a wireless relay device 300 such as a RIS controls the relay state of relay beams based on control information received from the base station 100 .
- the radio relay apparatus 300 may perform the following operation as the initial connection procedure with the radio base station 100.
- the RIS may discover base stations with which it can synchronize/connect.
- a RIS may be found on a base station with which it can synchronize/connect.
- RIS performs operations related to synchronization/connection with the base station. For example, RIS synchronizes based on the SSB sent from the base station and sends a connection request to the base station.
- ⁇ Initial connection between base station and mobile station Receives and transmits signals related to initial connection sent from base station and mobile station (beam control in RIS) For example, the RIS directs the beam according to each SSB index
- the radio relay device 300 may perform the following operations when performing beam control (beam control based on control information from the base station) in communication after connection establishment between the base station and the mobile station. Note that beam control may be performed in a UE-specific manner.
- RIS receives and decodes control information from base station
- the RIS may receive and decode CSI information from the base station and location information of mobile stations and base stations in order to perform beam control.
- ⁇ RIS controls beams based on control information received and decoded from base stations. For example, beam switching when there are multiple mobile stations.
- ⁇ RIS reports information related to communication to base stations. For example, communication quality on the RIS side. is reported to the base station by the RIS
- Proposal 1 Beam selection based on the value set by RRC
- Proposal 2 Beam selection based on received MAC CE
- Proposal 3 Beam selection based on received DCI
- Proposal 3-1 RIS can determine whether DCI is addressed to itself by RNTI that scrambles CRC of DCI
- Proposal 3-2 RIS may determine which DCI fields are addressed to it based on higher layer configuration
- Proposal 4-1 Time to beam application based on received beam information
- Proposal 4-2 Time for beam change/frequency difference required to point different beams at the same time
- Proposal 5 Application period for received beam selection information
- Proposal 5-1 Beams selected based on received information may be used until predetermined conditions are met
- Proposal 6 Settings related to information reception for beam selection Proposal
- FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an operation example between the RIS 300 and the base station 100.
- the RIS reports to the base station information on beams that can be directed to the UE.
- RIS capability information is reported to the base station (eg, the number of beams that the RIS can direct, the direction or angle of the beam that the RIS can direct).
- Step 2 beam selection is performed by RRC based on control information from the base station.
- the RIS may receive beam selection information in an upper layer signal as control information and select a beam based on the parameters set by the RRC.
- the RIS receives beam selection information by MAC CE as control information.
- the RIS receives beam selection information as control information at the MAC CE.
- the RIS may select beams based on beam selection information and MAC CE set by RRC.
- the RIS receives beam selection information by DCI.
- the RIS may receive beam selection information in DCI as control information.
- the RIS may select beams based on the beam selection information set by RRC/MAC CE and DCI. Note that a group common or RIS-specific RNTI dedicated to RIS, or the same RNTI as the UE may be set.
- beam relaying is a process of converting the phase of a received signal into a specific phase, which can also be called a spatial filter or weight.
- the RIS may receive information on beam selection from the base station as control information in an upper layer signal.
- beam selection may be performed based on the value set by RRC. For example, the following information may be received to select a beam.
- the RIS may select a beam based on beam pattern information for a specific period. For example, one or more beam patterns between SSB periodicity, TDD pattern, number radio frames/slots/symbols may be set, and beams may be selected based on one beam pattern.
- the RIS may also report the number of beam patterns that can be set.
- different beam patterns may be set depending on the frequency.
- a bitmap or SLIV representation may be used to set a beam pattern as shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, when there are many UEs in the direction of beam 2, more resources for beam 2 can be set.
- the RIS may receive the MAC CE and select beams based on the received MAC CE.
- the RIS may report to the base station whether beam selection based on MAC CE is possible.
- the RIS may select a beam based on multiple beam patterns configured by RRC and the received MAC CE.
- one or more specific beam patterns may be activated/deactivated.
- the RIS may also report the number of beam patterns that can be activated.
- beam selection based on the received MAC CE may be performed only for a certain period after reception.
- the specific period may be determined based on predetermined rules/RRC settings/MAC CE.
- the RIS may select a beam by changing part of the beam pattern received by RRC based on MAC CE.
- Beam selection based on MAC CE which holds beam information at a specific time/frequency. At this time, beam selection based on the received MAC CE may be performed only for a certain period of time after reception.In addition, the specific period may be determined based on a predetermined rule / RRC setting / MAC CE.
- the RIS may receive DCI and select beams based on the received DCI. Also, the RIS may report to the base station whether DCI-based beam selection is possible. The RIS may also select a beam based on multiple beam patterns activated by the MAC CE and the received DCI.
- beam selection based on the received DCI may be performed only for a certain period after reception.
- the specific time period may be determined based on predefined rules/RRC settings/MAC CE/DCI.
