WO2023218866A1

WO2023218866A1 - Wireless repeater, base station, and wireless repeating method

Info

Publication number: WO2023218866A1
Application number: PCT/JP2023/015365
Authority: WO
Inventors: 大輔栗田; 浩樹原田; ウェイチースン; ジンワン; ランチン
Original assignee: 株式会社Ｎｔｔドコモ
Priority date: 2022-05-12
Filing date: 2023-04-17
Publication date: 2023-11-16

Abstract

Provided is a wireless repeater comprising: a communication unit that relays a downlink wireless signal or an uplink wireless signal; and a transmission unit that reports, to a base station, a timing gap from reception of the downlink wireless signal or the uplink wireless signal to transmission of the same.

Description

Wireless relay device, base station and wireless relay method

The present invention relates to a wireless relay device, a base station, and a wireless relay method in a wireless communication system.

The requirements for NR (New Radio) (also referred to as "5G"), which is the successor system to LTE (Long Term Evolution), are a large capacity system, high data transmission speed, low latency, and the simultaneous use of a large number of terminals. Techniques that satisfy connectivity, low cost, power saving, etc. are being considered (for example, Non-Patent Document 1).

Next-generation communications are expected to use high frequency bands. Due to the characteristics of the high frequency band, improvement in communication quality is required from the viewpoints of reducing the number of scatterers, reducing shadowing effects, increasing distance attenuation, and the like. It is assumed that beam control and environment that ensure communication quality will be required.

For example, in high frequency bands, there is a problem that dead zones are likely to occur due to the strong straightness of radio waves. Therefore, wireless relay devices such as passive repeaters, active reflectors (RIS: Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface), and smart repeaters that receive, amplify, and re-radiate signals are used to improve communication quality in a multipath environment. Methods for improving this are being tried (for example, Non-Patent Document 2).

Conventionally, there is a problem that appropriate time control by the wireless relay device cannot be realized because there is no regulation regarding time synchronization of the wireless relay device with the base station, timing of transmission/reception, etc.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to realize appropriate time control by a wireless relay device.

According to the disclosed technology, a wireless communication device includes a communication unit that relays a downlink radio signal or an uplink radio signal, and a transmission unit that reports a timing gap between reception and transmission of the downlink radio signal or the uplink radio signal to a base station. A relay device is provided.

According to the disclosed technology, a technology is provided that enables appropriate time control by a wireless relay device.

1 is a diagram for explaining a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a wireless relay device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the wireless relay device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of communication in a high frequency band. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a reflective wireless relay device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a transparent wireless relay device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a downlink transmission beam and a downlink reception beam. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a time control method according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a timing gap according to Example 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining inconsistency in downlink in Example 3 of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining mismatch in uplink in Example 3 of the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining timing matching in Example 6 of the present embodiment. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a base station, a terminal, or a wireless relay device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the embodiment described below is an example, and the embodiment to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the following embodiment.

Existing technologies are used as appropriate for the operation of the wireless communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention. However, the existing technology is, for example, existing LTE, but is not limited to existing LTE. Further, the term "LTE" used in this specification has a broad meaning including LTE-Advanced and a system after LTE-Advanced (eg, NR) unless otherwise specified.

In addition, in the embodiments of the present invention described below, SS (Synchronization signal), PSS (Primary SS), SSS (Secondary SS), PBCH (Physical broadcast channel), PRACH (Physical Terms such as random access channel), PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel), PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel), PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control Channel), and PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared Channel) are used. This is for convenience of description, and signals, functions, etc. similar to these may be referred to by other names. Also, the above terms in NR correspond to NR-SS, NR-PSS, NR-SSS, NR-PBCH, NR-PRACH, etc. However, even if the signal is used for NR, it is not necessarily specified as "NR-".

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the duplex method may be a TDD (Time Division Duplex) method, an FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) method, or another method (for example, Flexible Duplex, etc.). This method may also be used.

Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, "configure" the wireless parameters etc. may mean pre-configuring a predetermined value, or may mean that the base station 10 or Wireless parameters notified from the terminal 20 may also be set.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base station 10 and a terminal 20, as shown in FIG. There may be a plurality of base stations 10 and a plurality of terminals 20, respectively.

The base station 10 is a communication device that provides one or more cells and performs wireless communication with the terminal 20. The physical resources of a radio signal are defined in the time domain and frequency domain, and the time domain may be defined by the number of OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbols, and the frequency domain may be defined by the number of subcarriers or resource blocks. Good too. Furthermore, a TTI (Transmission Time Interval) in the time domain may be a slot or a subslot, or a TTI may be a subframe.

The base station 10 is capable of performing carrier aggregation in which multiple cells (multiple CCs (component carriers)) are bundled to communicate with the terminal 20. In carrier aggregation, one primary cell (PCell, Primary Cell) and one or more secondary cells (SCell, Secondary Cell) are used.

The base station 10 transmits a synchronization signal, system information, etc. to the terminal 20. The synchronization signals are, for example, NR-PSS and NR-SSS. System information is transmitted, for example, on NR-PBCH or PDSCH, and is also referred to as broadcast information. As shown in FIG. 1, the base station 10 transmits a control signal or data to the terminal 20 on the DL (Downlink), and receives the control signal or data from the terminal 20 on the UL (Uplink). Note that here, what is transmitted on control channels such as PUCCH and PDCCH is called a control signal, and what is transmitted on shared channels such as PUSCH and PDSCH is called data. It is.

The terminal 20 is a communication device equipped with a wireless communication function, such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet, a wearable terminal, or a communication module for M2M (Machine-to-Machine). As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal 20 receives control signals or data from the base station 10 via DL, and transmits control signals or data to the base station 10 via UL, thereby receiving various types of information provided by the wireless communication system. Use communication services. Note that the terminal 20 may be called a UE, and the base station 10 may be called a gNB.

The terminal 20 is capable of performing carrier aggregation, which bundles multiple cells (multiple CCs) and communicates with the base station 10. Carrier aggregation uses one primary cell and one or more secondary cells. Also, a PUCCH-SCell with PUCCH may be used.

Furthermore, in the wireless communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention, the base station 10 is a wireless base station operated in 5G or 6G, for example, and forms a cell. Note that the cell is a relatively large cell and is called a macro cell.

The base stations 10A to 10D are base stations operated in 5G or 6G. Base station 10A to base station 10D form cells CA to D, respectively, which are smaller in size than the macro cell. Cells A to D may be called small cells, macro cells, or the like. As shown in FIG. 1, cells A to D may be formed to be included in a macro cell.

A macro cell may generally be interpreted as a communicable area with a radius of several hundred meters to several tens of kilometers covered by one base station. Furthermore, a small cell may be interpreted as a general term for cells that have low transmission power and cover a smaller area compared to a macro cell.

Note that the base station 10 and the base stations 10A to 10D may be expressed as gNodeB (gNB) or BS (Base Station). Further, the terminal 20 may be expressed as UE, MS, or the like. Furthermore, the specific configuration of the wireless communication system, including the number and types of base stations and terminals, is not limited to the example shown in FIG.

Furthermore, the wireless communication system is not necessarily limited to a wireless communication system compliant with 5G or 6G. For example, the wireless communication system may be a 6G next generation wireless communication system or a wireless communication system compliant with LTE.

The base station 10 and the base stations 10A to 10D perform wireless communication with the terminal 20 according to 5G or 6G, for example. The base station 10 and the base station 10A to the base station 10D and the terminal 20 use Massive MIMO (Massive MIMO), which generates beams with higher directivity by controlling radio signals transmitted from multiple antenna elements. Carrier aggregation (CA) that uses a bundle of component carriers (CC), dual connectivity (DC) that simultaneously communicates between the terminal 20 and each of two NG-RAN nodes, and wireless communication between wireless communication nodes such as gNB It may also support IAB (Integrated Access and Backhaul) in which backhaul and wireless access to the terminal 20 are integrated.

Furthermore, the wireless communication system can also support a high frequency band higher than the frequency range (FR) defined in 3GPP Release 15 below. For example, FR1 may correspond to 410 MHz to 7.125 GHz, and FR2 may correspond to 24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz. Additionally, the wireless communication system may support frequency bands greater than 52.6 GHz and up to 114.25 GHz. The frequency band may be called a millimeter wave band.

Here, the base station 10 that supports massive MIMO can transmit a beam. Massive MIMO generally refers to MIMO communication using an antenna having 100 or more antenna elements, and enables faster wireless communication than before due to the multiplexing effect of multiple streams. It also enables advanced beamforming. The beam width can be dynamically changed depending on the frequency band used or the status of the terminal 20. Further, by using a narrow beam, the received signal power can be increased due to beamforming gain. Furthermore, effects such as reduction of interference and effective use of radio resources are expected.

