WO2017135031A1 - 無線通信装置、通信方法、コンピュータプログラム及び無線通信システム - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a wireless communication device, a communication method, a computer program, and a wireless communication system.
- TTI Transmission Time Interval
- RTT Random Trip Time
- the time required for the terminal device to decode the data is 4 ms.
- the decoding time in the terminal device also becomes shorter. If the decoding time in the terminal device is shortened, a great effect can be expected when real-time performance is strongly required.
- Short TTI short transmission time interval
- a wireless communication device a communication method, a computer program, and a wireless communication system are proposed.
- a frame generation unit that generates a frame including a plurality of subframes, a transmission unit that transmits the generated frame to another communication apparatus, and a transmission time interval that is the same as one subframe period
- a notification unit for notifying the other communication apparatus of information related to scheduling and information related to scheduling in units of a short transmission time interval that is a transmission time interval shorter than one subframe period, using a control region in a subframe;
- a wireless communication device is provided.
- it further includes a receiving unit that receives a frame including a plurality of subframes generated by another device from the other communication device, and the receiving unit has a transmission time interval equal to one subframe period.
- a receiving unit receives a frame including a plurality of subframes generated by another device from the other communication device, and the receiving unit has a transmission time interval equal to one subframe period.
- a wireless communication device is provided that receives data transmitted at the short transmission time interval from the other communication device.
- a reception unit that receives a frame including a plurality of subframes generated by another device from the other communication device, and the subframe period included in the subframe received by the reception unit
- a wireless communication device comprising: a decoding unit that sequentially decodes a slot including a short transmission time interval that is a shorter transmission time interval.
- a wireless communication method is provided.
- receiving a frame composed of a plurality of subframes generated by another device from the other communication device scheduling information in units of the same transmission time interval as one subframe period, and 1 Receiving information on scheduling in units of a short transmission time interval, which is a transmission time interval shorter than a subframe period, from the other communication device in a control region within the subframe, and at the short transmission time interval based on the scheduling Receiving a data to be transmitted from the other communication device.
- the computer generates a frame composed of a plurality of subframes, transmits the generated frame to another communication apparatus, and uses the same transmission time interval as one subframe period.
- Information related to scheduling and information related to scheduling in units of short transmission time intervals that are transmission time intervals shorter than one subframe period, using the control region in the subframe, There is provided a computer program for executing
- the computer receives a frame composed of a plurality of subframes generated by another device from the other communication device, and performs scheduling in the same transmission time interval as one subframe period.
- a computer program that executes receiving data transmitted at time intervals from the other communication device.
- the first communication device includes a first communication device and a second communication device, and the first communication device generates a frame including a plurality of subframes; and the generated frame
- a transmission unit that transmits to the second communication apparatus, information related to scheduling in units of transmission time intervals equal to one subframe period, and scheduling in units of short transmission time intervals that are shorter than one subframe period
- a notification unit that notifies the second communication device of information using a control region in the subframe, wherein the second communication device has a plurality of subframes generated by the first communication device.
- a receiving unit that receives a frame consisting of: from the first communication device, wherein the receiving unit has a transmission time interval equal to one subframe period as a unit.
- a wireless communication system that receives data transmitted at short transmission time intervals from the first communication device.
- a new and improved wireless communication device, communication method, computer program, and wireless communication system can be provided.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating information that the base station 100 transmits to the terminal device 200. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 which concern on embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of composition of terminal unit 200 concerning the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a Short TTI area
- Embodiment of the present disclosure [1.1. Overview] In describing an embodiment of the present disclosure in detail, an outline of an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described first. After describing the outline of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an LTE frame format.
- one radio frame of LTE is composed of 10 subframes.
- the length of one subframe is 1 ms.
- One subframe is composed of 14 OFDM (orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing) symbols.
- the bandwidth is 20 MHz, for example.
- data transmitted from a base station constitutes one transport block in one subframe.
- a CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
- a terminal device UE; User Equipment
- the UE can decode data by receiving data of one subframe.
- the UE can determine the success or failure of reception of the transport block by performing CRC. Therefore, the UE performs ACK or NACK for requesting retransmission, which is called Hybrid ARQ (Auto Repeat Request), on the data in one subframe.
- the ACK is returned from the UE to the eNodeB when the data reception is successful
- the NACK is returned from the UE to the eNodeB when the data reception is successful.
- FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a downlink format of LTE.
- LTE there are a plurality of resource blocks in one subframe.
- the eNodeB can allocate data to each UE in resource block units.