- RIS may select a beam by changing part of the beam pattern received by RRC based on DCI. Beams may be selected based on DCI, which holds beam information at specific times/frequencies. At this time, beam selection based on the received DCI may be performed only for a certain period after reception. The specific time period may be determined based on predefined rules/RRC settings/MAC CE/DCI.
- the RIS may determine whether the DCI is addressed to itself by the RNTI that scrambles the CRC of the DCI. You may determine whether it is addressed to you based on the RNTI that identifies one RIS (eg C-RNTI).
- the RNTI that identifies the RIS may be shared with the UE, or the RNTI dedicated to the RIS may be used.
- the RIS may determine which of the DCI fields are addressed to it based on higher layer settings.
- Option 1 Set a group in the upper layer, and determine the DCI field scrambled by the RNTI corresponding to the set group as the address
- Option 2 Set in the upper layer for each DCI format, and the corresponding RNTI It determines that the DCI field scrambled by is addressed to itself.
- the information based on the received beam may be set and reported according to RRC, MAC CE, and DCI, as shown in FIG.
- the RIS may apply the received beam-based information some time after receiving.
- the RIS may determine the time to beam application based on received beam information based on predetermined rules or RRC settings or MAC CE or DCI.
- the RIS may report how long it takes for the received beam-based information to be applied after it is received.
- the RIS may report in RRC or MAC CE the time to beam application based on received beam information.
- the RIS may report the time required for beam switching (eg RRC or MAC CE).
- the RIS may report the frequency difference required when pointing different beams simultaneously (eg RRC, MAC CE).
- the beam change time/frequency difference required to point different beams at the same time may be determined based on certain rules (e.g. the RIS operates so that the beam change time is minimized).
- beams selected based on received information may be used until a predetermined condition is met. e.g. until information for beam selection is received e.g. until the connection between the base station and the RIS is no longer maintained e.g. , start a timer, until a given time elapses If information for beam selection is received or beam selection/change is performed based on the received information while the timer is running, the timer may be reset.
- a predetermined operation may be performed after a predetermined condition is satisfied.
- Proposal 7 A signal may be sent to the base station upon receiving information for beam selection.
- DCI related to information reception for beam selection may include information (slots/resources) related to response transmission Example. For example, it may be determined based on the completion timing of beam selection/change.
- the radio relay device is a control unit (control unit 330 ), and a receiving unit (information acquisition unit 350) that receives control information from the radio base stations (radio base stations 100 and 150), and a control unit (control unit 330) determines the relay state of the beam based on the control information. Control.
- the radio relay apparatus 300 obtains information about the propagation path between the base station and the UE by obtaining beam control information from the radio base station, and appropriately adjusts the reflector (RIS). Beams can be relayed under control.
- RIS reflector
- the wireless relay device 300 determines whether the received control information is addressed to itself. can give
- this embodiment controls the time until the beam relay state is changed based on the control information, beam relay can be appropriately performed according to the capabilities of the RIS and the like.
- this embodiment controls the application period of the relay state control for the beam based on the control information, it is possible to appropriately perform the beam relay according to the capabilities of the RIS and the like.
- this embodiment receives setting information for receiving control information related to beams, it is possible to set appropriate control information.
- this embodiment further includes a transmission unit that transmits response information to the reception of control information to the radio base station, it is possible to respond whether or not the control information has been received from the base station.
- radio signals in the direction from the terminal to the radio base station are also included. may be controlled.
- each functional block may be implemented using one device physically or logically coupled, or directly or indirectly using two or more physically or logically separate devices (e.g. , wired, wireless, etc.) and may be implemented using these multiple devices.
- a functional block may be implemented by combining software in the one device or the plurality of devices.
- Functions include judging, determining, determining, calculating, calculating, processing, deriving, investigating, searching, checking, receiving, transmitting, outputting, accessing, resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, assuming, expecting, assuming, Broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, assigning, etc. can't
- a functional block (component) that performs transmission is called a transmitting unit or transmitter.
- the implementation method is not particularly limited.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of hardware configurations of the base station 100, UE 200 and radio relay apparatus 300.
- base station 100, UE 200 and radio relay device 300 are configured as computer devices including processor 1001, memory 1002, storage 1003, communication device 1004, input device 1005, output device 1006 and bus 1007. may
- the term "apparatus” can be read as a circuit, device, unit, or the like.
- the hardware configuration of the device may be configured to include one or more of each device shown in the figure, or may be configured without some of the devices.
- Each functional block of the wireless relay device 300 (see FIG. 3) is realized by any hardware element of the computer device or a combination of the hardware elements.
- each function or part of the functions in the wireless relay device 300 is performed by the processor 1001 by loading predetermined software (program) on hardware such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002, and the communication device 1004 performs the calculation. It may be realized by controlling communication or controlling at least one of reading and writing of data in memory 1002 and storage 1003 .