Additionally, the wireless communication system may include a wireless relay device 30. In the embodiment of the present invention, as an example, the wireless relay device 30 includes a reflector (RIS), a metamaterial function device, a power saving device (Battery less device), a phase control reflector, a passive repeater, an IRS (Intelligent reflective surface). :Intelligent Reflecting Surface, Smart Repeater, Network Controlled Repeater, etc. Specific examples of the reflector (RIS) may include those called metamaterial reflectors, dynamic metasurfaces, metasurface lenses, etc. (for example, Non-Patent Document 2).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the wireless relay device 30 relays a wireless signal transmitted from the base station 10A, for example. In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, "relay" may refer to at least one of "reflection", "transmission", "concentration (concentrating radio waves at approximately one point)", and "diffraction". . The terminal 20 can receive the wireless signal relayed by the wireless relay device 30. Furthermore, the wireless relay device 30 may relay the wireless signal transmitted from the terminal 20 or the wireless signal transmitted from the base station 10.

As an example, the wireless relay device 30 can change the phase of a wireless signal relayed toward the terminal 20. From this point of view, the wireless relay device 30 may be called a phase variable reflector. Note that in this embodiment, the wireless relay device 30 may have a function of changing the phase of a wireless signal and relaying the signal, but the present invention is not limited to this. Furthermore, the wireless relay device 30 may be called an RIS, a repeater, a relay device, a reflect array, a transmit array, or the like.

Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the wireless relay device 30 may be defined as having the functions shown in 1) to 5) below.

1) It may have a function of receiving signals transmitted from the base station 10. The signals are DL signals, SSB (SS/PBCH block), PDCCH, PDSCH, DM-RS (Demodulation Reference Signal), PT-RS (Phase Tracking Reference Signal), and CSI-RS (Channel Status Information Reference Signal). , RIS-dedicated signal, etc. may be used. It may also have a function of receiving a signal carrying information related to the metamaterial function. Note that it may also have a transmission function to transmit the signal to the terminal 20.

2) It may have a function of transmitting signals to the base station 10. The signal may be a UL signal such as PRACH, PUCCH, PUSCH, DM-RS, PT-RS, SRS, or RIS-dedicated signal. It may also have a function of transmitting information related to the metamaterial function. Note that it may have a receiving function to receive the signal from the terminal 20.

3) It may have a frame synchronization function with the base station 10. Note that it may also have a frame synchronization function with the terminal 20.

4) It may have a function of reflecting signals transmitted from the base station 10 or the terminal 20. For example, the reflection function includes a function related to phase change, a function related to beam control (for example, a function related to control of TCI (Transmission Configuration Indication)-state, QCL (Quasi Co Location), beam selection application, spatial filter/ selective application of precoding weights).
5) It may have a function of changing the power of the signal transmitted from the base station 10 or the terminal 20. For example, the power change function may be power amplification.

Furthermore, "receiving and transmitting" or "relaying" in the wireless relay device 30 such as RIS or smart repeater means that the following function A is performed, but the following function B is not performed and the transmission is performed. You may.
Function A: Apply phase shifter.
Function B: No compensation circuit (eg, amplification, filter) is involved.

As another example,
Function A: Apply phase shifter and compensation circuit.
Function B: No frequency conversion involved.

Note that in the wireless relay device 30 such as RIS, when the phase is changed, the amplitude may be amplified. Furthermore, "relay" in the wireless relay device 30 such as RIS means to transmit a received signal as is without performing processing at the layer 2 or layer 3 level, or to transmit a signal received at the physical layer level as is. Alternatively, it may mean transmitting the received signal as it is without interpreting the signal (in this case, the phase may be changed, the amplitude may be amplified, etc.).

(Device configuration)
Next, an example of the functional configuration of the base station 10, terminal 20, and wireless relay device 30 that execute processing and operations in the embodiment of the present invention will be described. The base station 10, the terminal 20, and the wireless relay device 30 include a function to execute the embodiment described later. However, the base station 10, the terminal 20, and the wireless relay device 30 may each have only one of the functions of the embodiments.

<Base station 10>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, base station 10 includes a transmitting section 110, a receiving section 120, a setting section 130, and a control section 140. The functional configuration shown in FIG. 2 is only an example. As long as the operations according to the embodiments of the present invention can be executed, the functional divisions and functional parts may have any names. The transmitting section 110 and the receiving section 120 may also be called a communication section.

The transmitting unit 110 includes a function of generating a signal to be transmitted to the terminal 20 side and transmitting the signal wirelessly. The receiving unit 120 includes a function of receiving various signals transmitted from the terminal 20 and acquiring, for example, information on a higher layer from the received signals. Further, the transmitter 110 has a function of transmitting NR-PSS, NR-SSS, NR-PBCH, DL/UL control signals, DL data, etc. to the terminal 20. Further, the transmitter 110 transmits setting information and the like that will be explained in the embodiment.

The setting unit 130 stores preset setting information and various setting information to be sent to the terminal 20 in a storage device, and reads them from the storage device as necessary. The control unit 140 performs, for example, resource allocation, overall control of the base station 10, and the like. Note that the functional unit related to signal transmission in the control unit 140 may be included in the transmitting unit 110, and the functional unit related to signal reception in the control unit 140 may be included in the receiving unit 120. Further, the transmitter 110 and the receiver 120 may be called a transmitter and a receiver, respectively.

<Terminal 20>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal 20 includes a transmitting section 210, a receiving section 220, a setting section 230, and a control section 240. The functional configuration shown in FIG. 3 is only an example. As long as the operations according to the embodiments of the present invention can be executed, the functional divisions and functional parts may have any names. The transmitting section 210 and the receiving section 220 may also be called a communication section.

The transmitter 210 creates a transmission signal from the transmission data and wirelessly transmits the transmission signal. The receiving unit 220 wirelessly receives various signals and obtains higher layer signals from the received physical layer signals. Further, the transmitter 210 transmits HARQ-ACK, and the receiver 220 receives configuration information and the like that will be explained in the embodiment.

The setting unit 230 stores various setting information received from the base station 10 by the receiving unit 220 in a storage device, and reads it from the storage device as necessary. The setting unit 230 also stores setting information that is set in advance. The control unit 240 controls the entire terminal 20 and the like. Note that a functional unit related to signal transmission in the control unit 240 may be included in the transmitting unit 210, and a functional unit related to signal reception in the control unit 240 may be included in the receiving unit 220. Further, the transmitter 210 and the receiver 220 may be called a transmitter and a receiver, respectively.

<Wireless relay device 30>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of a wireless relay device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the wireless relay device 30 includes a transmitting section 310, a receiving section 320, a control section 330, a variable section 340, and an antenna section 350. As long as the operations according to the embodiments of the present invention can be executed, the functional divisions and functional parts may have any names. The transmitting section 310 and the receiving section 320 may also be called a communication section.

The antenna section 350 includes at least one antenna connected to the variable section 340. For example, the antenna section 350 may be arranged as an array antenna. In embodiments of the present invention, antenna section 350 may be particularly referred to as a relay antenna. Note that the variable section 340 and the antenna section 350 may also be referred to as a relay section.

The variable section 340 is connected to the antenna section 350 and can change the phase, load, amplitude, etc. For example, the variable section 340 may be a variable phase shifter, a phase shifter, an amplifier, or the like. For example, by changing the phase of radio waves that reach a relay antenna from a radio wave generation source, the direction or beam of the radio waves can be changed.

The control section 330 is a control means that controls the variable section 340. In the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 330 functions as a control unit that controls the relay state when radio waves from the base station 10 or the terminal 20 are relayed without signal interpretation. Here, the control unit 330 may change the relay state based on control information received from the base station 10 or the terminal 20 via the communication unit, and may change the relay state based on the reception state of radio waves from the base station 10 or the terminal 20. The relay state may also be changed. For example, the control unit 330 may select an appropriate reception beam and transmission beam (direction thereof) based on control information such as SSB, and control the variable unit 340. Similarly, the control section 330 may select an appropriate combination of reception direction and transmission direction from the reception state based on criteria such as reception quality or maximum reception power, and control the variable section 340.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 330 also provides information regarding the propagation path between the terminal 20 or the base station 10A and the antenna unit 350 (including information estimated based on the reception state and control information; the same applies hereinafter). ), the variable section 340 can be controlled. For example, the control unit 330 uses a publicly known method such as an active repeater or RIS to change the phase of the radio waves received from the base station 10A without using transmission power, so that the control unit 330 changes the phase of the radio waves received from the base station 10A without using the transmission power. 20) etc. can be relayed in a specific direction. Specifically, the control unit 330 controls the phase of the radio signal for relaying toward the terminal 20 or the base station 10A based on the estimated propagation path information H _PT and H _RP . That is, by changing the phase of an array antenna or the like, radio waves can be relayed in a specific direction using the same principle as beamforming or the like. Note that the wireless relay device 30 controls (changes) only the phase of the wireless signal (radio wave) by the control unit 330, and relays without power supply without amplifying the power of the wireless signal to be relayed. You may.

Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, the control unit 330 may acquire information based on the reception state. Further, the receiving unit 320 may acquire control information from the base station 10A or the terminal 20. For example, the receiving unit 320 may receive various signals such as SSB (including the various signals exemplified in the above functions) transmitted from the base station 10A or the terminal 20 as the control information.

Furthermore, the control unit 330 controls the propagation path between the radio wave generation source (for example, the base station 10A or the terminal 20) and the antenna unit 350 based on the reception state (for example, change in received power, etc.) during control of the variable unit 340. The information (H _PT and H _RP ) may be estimated.

Propagation path information (propagation channel information) regarding each propagation path is specifically information such as amplitude or phase, and in the embodiment of the present invention, information estimated regarding the propagation path of radio waves arriving at antenna section 350. It is. As an example, the control unit 330 uses a principle similar to I/Q (In-phase/Quadrature) detection, and is based on the change in received power when the phase of the variable unit 340 of the array-shaped antenna unit 350 is switched orthogonally. Then, the propagation path information of the antenna section 350 may be estimated.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the operation of the wireless relay device according to the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, as an example, the wireless relay device 30 is interposed between the base station 10A (or another base station 10, etc.) and the terminal 20, and is interposed between the base station 10A and the terminal 20. Relays (reflects, transmits, aggregates, diffracts, etc.) wireless signals sent and received at

As a specific example, the base station 10A and the terminal 20 directly transmit and receive wireless signals without going through the wireless relay device 30 when the wireless quality is good. On the other hand, if the wireless quality deteriorates, such as when there is a shield between the base station 10A and the terminal 20, the wireless relay device 30 relays the wireless signals transmitted and received between the base station 10A and the terminal 20. do.

Specifically, the radio relay device 30 obtains propagation path information between a radio wave generation source such as the base station 10A or the terminal 20 and the relay antenna based on changes in received power during control of the variable unit 340 such as a variable phase shifter. By estimating H _PT and H _RT and controlling the variable unit 340 such as a variable phase shifter based on the estimated propagation path information, the wireless signal is relayed to the radio wave receiving destination such as the terminal 20 . Note that the wireless relay device 30 is not limited to estimating the propagation path information H _PT and H _RT , and controls the variable unit 340 such as a variable phase shifter based on the control information received from the base station 10A or the terminal 20. Accordingly, the wireless signal may be relayed to a radio wave reception destination such as the base station 10A or the terminal 20.

Here, the propagation path or propagation channel is an individual communication path for wireless communication, and here, it is a communication path between each transmitting and receiving antenna (base station antenna, terminal antenna, etc. in the figure).

As an example, the wireless relay device 30 includes an antenna unit 350 having a small multi-element antenna compatible with massive MIMO, and a variable phase shifter or phase shifter that changes the phase of a wireless signal, essentially a radio wave, to a specific phase. The variable unit 340 is used to control the phase of radio waves relayed to the terminal 20 or the base station 10A.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of communication in a high frequency band. As shown in FIG. 6, when using a high frequency band of several GHz to several tens of GHz or more, a dead zone is likely to occur due to the strong straightness of radio waves. When the distance between the base station 10A and the terminal 20 is visible, even when using the high frequency band, there is no effect on the wireless communication between the base station 10A and the terminal 20. On the other hand, if the line of sight between the base station 10A and the terminal 20 is blocked by a shielding object such as a building or a tree, the wireless quality will be significantly degraded. That is, if the terminal 20 moves to a blind zone where it is blocked by a shielding object, communication may be interrupted.

Considering the existence of applications (such as remote control) that take advantage of high-speed, large-capacity, and low-latency characteristics, it is possible to eliminate dead zones and ensure connectivity between base stations and terminals without interruption of communication within the wireless communication system. It is important to.

Therefore, technologies have been developed that can relay radio waves between the base station 10A and the terminal 20, such as radio wave propagation control devices such as RIS or smart repeaters. In this way, communication characteristics can be improved by controlling the propagation characteristics of base station signals, coverage can be expanded without the need for a signal source, and installation and operating costs can be reduced by adding more base stations.

There are two types of conventional radio wave propagation control devices: passive type and active type. Although the passive type has the advantage of not requiring control information, it cannot follow moving objects or environmental changes. On the other hand, although the active type has the disadvantage of requiring control information and increasing overhead, it is possible to variably control the radio wave propagation characteristics by changing the load (phase) state of the control antenna, and it is possible to control the propagation characteristics of the radio waves and the environment. It is also possible to follow fluctuations, etc.

There are two types of active radio wave propagation control devices and control methods: feedback (FB) standards and propagation path information standards. In the FB standard, a variable radio wave propagation control device searches for optimal conditions by having the terminal 20 or the like feed back the communication state when the load (phase) state is randomly changed. On the other hand, in the propagation path information norm, the load state is determined based on the propagation path information between the base station and the radio wave propagation control device, and optimal radio wave propagation control is possible. In the embodiment of the present invention, any type can be applied.

In addition, there are various types of relay methods such as reflection, transmission, diffraction, and aggregation. (see Non-Patent Document 2, etc.).

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a reflective wireless relay device according to an embodiment of the present invention. An example of the system configuration of the reflective wireless relay device 30 will be described using FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship among the transmitting antenna Tx of the base station 10A, etc., the relay antenna Sx of the transparent wireless relay device 30, and the receiving antenna Rx of the terminal 20, etc. As shown in FIG. 7, in the embodiment of the present invention, MIMO is taken as an example, and there are multiple propagation paths between Tx and Sx and multiple propagation paths between Sx and Rx. The device 30 controls a variable section 340 having a variable phase shifter and the like of the relay antenna Sx to relay radio waves.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the case of the reflective type, the array-shaped relay antennas are arranged facing in the same direction. Thereby, the propagation path of the relay antenna can be estimated based on the reception state observed when changing the phase condition of the relay antenna in multiple ways.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a transparent wireless relay device according to an embodiment of the present invention. An example of the system configuration of the transparent wireless relay device 30 will be described using FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship among the transmitting antenna Tx of the base station 10A, etc., the relay antenna Sx of the transparent wireless relay device 30, and the receiving antenna Rx of the terminal 20, etc. As shown in FIG. 8, in the embodiment of the present invention, MIMO is taken as an example, and there are multiple propagation paths between Tx and Sx and multiple propagation paths between Sx and Rx. As shown in the figure, the relay device 30 relays the radio waves arriving from one side to the other side via a variable part 340 such as a variable phase shifter of the relay antenna Sx. In this way, in the case of the transmission type, the reference antenna on the left side of the figure and the relay antenna on the right side of the figure are paired and oriented in opposite directions so that radio waves arriving from one side can be relayed to the other side. It is located. Regardless of whether it is a transmission type or a reflection type, the receiving state may be measured by configuring the relay antenna to be able to detect the power reaching the relay antenna using a power detector or the like. Furthermore, the propagation path of the relay antenna can be estimated based on the received signal observed when the phase conditions of the relay antenna are changed in multiple ways.

For example, future networks such as 6G will require even higher quality than 5G. For example, ultra-high speed on the order of tera bps, high reliability and low delay on the level of optical communication, etc. are required. To achieve this quality, it is envisaged that very high frequencies, for example terahertz waves, will be used. For example, when using very high frequencies such as terahertz waves, the advantages are expected to be higher speeds due to ultra-wideband use and lower delays due to short symbol lengths, but the advantages are that the coverage is narrower due to the large attenuation factor. However, disadvantages such as a decrease in reliability due to high straightness are also expected. It is necessary to consider how to ensure redundancy for each location where 6G communication is required, that is, how to increase the number of communication transmission points.

As described above, the wireless relay device 30 reflects or transmits the beam transmitted from the base station 10 or the terminal 20 in a predetermined direction, and delivers it to the terminal 20 or the base station 10. The wireless relay device 30 may be, for example, a passive RIS, an active RIS, or the like. A passive RIS is a device that does not change control of the reflection angle or beam width depending on the position of the mobile station, and while control information is unnecessary, precise beam control is difficult. An active RIS is a device that changes control of the reflection angle, beam width, etc. according to the position of the mobile station, and while it allows precise beam control, it requires control information, which increases overhead. The wireless relay device 30 can increase the number of communication transmission points.

The wireless relay device 30 may be any device that has a predetermined function, and the predetermined function may be, for example, at least one of functions 1) and 2) shown below.