- the eNodeB stores control information for allocating data to each UE in resource block units in a control area arranged at the beginning of a subframe, called PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel).
- PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
- TTI is 1 ms. That is, TTI is the same as the time of one subframe.
- the processing delay when the UE decodes the transport block in one subframe takes about 4 subframes. Therefore, the UE can send back ACK or NACK to the eNodeB after 4 subframes of the received subframe.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an overview of LTE uplink scheduling.
- the PDCCH in the subframe received by the UE includes uplink scheduling information. This scheduling information can be scheduled after 4 subframes of the received subframe. The reason why scheduling after four subframes of the received subframe is possible is because the processing delay at the UE is taken into consideration.
- the TTI is shortened, it is possible to expect a delay for decoding in the UE and a time until feedback to the eNodeB using the uplink. More specifically, if the TTI is shortened, the following merits are expected.
- the TTI is shortened, first, it becomes possible to control the application running on the UE with low delay. If the TTI is shortened, the decoding time at the UE is also shortened. Therefore, the UE can shorten the time required for decision making based on data transmitted from the eNodeB with a short TTI (Short TTI, short transmission time interval).
- the existing TTI may be referred to as a Normal TTI. Therefore, if the TTI is shortened, the UE can perform some control with a low delay. For example, in the case of moving some application that is severe in delay because the real-time property is strongly demanded in the UE, it is a great advantage to shorten the decoding time. Even when the UE is an object such as an automobile or a drone (a flying object that autonomously flies), real-time performance is strongly demanded, and thus shortening the TTI is a very significant advantage.
- the RTT of Hybrid ARQ can be reduced. That is, if the decoding time is shortened, the UE can determine the success or failure of data reception earlier. If the UE can determine the success or failure of data reception earlier, the UE can quickly return an ACK or NACK to the eNodeB. Therefore, if the TTI is shortened, the eNodeB can shorten the time from the transmission of data to the UE until the retransmission of the data that could not be received by the UE, leading to an improvement in throughput. In LTE Hybrid ARQ, since the next data cannot be sent unless the UE has successfully received the data, sending ACK from the UE to the eNodeB early also contributes to the improvement of the throughput.
- the feedback delay of CQI (Channel QualityIIndicator) can be reduced.
- the UE measures the quality of the downlink channel based on the Reference Signal provided from the eNodeB, and reports the quality measurement result to the eNodeB.
- the eNodeB determines the downlink data modulation scheme for the UE in consideration of the quality of the downlink channel reported from the UE. If the feedback delay from the UE is large, the eNodeB sends data to the UE in a modulation scheme corresponding to a quality different from the original downlink quality.
- the eNodeB can reduce the time until selecting an appropriate modulation scheme for the UE. If the time required to select an appropriate modulation scheme can be reduced, the downlink throughput can be improved.
- the above-mentioned effects can be expected by transmitting data at a short transmission time interval shorter than the existing transmission time interval.
- the terminal device that can only transmit / receive data at the existing transmission time interval is affected. Therefore, it is necessary to mix data transmission / reception at an existing transmission time interval and data transmission / reception at a short transmission time interval.
- a terminal device that supports data transmission / reception at a short transmission time interval performs efficient reception processing. Technology is needed to make it possible.
- Short TTI the circuit required for decoding on the receiving side cannot be reused. If there is enough time between receiving and decoding certain data and receiving and decoding the next data, it can be calculated using one multiplier, but if there is no time, the multiplier One is not enough, and multiple multipliers must be prepared. Therefore, in order to realize the Short TTI, the calculation cost of the receiver may increase, and the hardware scale may increase.
- UEs connected to the eNodeB can be provided from various manufacturers. Some manufacturers want to keep the hardware scale small, and others are good at technology that reduces the hardware scale. I don't know if all UEs can support the same Short TTI length. In the following description, the term “level” may be used as a term meaning a difference in the length of the Short TTI. Therefore, if the eNodeB side prepares the Short TTI at various levels, the terminal corresponding to the Short TTI is spread.
- the present disclosurer supports data transmission / reception at short transmission time intervals when data transmission / reception at short transmission time intervals is mixed with data transmission / reception at existing transmission time intervals.
- the present disclosure when the data transmission / reception at the short transmission time interval is mixed with the data transmission / reception at the existing transmission time interval, where in the resource at the short transmission time interval.
- a technique has been devised that enables efficient reception processing in the terminal device.
- FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example of a system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- a configuration example of the system according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG.
- the system 1 includes a base station 100 and a terminal device 200.
- base station 100 is also referred to as eNodeB.