- a processor 1001 operates an operating system and controls the entire computer.
- the processor 1001 may be configured by a central processing unit (CPU) including interfaces with peripheral devices, a control unit, an arithmetic unit, registers, and the like.
- CPU central processing unit
- the processor 1001 reads programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 to the memory 1002, and executes various processes according to them.
- programs program codes
- software modules software modules
- data etc.
- the various processes described above may be executed by one processor 1001, or may be executed by two or more processors 1001 simultaneously or sequentially.
- Processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips. Note that the program may be transmitted from a network via an electric communication line.
- the memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium, and is composed of at least one of Read Only Memory (ROM), Erasable Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM (EEPROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), etc. may be
- ROM Read Only Memory
- EPROM Erasable Programmable ROM
- EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM
- RAM Random Access Memory
- the memory 1002 may also be called a register, cache, main memory (main storage device), or the like.
- the memory 1002 can store programs (program code), software modules, etc. capable of executing a method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium, for example, an optical disc such as a Compact Disc ROM (CD-ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disc, a magneto-optical disc (for example, a compact disc, a digital versatile disc, a Blu-ray disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy disk, magnetic strip, and/or the like.
- Storage 1003 may also be referred to as an auxiliary storage device.
- the recording medium described above may be, for example, a database, server, or other suitable medium including at least one of memory 1002 and storage 1003 .
- the communication device 1004 is hardware (transmitting/receiving device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also called a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, or the like.
- the communication device 1004 includes a high-frequency switch, duplexer, filter, frequency synthesizer, etc., for realizing at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD).
- FDD frequency division duplex
- TDD time division duplex
- the input device 1005 is an input device (for example, keyboard, mouse, microphone, switch, button, sensor, etc.) that receives input from the outside.
- the output device 1006 is an output device (eg, display, speaker, LED lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside. Note that the input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may be integrated (for example, a touch panel).
- each device such as the processor 1001 and the memory 1002 is connected by a bus 1007 for communicating information.
- the bus 1007 may be configured using a single bus, or may be configured using different buses between devices.
- the device includes hardware such as a microprocessor, digital signal processor (DSP), application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), programmable logic device (PLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc.
- DSP digital signal processor
- ASIC application specific integrated circuit
- PLD programmable logic device
- FPGA field programmable gate array
- notification of information is not limited to the aspects/embodiments described in the present disclosure, and may be performed using other methods.
- the notification of information may include physical layer signaling (e.g., Downlink Control Information (DCI), Uplink Control Information (UCI), higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling, broadcast information (Master Information Block (MIB), System Information Block (SIB), other signals, or combinations thereof, and RRC signaling may also be referred to as RRC messages, e.g., RRC Connection Setup ) message, RRC Connection Reconfiguration message, or the like.
- DCI Downlink Control Information
- UCI Uplink Control Information
- RRC signaling e.g., RRC signaling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling, broadcast information (Master Information Block (MIB), System Information Block (SIB), other signals, or combinations thereof
- RRC signaling may also be referred to as RRC messages, e.g., RRC Connection Setup ) message, R
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- LTE-A LTE-Advanced
- SUPER 3G IMT-Advanced
- 4th generation mobile communication system 4th generation mobile communication system
- 5G 5th generation mobile communication system
- 5G Beyond 5G
- 6G Future Radio Access
- NR New Radio
- W-CDMA® GSM®
- CDMA2000 Ultra Mobile Broadband
- UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband
- IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi (Registered Trademark)
- IEEE 802.16 WiMAX (Registered Trademark)
- IEEE 802.20 Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (Registered Trademark), or any other suitable system and any extensions based on these It may be applied to at least one of the generation systems.
- a plurality of systems may be applied in combination (for example, a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A and 5G).
- a specific operation that is performed by a base station in the present disclosure may be performed by its upper node in some cases.
- various operations performed for communication with a terminal may be performed by the base station and other network nodes other than the base station (e.g. MME or S-GW, etc., but not limited to).
- MME or S-GW network nodes
- the case where there is one network node other than the base station is exemplified above, it may be a combination of a plurality of other network nodes (for example, MME and S-GW).
- Information, signals can be output from a higher layer (or a lower layer) to a lower layer (or a higher layer). It may be input and output via multiple network nodes.
- Input/output information may be stored in a specific location (for example, memory) or managed using a management table. Input and output information may be overwritten, updated, or appended. The output information may be deleted. The entered information may be transmitted to other devices.
- the determination may be made by a value represented by one bit (0 or 1), by a true/false value (Boolean: true or false), or by numerical comparison (for example, a predetermined value).