1) Terminal Function The radio relay device 30 has a function of receiving signals transmitted from the base station 10 (for example, DL signal, SSB, PDCCH, PDSCH, DM-RS, PT-RS, CSI-RS, RIS dedicated signal). May have. The wireless relay device 30 may receive information related to the following 2) metamaterial function using the reception function.

Additionally, the radio relay device 30 may have a function of transmitting signals to the base station 10 (eg, UL signal, PRACH, PUCCH, PUSCH, DM-RS, PT-RS, SRS, RIS-dedicated signal). The wireless relay device 30 may transmit information related to the following 2) metamaterial function using the transmission function. Furthermore, the wireless relay device 30 may have a frame synchronization function with the base station 10.

2) Metamaterial Function The wireless relay device 30 may have a reflection function (for example, phase change) of a signal transmitted from the base station 10 or the terminal 20. The wireless relay device 30 may reflect the signal by changing the phase of each of the plurality of reflection elements included in the wireless relay device 30, or may reflect the signal by changing the phase common to the plurality of reflection elements. It's okay.

Additionally, the radio relay device 30 may have functions related to beam control (for example, functions related to TCI-state and QCL control, selective application of beams, and selective application of spatial filters/precoding weights). The wireless relay device 30 may have a function of changing the power of the signal transmitted from the base station 10 or the terminal 20 (for example, power amplification). The wireless relay device 30 may perform different power changes for each reflective element included in the wireless relay device 30, or may perform a common power change for a plurality of reflective elements.

"Receiving and transmitting" in the wireless relay device 30 may mean reflecting radio waves/signals. Although the terms "base station" and "terminal" will be used hereinafter, the term "base station" and "terminal" are not limited to these, and may be replaced with communication device.

Note that the wireless relay device 30 according to the present embodiment may be based on the following assumptions.
- A BW operator installs the wireless relay device 30.
- The wireless relay device 30 is fixed and does not move.
- The wireless relay device 30 relays signals transmitted from only one base station.
- The wireless relay device 30 is capable of receiving and transmitting control signals.
- The wireless relay device 30 operates in half-duplex.
- The wireless relay device 30 operates in a Single-RIS environment.

(Conventional problems)
In NR Release 18, research is being conducted on network-controlled wireless relay devices. Unlike conventional amplify-forward repeaters, network-controlled wireless repeaters are capable of beam/timing/DL-UL/ON-OFF/power control.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the functions that the wireless relay device has. The wireless relay device 30 has a "terminal function" for decoding the side control information and a "relay function" for amplifying and transmitting the side control information.

If the wireless relay device 30 has the function of simultaneously operating the "terminal function" and "relay function (for base station)", the time and frequency resources of the "terminal function" and "relay function" can be shared, and the terminal 20 The settings can also be shared with the wireless relay device 30.

In addition, if the wireless relay device 30 does not have a simultaneous operation function (such as the circuit/component configuration of the wireless relay device 30), it is necessary to separate the time/frequency resources for “terminal function” and “relay function (for base station)”. There is.

By the way, conventionally, there is a problem in that appropriate time control by the wireless relay device cannot be realized because there is no regulation regarding time synchronization of the wireless relay device with the base station, timing of transmission/reception, etc.

(Summary of this embodiment)
In this embodiment, a time-related control method by the wireless relay device 30 will be described. The transmission types of the wireless relay device 30 are classified into the following three types.
1) Uplink transmission (terminal function to base station)
2) Uplink transmission (relay function to base station)
3) Downlink transmission (relay function to terminal)

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining the time control method according to this embodiment. Specifically, the following timing-related points need to be considered.
1) Timing gap between uplink reception and uplink transmission, or between downlink reception and downlink transmission (see box 901 in Figure 10)
2) Time synchronization with the base station 10 3) Mismatch between the DL and UL boundaries (see frame line 902 in FIG. 10)
4) DL/UL switching timing 5) Uplink transmission timing of relay function (to base station 10)
6) Timing adjustment between terminal 20 and relay function

Hereinafter, Examples 1 to 7 will be described as specific examples.

(Example 1)
In this embodiment, an example will be described in which the wireless relay device 30 reports a timing gap between uplink reception and uplink transmission, or between downlink reception and downlink transmission.

The wireless relay device 30 may report a timing gap between uplink reception and uplink transmission, or between downlink reception and downlink transmission.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the timing gap according to Example 1 of this embodiment. Arrow 903 indicates the timing gap for the uplink. Arrow 904 indicates the timing gap for the downlink.

Due to processing time, a timing gap between uplink reception and uplink transmission or downlink reception and downlink transmission of the relay function is expected.

<Option 0>
Since the wireless relay device 30 includes only analog circuits (no digital circuits for decoding/encoding), there is no need to consider timing gaps. Therefore, there is no need for the wireless relay device 30 to consider the processing time of the analog circuit.

<Option 0-0>
The timing gap can be included in the propagation delay, especially if the downlink and uplink timing gaps are the same.

<Option 0-1>
Timing gaps are handled by the implementation or OAM.

<Option 1>
Timing gaps are reported by the wireless relay device 30. For example, the wireless relay device 30 reports to the base station 10 a general downlink/uplink timing gap, a downlink/uplink separated timing gap, or a difference in timing gap between downlink/uplink. do.

The wireless relay device 30 may report the timing gap via UCI/MAC-CE/RRC or as a relay function. The base station 10 may use the received information, for example, for the purpose of adjusting the transmission timing of the base station 10/terminal 20.

According to this embodiment, the wireless relay device 30 can report the timing gap between uplink reception and uplink transmission, or between downlink reception and downlink transmission.

(Example 2)
In this embodiment, an example will be described in which the wireless relay device 30 performs time synchronization with the base station 10.

The wireless relay device 30 may perform time synchronization with the base station 10 using the following options. It should be noted that the terminal functionality may be assumed to be time synchronized with the base station 10 using conventional terminal procedures, or by OAM, or by a proprietary time source.

Time synchronization is required for the relay function to derive the downlink/uplink boundary in order to switch between downlink and uplink operations.

<Option 1>
The wireless relay device 30 may have the relay function follow the time synchronization of the terminal function. In particular, when the terminal function and the relay function share a time source, option 1 may be considered. In this case, the wireless relay device 30 may assume that there is no additional signaling.

<Option 2>
The wireless relay device 30 may instruct time synchronization information of the relay function. For example, additional information is provided via side control information. The wireless relay device 30 needs to know the propagation delay between the base station 10 and the wireless relay device 30. This allows the wireless relay device 30 to reuse the IAB specifications in order to call the propagation delay itself or propagation delay derivation information (such as T_delta), or to derive the propagation delay (using TA and T_delta). Good too.

The radio relay device 30 needs to know the transmission time point of the base station 10 in order to derive the uplink/downlink boundary. The wireless relay device 30 derives the transmission time point of the base station 10 from the downlink reception timing and propagation delay in the terminal function or from its own time source GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) (similar to option 3). Good too. Alternatively, the wireless relay device 30 may assume that a new specific signal/channel for time synchronization of the relay function is introduced.

<Option 3>
Time synchronization may depend on the implementation of the wireless relay device 30. For example, the wireless relay device 30 may use its own time source, GNSS, etc. This option may require information regarding the propagation delay between the base station 10 and the wireless relay device 30, and the wireless relay device 30 may adopt option 2 for derivation.

According to this embodiment, the wireless relay device 30 can perform appropriate time synchronization with the base station 10.

(Example 3)
In this embodiment, an example will be described in which mismatch between downlink and uplink boundaries is processed.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining inconsistency in the downlink in Example 3 of the present embodiment. Line segment 905 indicates the timing of switching from uplink to downlink. Line segment 906 indicates the timing of the downlink to uplink switch.

In the relay function of the wireless relay device 30, there is a possibility that inconsistency in downlink transmission may occur at the timing of switching from downlink to uplink indicated by line segment 906.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining inconsistency in uplink in Example 3 of this embodiment.

In the relay function of the wireless relay device 30, there is a possibility that an inconsistency in uplink transmission may occur at the timing of switching from uplink to downlink indicated by line segment 905.

The wireless relay device 30 may process the mismatch between the downlink and uplink boundaries using one of the following methods. Misalignment may occur, especially if the timing gap is large.

When a downlink/uplink frame/subframe/slot/symbol overlaps an uplink/downlink frame/subframe/slot/symbol, the radio relay device 30 determines the potential between the downlink and uplink boundary. Considering the inconsistency, one of the following options may be used.

<Plan 1>
The wireless relay device 30 may perform a downlink operation during overlap.

<Plan 2>
The wireless relay device 30 may perform an uplink operation during overlap.

<Plan 3>
The wireless relay device 30 does not need to perform either a downlink operation or an uplink operation at the time of overlap.