- the terminal device 200 is also called a user.
- the user may also be referred to as user equipment (UE).
- the UE here may be a UE defined in LTE or LTE-A, and may more generally mean a communication device.
- Base station 100 is a base station of a cellular system (or mobile communication system).
- the base station 100 performs wireless communication with a terminal device (for example, the terminal device 200) located in the cell 10 of the base station 100.
- a terminal device for example, the terminal device 200
- the base station 100 transmits a downlink signal to the terminal device and receives an uplink signal from the terminal device.
- Terminal device 200 The terminal device 200 can communicate in a cellular system (or mobile communication system).
- the terminal device 200 performs wireless communication with a base station (for example, the base station 100) of the cellular system.
- a base station for example, the base station 100
- the terminal device 200 receives a downlink signal from the base station and transmits an uplink signal to the base station.
- FIG. 4 illustrates four terminal devices 200A to 200D. In the following description, the terminal device 200 is not particularly required to be distinguished.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the base station 100 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the base station 100 includes an antenna unit 110, a wireless communication unit 120, a network communication unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a processing unit 150.
- Antenna unit 110 The antenna unit 110 radiates a signal output from the wireless communication unit 120 to the space as a radio wave. Further, the antenna unit 110 converts radio waves in space into a signal and outputs the signal to the wireless communication unit 120.
- the wireless communication unit 120 transmits and receives signals.
- the radio communication unit 120 transmits a downlink signal to the terminal device and receives an uplink signal from the terminal device.
- the network communication unit 130 transmits and receives information.
- the network communication unit 130 transmits information to other nodes and receives information from other nodes.
- the other nodes include other base stations and core network nodes.
- Storage unit 140 The storage unit 140 temporarily or permanently stores a program for operating the base station 100 and various data.
- Processing unit 150 provides various functions of the base station 100.
- the processing unit 150 includes a transmission processing unit 151 and a notification unit 153.
- the processing unit 150 may further include other components other than these components. That is, the processing unit 150 can perform operations other than the operations of these components.
- the transmission processing unit 151 executes processing related to data transmission to the terminal device 200. For example, the transmission processing unit 151 generates a frame including a plurality of subframes, and executes a process of transmitting the generated frame to the terminal device 200. Further, the notification unit 153 executes processing related to notification of information to the terminal device 200. The specific operations of the transmission processing unit 151 and the notification unit 153 will be described in detail later.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of the terminal device 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the terminal device 200 includes an antenna unit 210, a wireless communication unit 220, a storage unit 230, and a processing unit 240.
- Antenna unit 210 The antenna unit 210 radiates the signal output from the wireless communication unit 220 to the space as a radio wave. Further, the antenna unit 210 converts a radio wave in the space into a signal and outputs the signal to the wireless communication unit 220.
- the wireless communication unit 220 transmits and receives signals.
- the radio communication unit 220 receives a downlink signal from the base station and transmits an uplink signal to the base station.
- Storage unit 230 The storage unit 230 temporarily or permanently stores a program for operating the terminal device 200 and various data.
- the processing unit 240 provides various functions of the terminal device 200.
- the processing unit 240 includes an acquisition unit 241, a reception processing unit 243, and a notification unit 245. Note that the processing unit 240 may further include other components other than these components. That is, the processing unit 240 can perform operations other than the operations of these components.
- the acquisition unit 241 executes processing related to acquisition of data transmitted from the base station 100.
- the reception processing unit 243 executes processing related to reception of data acquired by the acquisition unit 241.
- the notification unit 245 executes processing related to notification of information to the base station 100. The operations of the acquisition unit 241, the reception processing unit 243, and the notification unit 245 will be described in detail later.
- the base station 100 needs to inform the terminal device 200 where the resources used for data transmission / reception using the Short TTI are located. .
- the location of resources used for data transmission / reception in the Short TTI can be considered in a semi-static manner or a dynamic manner.
- the method of notifying resources for each terminal device 200 quasi-statically uses transmission / reception of data in the Short TTI in order to quasi-statically allocate downlink resources for one terminal device 200 in a fixed manner. If not, downlink resources will be wasted.
- the control information to be observed by the terminal device 200 increases, and when the number of terminal devices 200 located in the cell 10 increases, the control region (PDCCH) becomes larger. It ’s not enough.
- the base station 100 when allocating the Short TTI resource, the base station 100 (1) a method of notifying where the area for transmitting and receiving data in the Short TTI (Short TTI area) is located, and (2) in the Short TTI area There are three possible methods: a method for notifying whether there is information for a specific terminal device, and (3) a method for notifying a Short TTI resource for each terminal device. Note that all of these three methods are not necessarily essential for the base station 100. Details of these three methods will be described below.