- notification of predetermined information is not limited to being performed explicitly, but may be performed implicitly (for example, not notifying the predetermined information). good too.
- Software whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language or otherwise, includes instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, and software modules. , applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, procedures, functions, and the like.
- software, instructions, information, etc. may be transmitted and received via a transmission medium.
- the Software uses wired technology (coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), etc.) and/or wireless technology (infrared, microwave, etc.) to access websites, Wired and/or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission medium when sent from a server or other remote source.
- wired technology coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), etc.
- wireless technology infrared, microwave, etc.
- data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. may refer to voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. may be represented by a combination of
- the channel and/or symbols may be signaling.
- a signal may also be a message.
- a component carrier may also be called a carrier frequency, a cell, a frequency carrier, or the like.
- system and “network” used in this disclosure are used interchangeably.
- information, parameters, etc. described in the present disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, may be expressed using relative values from a predetermined value, or may be expressed using other corresponding information.
- radio resources may be indexed.
- base station BS
- radio base station fixed station
- NodeB NodeB
- eNodeB eNodeB
- gNodeB gNodeB
- a base station may also be referred to by terms such as macrocell, small cell, femtocell, picocell, and the like.
- a base station can accommodate one or more (eg, three) cells (also called sectors). When a base station accommodates multiple cells, the overall coverage area of the base station can be partitioned into multiple smaller areas, each smaller area corresponding to a base station subsystem (e.g., a small indoor base station (Remote Radio)). Head: RRH) can also provide communication services.
- a base station subsystem e.g., a small indoor base station (Remote Radio)
- Head: RRH can also provide communication services.
- cell refers to part or all of the coverage area of at least one of a base station and base station subsystem that provides communication services in this coverage.
- MS Mobile Station
- UE User Equipment
- a mobile station is defined by those skilled in the art as a 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 It may also be called a terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable term.
- At least one of the base station and mobile station may be called a transmitting device, a receiving device, a communication device, or the like.
- At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be a device mounted on a mobile object, the mobile object itself, or the like.
- the mobile object may be a vehicle (e.g., car, airplane, etc.), an unmanned mobile object (e.g., drone, self-driving car, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned ).
- at least one of the base station and the mobile station includes devices that do not necessarily move during communication operations.
- at least one of the base station and mobile station may be an Internet of Things (IoT) device such as a sensor.
- IoT Internet of Things
- the base station in the present disclosure may be read as a mobile station (user terminal, hereinafter the same).
- communication between a base station and a mobile station is replaced with communication between multiple mobile stations (for example, Device-to-Device (D2D), Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), etc.)
- the mobile station may have the functions that the base station has.
- words such as "up” and “down” may be replaced with words corresponding to inter-terminal communication (for example, "side”).
- uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. may be read as side channels.
- a mobile station in the present disclosure may be read as a base station.
- the base station may have the functions that the mobile station has.
- a radio frame may consist of one or more frames in the time domain. Each frame or frames in the time domain may be referred to as a subframe.
- a subframe may also consist of one or more slots in the time domain.
- a subframe may be a fixed time length (eg, 1 ms) independent of numerology.
- a numerology may be a communication parameter that applies to the transmission and/or reception of a signal or channel. Numerology, for example, subcarrier spacing (SCS), bandwidth, symbol length, cyclic prefix length, transmission time interval (TTI), number of symbols per TTI, radio frame structure, transmission and reception specific filtering operations performed by the receiver in the frequency domain, specific windowing operations performed by the transceiver in the time domain, and/or the like.
- SCS subcarrier spacing
- TTI transmission time interval
- number of symbols per TTI radio frame structure
- transmission and reception specific filtering operations performed by the receiver in the frequency domain specific windowing operations performed by the transceiver in the time domain, and/or the like.
- a slot may consist of one or more symbols (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) symbols, etc.) in the time domain.
- OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
- SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
- a slot may be a unit of time based on numerology.
- a slot may contain multiple mini-slots. Each minislot may consist of one or more symbols in the time domain. A minislot may also be referred to as a subslot. A minislot may consist of fewer symbols than a slot.
- a PDSCH (or PUSCH) that is transmitted in time units larger than a minislot may be referred to as PDSCH (or PUSCH) mapping type A.
- PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted using minislots may be referred to as PDSCH (or PUSCH) mapping type B.
- Radio frames, subframes, slots, minislots and symbols all represent time units when transmitting signals. Radio frames, subframes, slots, minislots and symbols may be referred to by other corresponding designations.
- one subframe may be called a transmission time interval (TTI)
- TTI transmission time interval
- multiple consecutive subframes may be called a TTI
- one slot or one minislot may be called a TTI. That is, at least one of the subframe and TTI may be a subframe (1ms) in existing LTE, may be a period shorter than 1ms (eg, 1-13 symbols), or a period longer than 1ms may be Note that the unit representing the TTI may be called a slot, minislot, or the like instead of a subframe.