<Plan 4>
It may depend on the implementation of the wireless relay device 30. The wireless relay device 30 may perform switching in consideration of timing gaps.

<Plan 5>
The wireless relay device 30 may assume that there is no overlap. For example, the radio relay device 30 may insert a guard symbol between the downlink and the uplink when switching from the downlink to the uplink or from the uplink to the downlink. In guard symbols, the wireless relay device 30 performs neither downlink nor uplink operations.

According to this embodiment, the wireless relay device 30 can appropriately process the mismatch between the DL and UL boundaries.

(Example 4)
In this embodiment, an example will be described in which the wireless relay device 30 switches between DL and UL operations.

The wireless relay device 30 switches between downlink and uplink operations based on the following information. As a premise, since the wireless relay device 30 cannot perform downlink operation and uplink operation at the same time, it is necessary to switch the operation. Further, the terminal function may have information indicating the downlink/uplink TDD configuration.

<Option 1>
The relay function may use information about the TDD configuration of the relay function. Alternatively, the wireless relay device 30 may share TDD configuration information between the relay function and the terminal function.

For example, the TDD configuration information may be "TDD-config-common", "TDD-config-dedicated", etc. in DCI format 2_0.

In the case of this option, the wireless relay device 30 may assume that there is no additional signaling.

<Option 2>
The wireless relay device 30 may assume that a new separate TDD configuration for the relay function is added.

The wireless relay device 30 may assume that additional information is provided via side control information. The TDD configuration of the relay function may be the same as the TDD configuration of the terminal function. For example, in the case of IAB-MT, it is possible to instruct IAB-MT to specify the IAB-specific TDD configuration (tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationDedicated-IAB-MT). config-dedicated, and a special TDD pattern derived by tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationDedicated-IAB-MT) may be instructed to the wireless relay device 30.

<Option 3>
Downlink/uplink switching timing may be displayed. The wireless relay device 30 may assume that the downlink/uplink switching time is directly instructed. For example, the wireless relay device 30 is instructed as 10002 (0: no switching, 1: uplink to UD, 2: UD to uplink). Then, the wireless relay device 30 may switch the operation at the start/end of the instructed time resource (slot/symbol/subframe/frame).

According to this embodiment, the wireless relay device 30 can appropriately switch between DL and UL operations.

(Example 5)
In this embodiment, an example will be described in which the wireless relay device 30 determines uplink transmission timing.

The uplink transmission timing of the wireless relay device 30 is derived by the following option. Note that since the wireless relay device 30 uses only analog devices for its functions, it may be difficult for the wireless relay device 30 to control uplink and downlink transmission timing of the relay function. Therefore, this embodiment is useful when the wireless relay device 30 can control the uplink timing of the relay function.

The wireless relay device 30 may assume that the uplink transmission timing of the terminal function is controlled by conventional TA (Timing Advance).

<Option 1>
The relay function may follow the uplink transmission timing of the terminal function. A single TA loop is used for the wireless relay device 30 (or the terminal function of the wireless relay device 30). The wireless relay device 30 may assume that the terminal function and relay function follow the instructions. In this case, the wireless relay device 30 may assume that the transmission timings of the terminal function and the relay function match. Note that in this case, the wireless relay device 30 may assume that there is no additional signaling.

<Option 2>
The wireless relay device 30 may assume that in addition to the transmission timing information of the terminal function, transmission timing information of the relay function is instructed. The wireless relay device 30 may assume a plurality of TA loops for the terminal function and the relay function. If the wireless relay device 30 needs to coordinate the transmission timing of the terminal function and the relay function, the terminal function may follow the uplink transmission timing of the terminal function.

According to this embodiment, the wireless relay device 30 can appropriately determine the uplink transmission timing.

(Example 6)
In this embodiment, an example will be described in which the wireless relay device 30 synchronizes the uplink transmission timing of the relay function and the terminal function.

The wireless relay device 30 may match the uplink transmission timing of the relay function and the terminal function as in any of the following options. The relay function's uplink transmission timing may depend on the relay function's uplink reception timing. That is, it depends on the uplink transmission timing of the next hop UE. In order to match the uplink transmission timings of the relay function and the terminal function, the uplink transmission timing of the next hop UE is important.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining timing alignment in Example 6 of this embodiment.

<Option 0>
The terminal function of the radio relay device 30 and the next hop UE may follow a conventional TA mechanism. The base station 10 may control the terminal function of the radio relay device 30 and the transmission timing of the next hop UE, and receive the signals at the same timing.

Since the propagation delay between the base station 10 and the wireless relay device 30 (both the terminal function and the relay function) may be constant, the transmission timing of the terminal function and the relay function may be adjusted.

<Option 1>
Base station 10 may use the additional information to indicate transmission timing to the next hop UE. For example, the base station 10 determines the uplink transmission time of the next hop UE based on the uplink transmission time of the wireless relay device 30 (controlled based on a conventional TA mechanism) and the propagation delay between the wireless relay device 30 and the terminal 20. The transmission timing may also be controlled.

The (1/2) TA of the next hop UE may represent the sum of the propagation delay (between the base station 10 and the radio relay device 30) and the propagation delay (between the radio relay device 30 and the terminal 20). The propagation delay (between the wireless relay device 30 and the terminal 20) may be derived from the wireless relay device 30/terminal 20 and wireless relay device 30/terminal 20 reports to the base station 10.

<Option 2>
(If the transmission timing of the wireless relay device 30 can be controlled) Embodiment 4 may be adopted.

According to this embodiment, the wireless relay device 30 can synchronize the uplink transmission timing of the relay function and the terminal function.

(Example 7)
In this embodiment, an example will be described in which the wireless relay device 30 reports the function of timing-related information.

The radio relay device 30 may report, for example, the following timing-related information capability information to the base station 10 or the like.
- Function of side control information for timing-related parameters - Function to control uplink transmission timing

The radio relay device 30 may report capability information indicating supported frequency bands as shown below to the base station 10, for example.
・Single function for all frequency bands (function as wireless relay device 30)
・Functions for each frequency band ・Functions for each frequency range (e.g. FR1/FR2)

The radio relay device 30 may report capability information indicating supported duplex methods as shown below to the base station 10, for example.
- Single function for all duplex methods (function as wireless relay device 30)
・Functions for each duplex method (e.g. TDD/FDD)

According to this embodiment, the wireless relay device 30 can report the function of timing-related information.

The wireless relay device and base station of this embodiment may be configured as the wireless relay device and base station shown in each section below. Additionally, the following wireless relay method may be implemented.

<Configuration related to this embodiment>
(Section 1)
a communication unit that relays downlink radio signals or uplink radio signals;
a transmitter that reports to a base station a timing gap between reception and transmission of the downlink radio signal or the uplink radio signal;
Wireless relay device.
(Section 2)
further comprising a control unit that executes time synchronization with the base station in a relay function;
The wireless relay device according to item 1.
(Section 3)
The control unit processes inconsistencies between downlink and uplink boundaries;
The wireless relay device according to item 2.
(Section 4)
The control unit switches between downlink and uplink operations based on information indicating a time division duplex configuration.
The wireless relay device according to item 2 or 3.
(Section 5)
a communication unit that transmits a downlink wireless signal to a wireless relay device;
a receiving unit that receives information indicating a timing gap between reception and transmission of the downlink radio signal or the uplink radio signal from the radio relay device;
a control unit that assumes that the wireless relay device executes time synchronization in a relay function based on information indicated in the timing gap;
base station.
(Section 6)
Relaying the downstream wireless signal or the upstream wireless signal;
reporting a timing gap between reception and transmission of the downlink radio signal or the uplink radio signal to a base station;
A wireless relay method performed by a wireless relay device.

Any of the above configurations provides a technique that allows the wireless relay device to implement appropriate time control. According to the first clause, a timing gap between reception and transmission of a downlink radio signal or an uplink radio signal can be reported to the base station. In the second term, time synchronization with the base station can be performed in the relay function. According to the third term, mismatches between downlink and uplink boundaries can be handled. According to the fourth item, downlink and uplink operations can be switched based on the information indicating the time division duplex configuration.

(Hardware configuration)
The block diagrams (FIGS. 2, 3, and 4) used to explain the above embodiments show blocks in functional units. These functional blocks (components) are realized by any combination of at least one of hardware and software. Furthermore, the method for realizing each functional block is not particularly limited. That is, each functional block may be realized using one physically or logically coupled device, or may be realized using two or more physically or logically separated devices directly or indirectly (e.g. , wired, wireless, etc.) and may be realized using a plurality of these devices. The functional block may be realized by combining software with the one device or the plurality of devices.