- the base station 100 quasi-statically notifies the terminal device 200 of the Short TTI region in one subframe using system information using broadcast or a dedicated signal for each terminal device 200.
- “semi-static” means that the Short TTI area does not change until the base station 100 re-specifies the Short TTI area, but the Short TTI area is changeable. To do. Note that a plurality of Short TTI regions in one subframe may exist.
- the base station 100 quasi-statically notifies the terminal device 200 of the Short TTI region in one subframe, but does not notify the terminal device 200 how to use the Short TTI region at this time. .
- FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a Short TTI area.
- Reference numeral 301 in FIG. 7 indicates a Short TTI area specified in PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel) of one subframe.
- FIG. 7 shows an example in which the TTI in the partial frequency region of the 20 MHz bandwidth is the same length as one OFDM symbol.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a Short TTI area.
- FIG. 8 shows an example in which two Short TTI regions exist in one subframe.
- Reference numerals 301 and 302 indicate a Short TTI region designated in the PDSCH of one subframe.
- the Short TTI region indicated by reference numeral 301 extends over the entire PDSCH, and the Short TTI region indicated by reference numeral 302 extends over the PDSCH for the latter 7 OFDM symbols.
- FIG. 8 shows an example in which the resources of the Short TTI area indicated by reference numeral 302 are larger than those of the Short TTI area indicated by reference numeral 301.
- a Short TTI area may exist in all subframes, and a Short TTI area may exist in a specific subframe in one frame. This is because there is an application that requires a Short TTI area over all subframes, and there is an application that requires a Short TTI area in a specific subframe in one frame.
- the base station 100 transmits a control signal to a terminal device 200 at a specific place in one frame, but expects the terminal device 200 to decode the control signal in a short time.
- This use case is a use case in which the base station 100 uses the Short TTI area as an area for sending a control signal of the terminal device 200.
- the control signal of the terminal device 200 transmitted by the base station 100 in the Short TTI region may be a signal for application control or a control signal for reception of a radio signal.
- the Short TTI area may exist in all subframes, but the Short TTI area may exist in a specific subframe in one frame. Further, the base station 100 may change the Short TTI region for each subframe. The base station 100 can increase the degree of freedom of setting by changing the Short TTI area for each subframe.
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a Short TTI area.
- FIG. 9 shows that the Short TTI area indicated by reference numeral 302 is set in advance by the base station 100, and whether or not the Short TTI data actually enters the area is indicated by reference numeral 303. It is an example in the case of dynamically setting with DCI (Downlink Control Information) in the indicated PDCCH.
- DCI Downlink Control Information
- the base station 100 sets whether or not the data exists in the Short TTI area by DCI in the PDCCH indicated by reference numeral 303, thereby preventing waste of resources due to the Short TTI area being always fixedly arranged. I can do it. That is, even if the Short TTI area is set, the base station 100 does not always transmit the Short TTI data in the Short TTI area, so the data exists in the Short TTI area by DCI in the PDCCH. Set whether or not to prevent waste of resources.
- FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a Short TTI area.
- the base station 100 previously sets the Short TTI area indicated by reference numeral 302 in the same way as in FIG. 9, and whether or not the data of the Short TTI actually enters the area is determined by the base station.
- 100 is an example in the case of dynamically setting with DCI in the PDCCH indicated by reference numeral 303.
- the example shown in FIG. 10 is different from the example shown in FIG. 9 in that the DCI in the PDCCH indicated by reference numeral 303 is not set in the same subframe but in another subsequent subframe. This is the presence or absence of data in the Short TTI area.
- the terminal device 200 decodes the PDCCH and the same The presence or absence of data in the Short TTI area of the subframe must be determined immediately.
- the terminal device 200 determines whether another subsequent subframe is present.
- the terminal device 200 can start decoding immediately when there is the data of the Short TTI when the Short TTI region of another subsequent subframe arrives.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 11 shows that the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of an area that may be used as the Short TTI, and notifies the terminal device 200 that the notified area is used as the Short TTI.
- 2 is an operation example of the base station 100 at the time.
- an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described using FIG.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of the Short TTI area (area that may become the Short TTI) in the subframe (step S101).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S101, for example.
- the base station 100 notifies a region that may be used as a Short TTI in one subframe quasi-statically using system information using broadcast or a dedicated signal for each terminal device 200.