- TTI refers to, for example, the minimum scheduling time unit in wireless communication.
- a base station performs scheduling to allocate radio resources (frequency bandwidth, transmission power, etc. that can be used by each user terminal) to each user terminal on a TTI basis.
- radio resources frequency bandwidth, transmission power, etc. that can be used by each user terminal
- the TTI may be a transmission time unit for channel-encoded data packets (transport blocks), code blocks, codewords, etc., or may be a processing unit for scheduling, link adaptation, etc. Note that when a TTI is given, the time interval (for example, the number of symbols) in which transport blocks, code blocks, codewords, etc. are actually mapped may be shorter than the TTI.
- one slot or one minislot is called a TTI
- one or more TTIs may be the minimum scheduling time unit.
- the number of slots (the number of mini-slots) constituting the minimum time unit of the scheduling may be controlled.
- a TTI with a time length of 1 ms may be called a normal TTI (TTI in LTE Rel.8-12), normal TTI, long TTI, normal subframe, normal subframe, long subframe, slot, etc.
- TTI that is shorter than a regular TTI may also be called a shortened TTI, a short TTI, a partial or fractional TTI, a shortened subframe, a short subframe, a minislot, a subslot, a slot, and so on.
- long TTI for example, normal TTI, subframe, etc.
- short TTI for example, shortened TTI, etc.
- a TTI having a TTI length greater than or equal to this value may be read as a replacement.
- a resource block is a resource allocation unit in the time domain and the frequency domain, and may include one or more consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain.
- the number of subcarriers included in an RB may be the same regardless of neurology, and may be 12, for example.
- the number of subcarriers included in an RB may be determined based on neumerology.
- the time domain of an RB may include one or more symbols and may be 1 slot, 1 minislot, 1 subframe, or 1 TTI long.
- One TTI, one subframe, etc. may each consist of one or more resource blocks.
- One or more RBs are physical resource blocks (Physical RB: PRB), sub-carrier groups (SCG), resource element groups (REG), PRB pairs, RB pairs, etc. may be called.
- PRB Physical resource blocks
- SCG sub-carrier groups
- REG resource element groups
- PRB pairs RB pairs, etc.
- a resource block may be composed of one or more resource elements (Resource Element: RE).
- RE resource elements
- 1 RE may be a radio resource region of 1 subcarrier and 1 symbol.
- a Bandwidth Part (which may also be called a Bandwidth Part) represents a subset of contiguous common resource blocks (RBs) for a neumerology in a carrier. good.
- the common RB may be identified by an RB index based on the common reference point of the carrier.
- PRBs may be defined in a BWP and numbered within that BWP.
- BWP may include BWP for UL (UL BWP) and BWP for DL (DL BWP).
- BWP may include BWP for UL (UL BWP) and BWP for DL (DL BWP).
- One or more BWPs may be configured in one carrier for a UE.
- At least one of the configured BWPs may be active, and the UE may not expect to transmit or receive a given signal/channel outside the active BWP.
- BWP bitmap
- radio frames, subframes, slots, minislots and symbols described above are only examples.
- the number of subframes included in a radio frame the number of slots per subframe or radio frame, the number of minislots included in a slot, the number of symbols and RBs included in a slot or minislot, the number of Configurations such as the number of subcarriers and the number of symbols in a TTI, symbol length, cyclic prefix (CP) length, etc.
- CP cyclic prefix
- connection means any direct or indirect connection or coupling between two or more elements, It can include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two elements being “connected” or “coupled.” Couplings or connections between elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, “connection” may be read as "access”.
- two elements are defined using at least one of one or more wires, cables and printed electrical connections and, as some non-limiting and non-exhaustive examples, in the radio frequency domain. , electromagnetic energy having wavelengths in the microwave and light (both visible and invisible) regions, and the like.
- the reference signal can also be abbreviated as Reference Signal (RS), and may also be called Pilot depending on the applicable standard.
- RS Reference Signal
- any reference to elements using the "first,” “second,” etc. designations used in this disclosure does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations may be used in this disclosure as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more elements. Thus, references to first and second elements do not imply that only two elements may be employed therein or that the first element must precede the second element in any way.
- determining and “determining” used in this disclosure may encompass a wide variety of actions.
- “Judgement” and “determination” are, for example, judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, searching, inquiring (eg, lookup in a table, database, or other data structure), ascertaining as “judged” or “determined”, and the like.
- "judgment” and “determination” are used for receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., transmitting information), input, output, access (accessing) (for example, accessing data in memory) may include deeming that a "judgment” or “decision” has been made.
- judgment and “decision” are considered to be “judgment” and “decision” by resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc. can contain.