Functions include judgment, decision, judgment, calculation, calculation, processing, derivation, investigation, exploration, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, resolution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, consideration, These include, but are not limited to, broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, and assigning. I can't do it. For example, a functional block (configuration unit) that performs transmission is called a transmitting unit or a transmitter. In either case, as described above, the implementation method is not particularly limited.

For example, the base station 10, terminal 20, wireless relay device 30, etc. in an embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that performs processing of the wireless communication method of the present disclosure. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of the base station 10, terminal 20, and wireless relay device 30 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The base station 10, terminal 20, and wireless relay device 30 described above are physically computers that include a processor 1001, a storage device 1002, an auxiliary storage device 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus 1007, etc. It may be configured as a device.

Note that in the following description, the word "apparatus" can be read as a circuit, a device, a unit, etc. The hardware configuration of the base station 10 and the terminal 20 may be configured to include one or more of each device shown in the figure, or may be configured not to include some of the devices.

Each function in the base station 10, terminal 20, and wireless relay device 30 is performed by the processor 1001 and the communication device 1004 by loading predetermined software (programs) onto hardware such as the processor 1001 and the storage device 1002. This is realized by controlling communication by the storage device 1002 and at least one of data writing in the storage device 1002 and the auxiliary storage device 1003.

The processor 1001, for example, operates an operating system to control the entire computer. The processor 1001 may be configured with a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic unit, registers, and the like. For example, the above-described control unit 140, control unit 240, etc. may be implemented by the processor 1001.

Furthermore, the processor 1001 reads programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the auxiliary storage device 1003 and the communication device 1004 to the storage device 1002, and executes various processes in accordance with these. As the program, a program that causes a computer to execute at least part of the operations described in the above embodiments is used. For example, the control unit 140 of the base station 10 shown in FIG. 2 may be realized by a control program stored in the storage device 1002 and operated on the processor 1001. Further, for example, the control unit 240 of the terminal 20 shown in FIG. 3 may be realized by a control program stored in the storage device 1002 and operated on the processor 1001. Although the various processes described above have been described as being executed by one processor 1001, they 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 a telecommunications line.

The storage device 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium, such as at least one of ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM), RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. may be configured. The storage device 1002 may be called a register, cache, main memory, or the like. The storage device 1002 can store executable programs (program codes), software modules, and the like to implement a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The auxiliary storage device 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium, such as an optical disk such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk (for example, a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, a Blu-ray disk, etc.). -ray disk), smart card, flash memory (eg, card, stick, key drive), floppy disk, magnetic strip, etc. The above-mentioned storage medium may be, for example, a database including at least one of the storage device 1002 and the auxiliary storage device 1003, a server, or other suitable medium.

The communication device 1004 is hardware (transmission/reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also referred to as a network device, network controller, network card, communication module, etc., for example. The communication device 1004 includes, for example, a high frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, etc. in order to realize at least one of frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD). It may be composed of. For example, a transmitting/receiving antenna, an amplifier section, a transmitting/receiving section, a transmission line interface, etc. may be realized by the communication device 1004. The transmitting and receiving unit may be physically or logically separated into a transmitting unit and a receiving unit.

The input device 1005 is an input device (eg, keyboard, mouse, microphone, switch, button, sensor, etc.) that accepts input from the outside. The output device 1006 is an output device (for example, a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, etc.) that performs output to the outside. Note that the input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may have an integrated configuration (for example, a touch panel).

Further, each device such as the processor 1001 and the storage device 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 for each device.

The base station 10 and the terminal 20 also include hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA). A part or all of each functional block may be realized by the hardware. For example, processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these hardwares.

Further, the radio relay device 30 may include a variable phase shifter, a phase shifter, an amplifier, an antenna, an array antenna, etc. as hardware that constitutes the variable section 340 and the antenna section 350, as necessary.

FIG. 16 shows an example of the configuration of the vehicle 2001. As shown in FIG. 16, the vehicle 2001 includes a drive unit 2002, a steering unit 2003, an accelerator pedal 2004, a brake pedal 2005, a shift lever 2006, a front wheel 2007, a rear wheel 2008, an axle 2009, an electronic control unit 2010, and various sensors 2021 to 2029. , an information service section 2012 and a communication module 2013. Each aspect/embodiment described in this disclosure may be applied to a communication device mounted on vehicle 2001, for example, may be applied to communication module 2013.

The drive unit 2002 is composed of, for example, an engine, a motor, or a hybrid of an engine and a motor. The steering unit 2003 includes at least a steering wheel (also referred to as a steering wheel), and is configured to steer at least one of the front wheels and the rear wheels based on the operation of the steering wheel operated by the user.

The electronic control unit 2010 is composed of a microprocessor 2031, memory (ROM, RAM) 2032, and communication port (IO port) 2033. Signals from various sensors 2021 to 2029 provided in the vehicle 2001 are input to the electronic control unit 2010. The electronic control unit 2010 may also be called an ECU (Electronic Control Unit).

Signals from various sensors 2021 to 2029 include a current signal from a current sensor 2021 that senses the motor current, a front wheel and rear wheel rotation speed signal obtained by a rotation speed sensor 2022, and a front wheel rotation speed signal obtained by an air pressure sensor 2023. and rear wheel air pressure signals, vehicle speed signals acquired by vehicle speed sensor 2024, acceleration signals acquired by acceleration sensor 2025, accelerator pedal depression amount signals acquired by accelerator pedal sensor 2029, and brake pedal sensor 2026. These include a brake pedal depression amount signal, a shift lever operation signal acquired by the shift lever sensor 2027, a detection signal for detecting obstacles, vehicles, pedestrians, etc. acquired by the object detection sensor 2028, and the like.

The information service department 2012 controls various devices such as car navigation systems, audio systems, speakers, televisions, and radios that provide (output) various information such as driving information, traffic information, and entertainment information, and these devices. It is composed of one or more ECUs. The information service unit 2012 provides various multimedia information and multimedia services to the occupants of the vehicle 2001 using information acquired from an external device via the communication module 2013 and the like.

The information service department 2012 may include an input device (for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, a touch panel, etc.) that accepts input from the outside, and an output device that performs output to the outside (for example, display, speaker, LED lamp, touch panel, etc.).

The driving support system unit 2030 includes a millimeter wave radar, LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), a camera, a positioning locator (for example, GNSS, etc.), map information (for example, a high-definition (HD) map, an autonomous vehicle (AV) map, etc.) ), gyro systems (e.g., IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), INS (Inertial Navigation System), etc.), AI (Artificial Intelligence) chips, and AI processors that prevent accidents and reduce the driver's driving burden. The system is comprised of various devices that provide functions for the purpose and one or more ECUs that control these devices. Further, the driving support system unit 2030 transmits and receives various information via the communication module 2013, and realizes a driving support function or an automatic driving function.

Communication module 2013 can communicate with microprocessor 2031 and components of vehicle 2001 via a communication port. For example, the communication module 2013 communicates with the drive unit 2002, steering unit 2003, accelerator pedal 2004, brake pedal 2005, shift lever 2006, front wheels 2007, rear wheels 2008, axle 2009, electronic Data is transmitted and received between the microprocessor 2031, memory (ROM, RAM) 2032, and sensors 2021 to 29 in the control unit 2010.

The communication module 2013 is a communication device that can be controlled by the microprocessor 2031 of the electronic control unit 2010 and can communicate with external devices. For example, various information is transmitted and received with an external device via wireless communication. The communication module 2013 may be located either inside or outside the electronic control unit 2010. The external device may be, for example, a base station, a mobile station, or the like.

The communication module 2013 receives signals from the various sensors 2021 to 2029 described above that are input to the electronic control unit 2010, information obtained based on the signals, and input from the outside (user) obtained via the information service unit 2012. At least one of the information based on the information may be transmitted to an external device via wireless communication. The electronic control unit 2010, various sensors 2021-2029, information service unit 2012, etc. may be called an input unit that receives input. For example, the PUSCH transmitted by the communication module 2013 may include information based on the above input.

The communication module 2013 receives various information (traffic information, signal information, inter-vehicle information, etc.) transmitted from an external device, and displays it on the information service section 2012 provided in the vehicle 2001. The information service unit 2012 is an output unit that outputs information (for example, outputs information to devices such as a display and a speaker based on the PDSCH (or data/information decoded from the PDSCH) received by the communication module 2013). may be called.

The communication module 2013 also stores various information received from external devices into a memory 2032 that can be used by the microprocessor 2031. Based on the information stored in the memory 2032, the microprocessor 2031 controls the drive section 2002, steering section 2003, accelerator pedal 2004, brake pedal 2005, shift lever 2006, front wheel 2007, rear wheel 2008, and axle 2009 provided in the vehicle 2001. , sensors 2021 to 2029, etc. may be controlled.