- the base station 100 When the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of the area that may become the Short TTI, the base station 100 subsequently confirms that the area that may become the Short TTI is actually used as the Short TTI for each subframe. Notification is made dynamically (step S102).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S102, for example. For example, in the DCI in the PDCCH as described above, the base station 100 specifies whether or not an area that may be used as the Short TTI is actually used as the Short TTI.
- the base station 100 can use resources efficiently, and the terminal device 200 can actually use an area that can become a Short TTI as a Short TTI. In this case, it is only necessary to execute the operation for the Short TTI, so that the reception process can be made efficient.
- the base station 100 dynamically notifies each terminal apparatus 200 whether or not there is information addressed to the terminal apparatus 200 in the Short TTI area notified by the quasi-static method.
- the base station 100 notifies whether there is information addressed to the terminal device 200 in the Short TTI region, for example, semi-statically using dedicated signaling or dynamically using PDCCH. If the base station 100 is notified semi-statically using dedicated signaling, the base station 100 notifies whether there is information addressed to the terminal device 200 in the Short TTI area without changing the existing DCI. I can do it. Further, if the base station 100 dynamically notifies using the PDCCH, it is only necessary to put the Short TTI data in the Short TTI area only when transmitting the Short TTI data, so that resources can be used efficiently. I can do it.
- the base station 100 notifies only whether there is information addressed to the terminal device 200 in the Short TTI area. It is desirable that the terminal device 200 can determine whether there is data related to each terminal device 200 in the Short TTI area with little effort. This is because the terminal device 200 having no data in the Short TTI area does not need to decode the data of the Short TTI, so that power consumption can be reduced.
- FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a method in which the base station 100 notifies whether there is information for a specific terminal device in the Short TTI area.
- FIG. 12 shows a state of notifying whether information for a specific terminal apparatus exists in the Short TTI region in the same subframe in the PDCCH of the subframe.
- FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a method in which the base station 100 notifies whether there is information for a specific terminal device in the Short TTI area.
- FIG. 13 shows a state in which the base station 100 notifies whether there is information for a specific terminal device in the Short TTI area in the subsequent subframe in the PDCCH of the subframe.
- the method shown in FIG. 13 is the same method as the method shown in FIG. 12, but the base station 100 receives information for a specific terminal device in the PDCCH of the subframe, and the Short TTI in the subsequent subframe. By notifying whether it is in the area or not, it is possible to advance the start timing of the decoding of the Short TTI data in the terminal device 200.
- FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which the base station 100 notifies whether there is information for a specific terminal device in the Short TTI region using DCI in the search space unique to the terminal device 200 of the PDCCH. It is.
- the base station 100 dynamically notifies using the PDCCH, it is only necessary to put the Short TTI data in the Short TTI area only when transmitting the Short TTI data, so that resources can be used efficiently. I can do it.
- the terminal device 200 can determine whether there is data related to each terminal device 200 in the Short TTI area with less effort. Further, the terminal device 200 having no data in the Short TTI area does not need to decode the data of the Short TTI, and thus can reduce power consumption.
- the base station 100 may notify whether or not there is Short TTI data in the Short TTI area by DCI, but at the time of the notification, the Short TTI resource may be notified. It may also be notified which resource in the TTI region is the data of the Short TTI to be received and decoded by the target terminal device 200.
- FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the base station 100 notifies the location of the data of the Short TTI in the Short TTI area by DCI.
- a location indicated by reference numeral 305 in the same subframe is a location where there is Short TTI data to be received and decoded by the target terminal device 200.
- the base station 100 notifies the target terminal device 200 by DCI that there is Short TTI data to be decoded at the location indicated by reference numeral 305. By notifying in this way, the terminal device 200 that has received DCI can refer to only that location and decode it.
- FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the base station 100 notifies the location of the data of the Short TTI in the Short TTI area by DCI.
- the location indicated by reference numeral 305 in the subsequent subframe is a location where the short terminal TTI data to be received and decoded by the target terminal device 200 is present.
- the base station 100 notifies the target terminal device 200 by DCI that there is Short TTI data to be decoded at the location indicated by reference numeral 305. By notifying in this way, the terminal device 200 that has received DCI can refer to only that location and decode it.
- the base station 100 may notify the information about the Short TTI not by the PDCCH but by the ePDCCH in which the control signal is included in the PDSCH portion.
- the base station 100 may notify the information regarding the Short TTI in the same subframe, or may notify the information regarding the Short TTI in the subsequent subframe.
- FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 17 illustrates the period from when the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of an area that may be used as the Short TTI, until the terminal device 200 returns ACK or NACK to the received data. It is an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200.