- judgment and “decision” may include considering that some action is “judgment” and “decision”.
- judgment (decision) may be read as “assuming”, “expecting”, “considering”, or the like.
- a and B are different may mean “A and B are different from each other.”
- the term may also mean that "A and B are different from C”.
- Terms such as “separate,” “coupled,” etc. may also be interpreted in the same manner as “different.”
- Wireless communication system 100,150A ⁇ 150D Wireless base station 200 UE 300 radio relay device 301 relay antenna 303 variable part 330 control part C cell OB obstacle 1001 processor 1002 memory 1003 storage 1004 communication device 1005 input device 1006 output device 1007 bus
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Description
図1は、本実施形態に係る無線通信システム10の一例を示す全体概略構成図である。無線通信システム10は、一例として5G New Radio(NR)ないし6Gに従った無線通信システムであり、複数の無線基地局と、複数の端末とによって構成される。
・FR2:24.25 GHz~52.6 GHz
具体的には、無線通信システム10は、52.6GHzを超え、114.25GHzまでの周波数帯域に対応する。ここでは、このような高周波数帯域を、便宜上「FR4」と呼ぶ。FR4は、いわゆるEHF(extremely high frequency、ミリ波とも呼ばれる)に属する。なお、FR4は仮称であり、別の名称で呼ばれても構わない。
[UE機能]
・BSから送信される信号の受信機能(例: DL(downlink)信号,SSB(SS Block), PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel), DM-RS(DeModulation Reference Signal), PT-RS(Phase Tracking Reference Signal), CSI-RS(Channel Status Information Reference Signal), RIS専用信号)
下記メタマテリアル機能に係る情報の受信
・BSへの信号の送信機能(例: UL(uplink)信号,PRACH(Random Access Channel Preamble), PUCCH(Physical Uplink Control Channel), PUSCH Physical Uplink Control Channel, DM-RS, PT-RS, SRS (Sounding Reference Signal), RIS専用信号)
下記メタマテリアル機能に係る情報の送信
・BSとのフレーム同期機能
[メタマテリアル機能]
・BSまたはUEから送信された信号の反射機能(例: 位相変更)
Beam制御に係る機能(例: TCI(Transmission Configuration Indication)-state, QCL(Quasi Co Location)の制御に係る機能,beamの選択適用,spatial filter/precoding weightの選択適用)
・BSまたはUEから送信された信号の電力変更機能(例: 電力増幅)
A:移相器は適用するが,B:補償回路(e.g.増幅,フィルタ)は介さない。
A:移相器及び補償回路は適用するが,B:周波数変換は介さない。
次に、無線中継装置300を用いたネットワークの基本構成について説明する。図2は、無線中継装置300を用いたネットワークの基本構成図である。
Venkat Arun and Hari Balakrishnan, “RFocus: Beamforming Using Thousands of Passive Antennas”, 17th USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI ’20), February 25-27, 2020, Santa Clara, CA, USA, pp.1047-1061
Qingqing Wu, and Rui Zhang, “Intelligent Reflecting Surface Enhanced Wireless Network via Joint Active and Passive Beamforming”, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, VOL. 18, NO. 11, NOVEMBER 2019, pp.5394-5409
図3は、無線中継装置300の機能ブロック構成図である。図3に示すように、無線中継装置300は、アンテナ301、可変部303、制御部330、情報取得部350を備える。