(Supplementary information on the embodiment)
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the disclosed invention is not limited to such embodiments, and those skilled in the art will understand various modifications, modifications, alternatives, replacements, etc. Probably. Although the invention has been explained using specific numerical examples to facilitate understanding of the invention, unless otherwise specified, these numerical values are merely examples, and any appropriate values may be used. The classification of items in the above explanation is not essential to the present invention, and matters described in two or more items may be used in combination as necessary, and matters described in one item may be used in another item. may be applied to the matters described in (unless inconsistent). The boundaries of functional units or processing units in the functional block diagram do not necessarily correspond to the boundaries of physical components. The operations of a plurality of functional sections may be physically performed by one component, or the operations of one functional section may be physically performed by a plurality of components. Regarding the processing procedures described in the embodiments, the order of processing may be changed as long as there is no contradiction. Although the base station 10 and the terminal 20 have been described using functional block diagrams for convenience of process description, such devices may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Software operated by the processor included in the base station 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention and software operated by the processor included in the terminal 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention are respectively random access memory (RAM), flash memory, and read-only memory. (ROM), EPROM, EEPROM, register, hard disk (HDD), removable disk, CD-ROM, database, server, or any other suitable storage medium.

Furthermore, the notification of information is not limited to the aspects/embodiments described in this disclosure, and may be performed using other methods. For example, the notification of information may be physical layer signaling (e.g., DCI (Downlink Control Information), UCI (Uplink Control Information)), upper layer signaling (e.g., RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling, MAC (Medium Access Control) signaling). , broadcast information (MIB (Master Information Block), SIB (System Information Block)), other signals, or a combination thereof. Further, RRC signaling may be called an RRC message, and may be, for example, an RRC Connection Setup message, an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message, or the like.

Each aspect/embodiment described in this disclosure is LTE (Long Term Evolution), LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4G (4th generation mobile communication system), 5G (5th generation mobile communication system). system), 6th generation mobile communication system (6G), xth generation mobile communication system (xG) (xG (x is an integer or decimal number, for example)), FRA (Future Radio Access), NR (new Radio), New radio access ( NX), Future generation radio access (FX), W-CDMA (registered trademark), GSM (registered trademark), CDMA2000, UMB (Ultra Mobile Broadband), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802 Systems that utilize .16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, UWB (Ultra-WideBand), Bluetooth (registered trademark), and other appropriate systems, and that are extended, modified, created, and defined based on these. The present invention may be applied to at least one of the next generation systems. Furthermore, a combination of a plurality of systems may be applied (for example, a combination of at least one of LTE and LTE-A and 5G).

The order of the processing procedures, sequences, flowcharts, etc. of each aspect/embodiment described in this specification may be changed as long as there is no contradiction. For example, the methods described in this disclosure use an example order to present elements of the various steps and are not limited to the particular order presented.

In this specification, specific operations performed by the base station 10 may be performed by its upper node in some cases. In a network consisting of one or more network nodes including a base station 10, various operations performed for communication with a terminal 20 are performed by the base station 10 and other network nodes other than the base station 10. It is clear that this can be done by at least one of the following: for example, MME or S-GW (possible, but not limited to). Although the case where there is one network node other than the base station 10 is illustrated above, the other network node may be a combination of multiple other network nodes (for example, MME and S-GW). .

The information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure can be output from an upper layer (or lower layer) to a lower layer (or upper layer). It may be input/output via multiple network nodes.

The input/output information may be stored in a specific location (for example, memory) or may be managed using a management table. Information etc. to be input/output may be overwritten, updated, or additionally written. The output information etc. may be deleted. The input information etc. may be transmitted to other devices.

The determination in the present disclosure may be performed based on a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), a truth value (Boolean: true or false), or a comparison of numerical values (e.g. , comparison with a predetermined value).

Software includes instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or by any other name. , should be broadly construed to mean an application, software application, software package, routine, subroutine, object, executable, thread of execution, procedure, function, etc.

Additionally, software, instructions, information, etc. may be sent and received via a transmission medium. For example, if 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 create a website, When transmitted from a server or other remote source, these wired and/or wireless technologies are included within the definition of transmission medium.

The information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc., which may be referred to throughout the above description, may refer to voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, light fields or photons, or any of these. It may also be represented by a combination of

Note that terms explained in this disclosure and terms necessary for understanding this disclosure may be replaced with terms having the same or similar meanings. For example, at least one of the channel and the symbol may be a signal. Also, the signal may be a message. Further, a component carrier (CC) may also be called a carrier frequency, a cell, a frequency carrier, or the like.

As used in this disclosure, the terms "system" and "network" are used interchangeably.

In addition, the information, parameters, etc. described in this disclosure may be expressed using absolute values, relative values from a predetermined value, or using other corresponding information. may be expressed. For example, radio resources may be indicated by an index.

The names used for the parameters mentioned above are not restrictive in any respect. Furthermore, the mathematical formulas etc. using these parameters may differ from those explicitly disclosed in this disclosure. Since the various channels (e.g. PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements may be identified by any suitable designation, the various names assigned to these various channels and information elements are in no way exclusive designations. isn't it.

In this disclosure, "Base Station (BS)," "wireless base station," "base station," "fixed station," "NodeB," "eNodeB (eNB)," and "gNodeB ( gNB)”, “access point”, “transmission point”, “reception point”, “transmission/reception point”, “cell”, “sector”, Terms such as "cell group," "carrier," "component carrier," and the like may be used interchangeably. A base station is sometimes referred to by terms such as macrocell, small cell, femtocell, and picocell.

A base station can accommodate one or more (eg, three) cells. If a base station accommodates multiple cells, the overall coverage area of the base station can be partitioned into multiple smaller areas, and each smaller area is divided into multiple subsystems (e.g., small indoor base stations (RRHs)). Communication services can also be provided by Remote Radio Head). The term "cell" or "sector" refers to part or all of the coverage area of a base station and/or base station subsystem that provides communication services in this coverage.

In the present disclosure, the base station transmitting information to the terminal may be read as the base station instructing the terminal to control/operate based on the information.

In this disclosure, terms such as "Mobile Station (MS)," "user terminal," "User Equipment (UE)," and "terminal" may be used interchangeably. .

A mobile station is defined by a person 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 referred to as a terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable terminology.

At least one of a base station and a mobile station may be called a transmitting device, a receiving device, a communication device, etc. Note that at least one of the base station and the mobile station may be a device mounted on a mobile body, the mobile body itself, or the like. The moving body refers to a movable object, and the moving speed is arbitrary. Naturally, this also includes cases where the moving object is stopped. The mobile objects include, for example, vehicles, transport vehicles, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, connected cars, excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks, forklifts, trains, buses, carts, rickshaws, ships and other watercraft. , including, but not limited to, airplanes, rockets, artificial satellites, drones (registered trademarks), multicopters, quadcopters, balloons, and objects mounted thereon. Furthermore, the mobile object may be a mobile object that autonomously travels based on a travel command. It may be a vehicle (e.g. car, airplane, etc.), an unmanned moving object (e.g. drone, self-driving car, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned). good. Note that at least one of the base station and the mobile station includes devices that do not necessarily move during communication operations. For example, at least one of the base station and the mobile station may be an IoT (Internet of Things) device such as a sensor.

Additionally, the base station in the present disclosure may be replaced by a user terminal. For example, communication between a base station and a user terminal is replaced with communication between a plurality of terminals 20 (for example, it may be called D2D (Device-to-Device), V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything), etc.). Regarding the configuration, each aspect/embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied. In this case, the terminal 20 may have the functions that the base station 10 described above has. Further, words such as "up" and "down" may be replaced with words corresponding to inter-terminal communication (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. may be replaced with side channels.

Similarly, the user terminal in the present disclosure may be replaced with a base station. In this case, the base station may have the functions that the user terminal described above has.

As used in this disclosure, the terms "determining" and "determining" may encompass a wide variety of operations. "Judgment" and "decision" include, for example, judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, search, and inquiry. (e.g., searching in a table, database, or other data structure), and regarding an ascertaining as a "judgment" or "decision." In addition, "judgment" and "decision" refer to receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., sending information), input, output, and access. (accessing) (e.g., accessing data in memory) may include considering something as a "judgment" or "decision." In addition, "judgment" and "decision" refer to resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc. as "judgment" and "decision". may be included. In other words, "judgment" and "decision" may include regarding some action as having been "judged" or "determined." Further, "judgment (decision)" may be read as "assuming", "expecting", "considering", etc.