- an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described using FIG.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of the Short TTI area (area that may become the Short TTI) in the subframe (step S101).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S101, for example.
- the base station 100 notifies a region that may be used as a Short TTI in one subframe quasi-statically using system information using broadcast or a dedicated signal for each terminal device 200.
- the base station 100 When the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of the area that may become the Short TTI, the base station 100 subsequently confirms that the area that may become the Short TTI is actually used as the Short TTI for each subframe. Notification is made dynamically (step S102).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S102, for example. For example, in the DCI in the PDCCH as described above, the base station 100 specifies whether or not an area that may be used as the Short TTI is actually used as the Short TTI.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of the presence / absence of resources for the specific terminal device 200 in the Short TTI (step S103).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S103.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of the location of the resource that should be received by the specific terminal device 200 in the Short TTI (step S104).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S104.
- step S105 the base station 100 puts the Short TTI data in the location of the resource notified in step S104 and transmits it to the terminal device 200 (step S105).
- the processing in step S105 is executed by causing the transmission processing unit 151 to transmit data from the wireless communication unit 120 through the antenna unit 110, for example.
- the terminal device 200 decodes the Short TTI data transmitted from the base station 100 in step S105 based on the information notified from the base station 100 in steps S101 to S104 (step S106). For example, the reception processing unit 243 executes the processing in step S106.
- the terminal device 200 When the terminal device 200 decodes the data of the Short TTI in step S106, the terminal device 200 notifies the base station 100 of ACK if the decoding is successful and NACK if the decoding is unsuccessful (step S107). For example, the notification unit 245 executes the process in step S107.
- the conventional eNodeB has individually designated resources for each UE in the DCI in the PDCCH.
- the Short TTI resource is special, unlike the conventional TTI resource. Since the special Short TTI does not always exist, it is desirable to make the Short TTI area variable to some extent. However, if the Short TTI area and the normal TTI area are not determined, it is difficult to directly specify the resource of the Short TTI from the PDCCH because the resource cannot be directly specified from the PDCCH.
- the base station 100 semi-statically specifies the Short TTI area and dynamically specifies whether or not the Short TTI area exists.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 whether or not there is Short TTI data of the terminal device 200 by a dynamic method using PDCCH or a semi-static method using dedicated signaling. .
- a dynamic method using PDCCH or a semi-static method using dedicated signaling.
- the application installed in the terminal device 200 is specified by semi-statically specifying the Short TTI area and dynamically specifying whether or not the Short TTI area exists.
- the base station 100 can control with low delay and good response.
- the terminal device 200 can return ACK or NACK early, so that an improvement in throughput is expected.
- the resources of the Short TTI can be efficiently mixed with the resources of the existing TTI. Therefore, the waste of resources does not occur, and the improvement of the throughput can be greatly expected.
- FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing a Short TTI composed of one OFDM symbol.
- a Short TTI composed of one OFDM symbol is also referred to as a Level 1 Short TTI.
- FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram showing a Short TTI composed of 2 OFDM symbols.
- a Short TTI composed of 2 OFDM symbols is also referred to as a Level 2 Short TTI.
- the Short TTI level When the Short TTI level is 1, LTE resources are occupied unnecessarily, and the overall throughput decreases. The reason is that all terminal devices 200 corresponding to the Short TTI may not require the same Short TTI level. Also, not all terminal devices 200 that support the Short TTI can achieve the Short TTI level in the same way. Accordingly, when a communication carrier prepares a plurality of Short TTI levels, the terminal device 200 corresponding to the Short TTI manufactured by various vendors (manufacturers) provides an LTE network in which a plurality of Short TTI levels are prepared. It becomes possible to connect to.
- the base station 100 prepares a plurality of Short TTI levels.
- the setting of the Short TTI level may be different for each cell.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of a plurality of Short TTI levels provided by the base station 100 by broadcast, for example, by system information.
- the terminal device 200 notifies the base station 100 of processing capability (for example, hardware capability, category of application to be executed, and capability of the own device). Further, the terminal device 200 may set a delay level required for each application to be executed. This is because even if the terminal device 200 has the capability of processing with low delay, depending on the application executed by the terminal device 200, low delay may not be required.
- processing capability for example, hardware capability, category of application to be executed, and capability of the own device.
- the terminal device 200 may process data of a plurality of levels of the Short TTI even if a plurality of levels of the Short TTI are mixed in the same subframe. Further, the terminal device 200 may process normal TTI data and Short TTI data in parallel.
- FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described using FIG.