次に、中継アンテナ301を中心にした構成例について説明する。先に、高周波数帯域を用いる場合における典型的な問題点について説明し、当該問題を解消し得る無線中継装置300におけるアンテナ構成例等について説明する。
Massive MIMOに対応した無線基地局は、ビームを送信できる。Massive MIMOとは、一般的に、100素子以上のアンテナ素子を有するアンテナを用いたMIMO通信を意味し、複数ストリームの多重化効果などによって、従来よりも高速な無線通信が可能となる。また、高度なビームフォーミング(BF)も可能となる。ビーム幅は、使用する周波数帯域またはUE200の状態などに応じて動的に変更し得る。また、狭いビームを用いることによるビームフォーミング(BF)利得による受信信号電力の増加を図ることができる。さらに、与干渉の低減、及び無線リソースの有効利用などの効果が見込める。
反射型の無線中継装置300のシステム構成の一例について、図5を用いて説明する。図5は、基地局150A等の送信アンテナ(Tx)と、透過型の無線中継装置300の中継アンテナ(Sx)と、UE200等の受信アンテナ(Rx)の関係を示した図である。図5に示すように、本実施の形態においては、MIMOを一例としており、Tx-Sx間の複数の伝搬路と、Sx-Rx間の複数の伝搬路が存在しており、無線中継装置300は、アンテナ301の可変位相器などの可変部303を制御して電波を中継する。
透過型の無線中継装置300のシステム構成の一例について、図6を用いて説明する。図6は、基地局150A等の送信アンテナ(Tx)と、透過型の無線中継装置300の中継アンテナ(Sx)と、UE200等の受信アンテナ(Rx)の関係を示した図である。図6に示すように、本実施の形態においては、MIMOを一例としており、Tx-Sx間の複数の伝搬路と、Sx-Rx間の複数の伝搬路が存在しており、無線中継装置300は、図示の如く、中継アンテナ301の可変位相器などの可変部303を介して、一方の側から到来した電波を他方の側へ中継する。このように、透過型の場合、基準アンテナ301Aと中継アンテナ301は、一方の側から到来した電波を他方の側へ中継することができるように、それぞれ一対で反対方向に向けられて配置されている。透過型、反射型のいずれであっても、電力検出器等により、中継アンテナ301に届いた電力を検出できるように構成して、受信状態を計測してもよい。また、中継アンテナ301の位相条件を複数変化させた際に観測される受信信号に基づいて、中継アンテナ301の伝搬路を推定することができる。
無線中継装置300が基地局100から受信した制御情報に基づいて、ビームに関する中継状態の制御を行う方法の例について以下に、図7~図9を用いて説明する。
(6)RISの動作例
つづいて、RIS等の無線中継装置300の動作例について、以下に説明する。本実施形態において、図7に示すように、基地局とRIS間で制御情報を通信し、制御情報を基にRISの動作を決定する動作について説明する。
発見
基地局との同期/接続
移動局との同期/接続
基地局と移動局間の同期/接続
基地局からの情報に基づくビーム選択
移動局からの情報に基づくビーム選択
Meta Structure制御に伴うfeedback仕様
RISビーム制御を行うためのSignaling mechanism
RISによるビーム選択
複数の移動局が存在する場合のビーム切り替え
複数RISによる協調
基地局/移動局への通信品質報告
RISは同期/接続可能な基地局を発見してもよい。
RISは同期/接続可能な基地局に発見されてもよい。
例えば、RISが基地局から送信されたSSBに基づき同期を行い、接続要求(connection request)を基地局へ送信
例えば、各SSB indexに応じてRISがビームを指向
例えば、ビーム制御を行うためにRISは基地局からCSI情報や移動局・基地局の位置情報を受信・復号してもよい。
・RISは基地局から受信・復号した制御情報を基にビーム制御
例えば、複数の移動局が存在する場合のビーム切り替え等
・RISは基地局へ通信に関する情報を報告
例えば、RIS側での通信品質をRISが基地局へ報告
制御情報を用いた基地局によるRISのビーム選択の例について、以下の点を中心に、以下に説明する。
Proposal 1: RRCで設定された値を基にビーム選択
Proposal 2: 受信したMAC CEを基にビーム選択
Proposal 3: 受信したDCIを基にビーム選択
Proposal 3-1: RISはDCIのCRCをscrambleしているRNTIで自分宛のDCIか判別しても良い
Proposal 3-2: RISは上位レイヤの設定に基づいて、DCIのフィールドのうち何れが自分宛であるかを判断してもよい
Proposal 4 RISがビーム変更適用するまでの時間
Proposal 4-1: 受信したビーム情報に基づくビーム適用までの時間
Proposal 4-2: ビーム変更に係る時間/異なるビームを同時に指向するのに必要な周波数差
Proposal 5: 受信したビーム選択に係る情報の適用期間
Proposal 5-1: 所定の条件が満たされるまで、受信した情報に基づいて選択したビームを使用してもよい
Proposal 5-2: 所定の条件が満たされた後、所定の動作を行ってもよい
Proposal 6: ビーム選択のための情報受信に係る設定
Proposal 7: ビーム選択のための情報受信に対する応答
RRCで設定した値を基にビーム選択を行う例について、図12を参照して説明する。RISは、基地局からビーム選択に係る情報を制御情報として、上位レイヤ信号で受信してもよい。
制御情報として受信したMAC CEを基にビーム選択を行う例について説明する。RISは、MAC CEを受信し、受信したMAC CEを基にビーム選択しても良い。
制御情報として受信したDCIを基にビーム選択を行う例について説明する。