The terms "connected", "coupled", or any variations thereof, refer to any connection or coupling, direct or indirect, between two or more elements and to each other. It may include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two elements that are "connected" or "coupled." The bonds or connections between elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, "connection" may be replaced with "access." As used in this disclosure, two elements may include one or more electrical wires, cables, and/or printed electrical connections, as well as in the radio frequency domain, as some non-limiting and non-inclusive examples. , electromagnetic energy having wavelengths in the microwave and optical (both visible and non-visible) ranges.

The reference signal can also be abbreviated as RS (Reference Signal), and may be called a pilot depending on the applied standard.

As used in this disclosure, the phrase "based on" does not mean "based solely on" unless explicitly stated otherwise. In other words, the phrase "based on" means both "based only on" and "based at least on."

As used in this disclosure, any reference to elements using the designations "first," "second," etc. does not generally limit the amount or order of those elements. These designations may be used in this disclosure as a convenient way to distinguish between two or more elements. Thus, reference to a first and second element does not imply that only two elements may be employed or that the first element must precede the second element in any way.

"Means" in the configurations of each of the above devices may be replaced with "unit", "circuit", "device", etc.

Where "include", "including" and variations thereof are used in this disclosure, these terms, like the term "comprising," are inclusive. It is intended that Furthermore, the term "or" as used in this disclosure is not intended to be exclusive or.

A radio frame may be composed of one or more frames in the time domain. Each frame or frames in the time domain may be called a subframe. A subframe may also be composed of one or more slots in the time domain. A subframe may have a fixed time length (eg, 1 ms) that does not depend on numerology.

The numerology may be a communication parameter applied to the transmission and/or reception of a certain signal or channel. Numerology includes, for example, subcarrier spacing (SCS), bandwidth, symbol length, cyclic prefix length, transmission time interval (TTI), number of symbols per TTI, radio frame configuration, and transmitter/receiver. It may also indicate at least one of a specific filtering process performed in the frequency domain, a specific windowing process performed by the transceiver in the time domain, and the like.

A slot may be composed of one or more symbols (OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) symbols, SC-FDMA (Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access) symbols, etc.) in the time domain. A slot may be a unit of time based on numerology.

A slot may include multiple mini-slots. Each minislot may be made up of one or more symbols in the time domain. Furthermore, a mini-slot may also be called a sub-slot. A minislot may be made up of fewer symbols than a slot. PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted in time units larger than minislots 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. Other names may be used for the radio frame, subframe, slot, minislot, and symbol.

For example, one subframe may be called a transmission time interval (TTI), multiple consecutive subframes may be called a TTI, and one slot or one minislot may be called a TTI. It's okay. In other words, at least one of the subframe and TTI may be a subframe (1ms) in existing LTE, a period shorter than 1ms (for example, 1-13 symbols), or a period longer than 1ms. It may be. Note that the unit representing the TTI may be called a slot, minislot, etc. instead of a subframe.

Here, TTI refers to, for example, the minimum time unit for scheduling in wireless communication. For example, in the LTE system, a base station performs scheduling to allocate radio resources (frequency bandwidth, transmission power, etc. that can be used by each terminal 20) to each terminal 20 on a TTI basis. Note that the definition of TTI is not limited to this.

The TTI may be a transmission time unit of a channel-coded data packet (transport block), a code block, a codeword, etc., or may be a processing unit of scheduling, link adaptation, etc. Note that when a TTI is given, the time interval (for example, the number of symbols) to which transport blocks, code blocks, code words, etc. are actually mapped may be shorter than the TTI.

Note that when one slot or one minislot is called a TTI, one or more TTIs (that is, one or more slots or one or more minislots) may be the minimum time unit for scheduling. Further, the number of slots (minislot number) that constitutes the minimum time unit of the scheduling may be controlled.

A TTI having a time length of 1 ms may be called a normal TTI (TTI in LTE Rel. 8-12), normal TTI, long TTI, normal subframe, normal subframe, long subframe, slot, etc. A TTI that is shorter than the normal TTI may be referred to as an abbreviated TTI, short TTI, partial or fractional TTI, shortened subframe, short subframe, minislot, subslot, slot, etc.

Note that long TTI (for example, normal TTI, subframe, etc.) may be read as TTI with a time length exceeding 1 ms, and short TTI (for example, short TTI, etc.) It may also be read as a TTI having the above TTI length.

A resource block (RB) is a resource allocation unit in the time domain and frequency domain, and may include one or more continuous subcarriers in the frequency domain. The number of subcarriers included in an RB may be the same regardless of the numerology, and may be 12, for example. The number of subcarriers included in an RB may be determined based on newerology.

Additionally, the time domain of an RB may include one or more symbols, and may be one slot, one minislot, one subframe, or one TTI in length. One TTI, one subframe, etc. may each be composed of one or more resource blocks.

Note that one or more RBs include physical resource blocks (PRBs), sub-carrier groups (SCGs), resource element groups (REGs), PRB pairs, RB pairs, etc. May be called.

Additionally, a resource block may be configured by one or more resource elements (REs). For example, 1 RE may be a radio resource region of 1 subcarrier and 1 symbol.

A bandwidth part (BWP) (which may also be called a partial bandwidth or the like) may represent a subset of consecutive common resource blocks (RBs) for a certain numerology in a certain carrier. Here, the common RB may be specified by an RB index based on a common reference point of the carrier. PRBs may be defined in a BWP and numbered within that BWP.

The BWP may include a UL BWP (UL BWP) and a DL BWP (DL BWP). One or more BWPs may be configured for the terminal 20 within one carrier.

At least one of the configured BWPs may be active, and the terminal 20 does not need to assume that it transmits or receives a given signal/channel outside the active BWP. Note that "cell", "carrier", etc. in the present disclosure may be replaced with "BWP".

The structures of radio frames, subframes, slots, minislots, symbols, etc. described above are merely examples. For example, 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 symbols included in an RB, Configurations such as the number of subcarriers, the number of symbols in a TTI, the symbol length, and the cyclic prefix (CP) length can be changed in various ways.

In this disclosure, when articles are added by translation, such as a, an, and the in English, the present disclosure may include that the nouns following these articles are plural.

In the present disclosure, the term "A and B are different" may mean "A and B are different from each other." Note that the term may also mean that "A and B are each different from C". Terms such as "separate" and "coupled" may also be interpreted similarly to "different."

Each aspect/embodiment described in this disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or may be switched and used in accordance with execution. In addition, notification of prescribed information (for example, notification of "X") is not limited to being done explicitly, but may also be done implicitly (for example, not notifying the prescribed information). Good too.

Although the present disclosure has been described in detail above, it is clear for those skilled in the art that the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described in the present disclosure. The present disclosure can be implemented as modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as determined by the claims. Therefore, the description of the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustrative explanation and is not intended to have any limiting meaning on the present disclosure.

This patent application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-079108 filed on May 12, 2022, and the entire content of Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-079108 is incorporated into this application. do.

10 Base station 110 Transmitting section 120 Receiving section 130 Setting section 140 Control section 20 Terminal 210 Transmitting section 220 Receiving section 230 Setting section 240 Control section 1001 Processor 1002 Storage device 1003 Auxiliary storage device 1004 Communication device 1005 Input device 1006 Output device 2001 Vehicle 2002 Driving part 2003 Restoration Part 2004 Axel Pedal 2005 Brake Pedal 2006 Shift Lever 2007 Front wheels 2008 Bearing 2009 Axis 2010 Electronic Control Division 2012 Electronic Control Division 20133 Communication Modular 2021 Current sensor 2022 Round Sensor 2023 Air pressure sensor 2024 vehicle speed Sensen Sa 2025 acceleration sensor 2026 brake Pedal sensor 2027 Shift lever sensor 2028 Object detection sensor 2029 Accelerator pedal sensor 2030 Driving support system section 2031 Microprocessor 2032 Memory (ROM, RAM)
2033 Communication port (IO port)

Claims

a communication unit that relays downlink radio signals or uplink radio signals;
a transmitter that reports to a base station a timing gap between reception and transmission of the downlink radio signal or the uplink radio signal;
Wireless relay device.
further comprising a control unit that executes time synchronization with the base station in a relay function;
The wireless relay device according to claim 1.
The control unit processes inconsistencies between downlink and uplink boundaries;
The wireless relay device according to claim 2.
The control unit switches between downlink and uplink operations based on information indicating a time division duplex configuration.
The wireless relay device according to claim 2.
a communication unit that transmits a downlink wireless signal to a wireless relay device;
a receiving unit that receives information indicating a timing gap between reception and transmission of the downlink radio signal or the uplink radio signal from the radio relay device;
a control unit that assumes that the wireless relay device executes time synchronization in a relay function based on information indicated in the timing gap;
base station.
Relaying the downstream wireless signal or the upstream wireless signal;
reporting a timing gap between reception and transmission of the downlink radio signal or the uplink radio signal to a base station;
A wireless relay method performed by a wireless relay device.