- the base station 100 provides the available Short TTI levels by broadcast to the terminal device 200 located in the cell (step S201).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S201.
- the terminal device 200 that has received the level of the Short TTI that can be provided by the base station 100 from the base station 100 notifies the base station 100 of the capability of processing the Short TTI (step S202).
- the notification unit 245 executes the process in step S202.
- the terminal device 200 may notify the base station 100 of hardware processing capability information.
- the terminal device 200 requests the base station 100 for the level of the Short TTI according to the use of the installed application (step S203).
- the notification unit 245 executes the process in step S203.
- the base station 100 When the base station 100 receives the request for the capability of processing the Short TTI and the level of the Short TTI from the terminal device 200, the base station 100 selects the level of the Short TTI based on the received content, and sends the Short TTI to the terminal device 200. Short TTI data corresponding to the selected level is transmitted using these resources (step S204).
- the processing in step S204 is executed by causing the transmission processing unit 151 to transmit data from the wireless communication unit 120 through the antenna unit 110, for example.
- the base station 100 can select the Short TTI level according to the capability and request of the terminal device 200 by operating in this way.
- the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure can receive the Short TTI data at a level according to the capability of the own device and the request of the application to be executed by notifying in this way.
- FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a Short TTI area in one subframe.
- a certain terminal device 200 can tolerate a delay of 2 OFDM symbols even if data is received at the Short TTI level 1.
- the base station 100 causes the terminal device 200 to use it as a Short TTI every other OFDM symbol as shown in FIG.
- An OFDM symbol indicated by reference numeral 311 is an OFDM symbol that the terminal device 200 uses as a Short TTI.
- the base station 100 can efficiently provide resources to the terminal device 200 that can tolerate a delay of 2 OFDM symbols by causing the terminal device 200 to use the Short TTI region every 1 OFDM symbol.
- the Short TTI resources composed of 1 OFDM symbol are thinned out.
- the base station 100 can cause another terminal apparatus 200 to use the thinned resources (OFDM symbols indicated by reference numeral 312). That is, the base station 100 lowers the level of delay control by thinning out Short TTI resources composed of one OFDM symbol every other OFDM symbol.
- the terminal apparatus 200 that requests a delay of one OFDM symbol may receive the Short TTI data from the base station 100 using any OFDM symbol resource 311 or 312 in FIG.
- FIG. 22 is an explanatory diagram showing a Short TTI composed of 4 OFDM symbols. Since the Level 4 Short TTI, which configures the Short TTI with 4 OFDM symbols, cannot be completed in one subframe, as shown in FIG. 22, a part that spans two frames occurs. In this case, the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 whether or not the data of the Short TTI extends over two frames.
- the system frame number (System Frame Number; SFN) is repeated an integer from 0 to 1023. There are 10 subframes in one frame.
- FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing a Short TTI composed of 4 OFDM symbols in one frame.
- the Short TTI is configured by 4 OFDM symbols
- the Short TTI configured by 4 OFDM symbols is arranged across the first subframe and the second subframe, as illustrated in FIG. That is, a Short TTI composed of 4 OFDM symbols is arranged across odd-numbered subframes and even-numbered subframes. Therefore, if the base station 100 can notify the terminal device 200 of the relationship between the system frame number and the subframe number and the phase of the Short TTI, the terminal device 200 can normally receive the Short TTI of 4 OFDM symbols.
- the SFN is transmitted from the base station 100 to the terminal device 200 using a broadcast signal called MIB (Master Information Block). Therefore, the base station 100 fixes the relationship between the system frame number and the subframe number and the phase of the Short TTI in advance, or signals the relationship between the system frame number and the subframe number and the phase of the Short TTI. The terminal device 200 is notified separately.
- MIB Master Information Block
- FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 24 shows an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 when the Short TTI cannot be completed in one subframe.
- an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described using FIG.
- the base station 100 provides the system frame number to the terminal device 200 by broadcast such as MIB (step S211).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S211.
- the base station 100 provides the available Short TTI levels by broadcast to the terminal device 200 located in the cell (step S212).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S212.
- the base station 100 provides the correspondence relationship between the Short TTI of each level, the system frame number, and the subframe number by broadcasting or dedicated signaling to the terminal device 200 (step S213).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S213. Note that the correspondence between each level of the Short TTI, the system frame number, and the subframe number may be fixed in advance according to specifications.
- the terminal device 200 that has received the level of the Short TTI that can be provided by the base station 100 from the base station 100 notifies the base station 100 of the capability of processing the Short TTI (step S214).
- the notification unit 245 executes the process in step S214.