RISはDCIのCRCをscrambleしているRNTIで自分宛のDCIか判別しても良い。1つのRISを特定するRNTIを基に自分宛か判別しても良い(例C-RNTI)。
RISは、上位レイヤの設定に基づいて、DCIのフィールドのうち何れが自分宛であるかを判断してもよい。
オプション1: 上位レイヤでグループを設定し、設定したグループに対応するRNTIでscrambleされたDCIのフィールドを自分宛と判断する
オプション2: 各DCI format毎に上位レイヤで設定をして、対応するRNTIでscrambleされたDCIのフィールドを自分宛と判断する。
RISがビーム変更適用するまでの時間に関する制御例について説明する。
受信したビーム情報に基づくビーム適用までの時間について、図13のように、受信したビームに基づく情報がRRC, MAC CE, DCIに応じて設定と報告を行ってもよい。RISは受信したビームに基づく情報を,受信後一定時間後に適用しても良い。RISは所定のルールまたはRRCの設定またはMAC CEまたはDCI に基づいて受信したビーム情報に基づくビーム適用までの時間を決定しても良い。
ビーム変更に係る時間/異なるビームを同時に指向するのに必要な周波数差について図14を参照して説明する。
受信したビーム選択に係る情報の適用期間について説明する。この例では、所定の条件が満たされるまで、受信した情報に基づいて選択したビームを使用してもよい。
例. ビーム選択のための情報を次に受信するまで
例. 基地局とRISの間の接続が維持されなくなるまで
例. ビーム選択のための情報受信、又は受信した情報に基づくビーム選択/変更から、timerを開始し、所定の時間が経過するまで
Timerが動いている状態で、ビーム選択のための情報受信、又は受信した情報に基づくビーム選択/変更が行われた場合、timerをresetしてもよい
所定の条件が満たされた後、所定の動作を行ってもよい。
例. 所定のビーム(e.g. default)に変更してもよい
例. 基地局からの信号を受信して送信する機能を停止してもよい
例. 基地局に対して所定の信号を送信してもよく、所定の条件が満たされたことを報告する信号であってもよい
ビーム選択のための情報に係るPDCCH受信のための設定を基地局から受信してもよい。
例. CORESET/Search Space/Monitoring Occasionに係る設定であってもよい
例.ビーム選択のための情報以外の情報受信に係る設定と共通であってもよく、異なっていてもよい
ビーム選択のための情報受信に対して、基地局に対して信号を送信してもよい。
例. ビーム選択のための情報受信に係るDCIに、応答送信に係る情報(スロット/リソース)が含まれていてもよい
例. 応答送信に係るスロット/リソースは、ビーム選択のための情報受信タイミングに基づいて決定されてもよく、ビーム選択/変更の完了タイミングに基づいて決定されてもよい
例. 応答送信はPUCCHで行われてもよく、PUSCHで行われてもよく、これに限られない
上述した実施形態によれば、以下の作用効果が得られる。すなわち、無線中継装置(RIS300)は、無線基地局(無線基地局100,150)または端末(UE200)からの電波を信号解釈せず中継する際の少なくともビームに関する中継状態を制御する制御部(制御部330)と、無線基地局(無線基地局100,150)から制御情報を受信する受信部(情報取得部350)と、を備え、制御部(制御部330)は、制御情報に基づいてビームに関する中継状態を制御する。
以上、実施例に沿って本発明の内容を説明したが、本発明はこれらの記載に限定されるものではなく、種々の変形及び改良が可能であることは、当業者には自明である。
RBに含まれるサブキャリアの数は、ニューメロロジーに関わらず同じであってもよく、例えば12であってもよい。RBに含まれるサブキャリアの数は、ニューメロロジーに基づいて決定されてもよい。
100,150A~150D 無線基地局
200 UE
300 無線中継装置
301 中継アンテナ
303 可変部
330 制御部
C セル
OB 障害物
1001 プロセッサ
1002 メモリ
1003 ストレージ
1004 通信装置
1005 入力装置
1006 出力装置
1007 バス
Claims (7)
- 無線基地局または端末からの電波を信号解釈せず中継する際の少なくともビームに関する中継状態を制御する制御部と、
前記無線基地局から制御情報を受信する受信部と、
を備え、
前記制御部は、前記制御情報に基づいて前記ビームに関する前記中継状態を制御する無線中継装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記受信部に受信された前記制御情報が自分宛てのものか判断する請求項1に記載の無線中継装置。
- 前記制御部は、前記制御情報に基づく前記ビームに関する前記中継状態の変更を行うまでの時間を制御する請求項1または2に記載の無線中継装置。
- 前記制御部は、前記制御情報に基づく前記ビームに関する前記中継状態の制御の適用期間を制御する請求項1または2に記載の無線中継装置。
- 前記受信部は、前記ビームに関する前記制御情報の受信のための設定情報を受信する請求項1乃至4のいずれか一つに記載の無線中継装置。
- 前記無線基地局へ前記制御情報の受信に対する応答情報を送信する送信部
を更に備える請求項1乃至5に記載の無線中継装置。 - 無線基地局または端末からの電波を信号解釈せず中継する際の少なくともビームに関する中継状態を制御する制御ステップと、
前記無線基地局から制御情報を受信する受信ステップと、
を含み、
前記制御ステップは、前記制御情報に基づいて前記ビームに関する前記中継状態を制御する無線中継方法。
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