- the terminal device 200 requests the base station 100 for the Short TTI level according to the use of the installed application (step S215).
- the notification unit 245 executes the process in step S215.
- step S216 When the base station 100 receives the request for the capability of processing the Short TTI and the level of the Short TTI from the terminal device 200, the base station 100 selects the level of the Short TTI based on the received content, and sends the Short TTI to the terminal device 200. Short TTI data corresponding to the selected level is transmitted using the resource (step S216). The process of step S216 is executed by causing the transmission processing unit 151 to transmit data from the wireless communication unit 120 through the antenna unit 110, for example.
- the terminal device 200 Upon receiving the Short TTI data from the base station 100, the terminal device 200 decodes the Short TTI data based on the correspondence received from the base station 100 in step S213.
- the base station 100 can select the Short TTI level according to the capability and request of the terminal device 200, and the terminal device 200 can be normally short.
- TTI data can be decoded.
- the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure receives the Short TTI data at a level according to the capability of the own device and the request of the application to be executed and notifies the Short normally. TTI data can be decoded.
- FIG. 25 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which a plurality of levels of Short TTI are mixed in one subframe.
- FIG. 25 shows an example in which a Level 4 Short TTI composed of 4 OFDM symbols and a Level 2 Short TTI composed of 2 OFDM symbols are mixed in one subframe.
- three Level 4 Short TTIs are arranged in the first subframe, followed by one Level 2 Short TTI, and the Level 2 Short TTI is first arranged in the next subframe. After one is placed, three Level 4 Short TTIs are placed in succession.
- the arrangement pattern is not limited to such an example. Different levels of Short TTI may be mixed and arranged in the same pattern in all subframes. For example, in all subframes, one level 2 short TTI may be arranged after three level 4 short TTIs are arranged successively. Further, for example, in all subframes, one level 2 short TTI may be arranged first and then three level 4 short TTIs may be arranged.
- FIG. 26 is an explanatory diagram showing another arrangement example of the Short TTI.
- a PDCCH in which a control signal can be stored is arranged at the head part, and a PDSCH in which user data can be stored is arranged after the PDCCH.
- 3 OFDM symbols are used in the PDSCH, and only the subsequent PDSCH portion is used as the Short TTI.
- the last one OFDM symbol of the subframe cannot be used as the Level 2 Short TTI. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 26, the last one OFDM symbol of the subframe may be used as a level 1 short TTI.
- the base station 100 may use a certain OFDM symbol by dividing a resource into a level 1 short TTI and a level 2 short TTI.
- FIG. 27 is an explanatory view showing an arrangement example of a Short TTI.
- the short TTI arrangement example shown in FIG. 27 is different from the short TTI arrangement example shown in FIG. 26 in that the resource in which the level 2 short TTI is arranged in the last one OFDM symbol of the subframe. The short TTI is not arranged.
- the base station 100 may use a certain OFDM symbol by dividing resources into a level 1 short TTI and a level 2 short TTI, but assigning each OFDM symbol to each short TTI.
- the amount of resources may be changed.
- FIG. 26 and FIG. 27 show an example in which the amount of resources allocated to the Level 2 Short TTI is larger than the amount of resources allocated to the Level 1 Short TTI.
- the base station 100 may change the amount of resources allocated to each level of the Short TTI according to demand from the terminal device 200, for example.
- the length of the PDCCH is variable from 1 OFDM symbol to 3 OFDM symbols.
- the base station 100 can notify the terminal device 200 of PDCCH length information (information on the number of OFDM symbols) using PCFICH (Physical Control Format Format Indicator Channel) in the PDCCH. Since the length of the PDCCH is variable from 1 OFDM symbol to 3 OFDM symbols, the length of the PDSCH is variable from 11 OFDM symbols to 13 OFDM symbols. Therefore, when the Short TTI is arranged only in the PDSCH portion, it is desirable to inform the terminal device 200 of the relationship between the variable PDSCH and the Short TTI arrangement pattern.
- FIG. 28 is an explanatory view showing an arrangement example of a Short TTI.
- FIG. 28 shows a short TTI arrangement example when the PDCCH length is 3 OFDM symbols, that is, when the PDSCH length is 11 OFDM symbols.
- one OFDM symbol is used by dividing resources into a Level 1 Short TTI and a Level 2 Short TTI.
- FIG. 29 is an explanatory view showing an arrangement example of a Short TTI.
- FIG. 29 shows an arrangement example of the Short TTI when the PDCCH length is 2 OFDM symbols, that is, when the PDSCH length is 12 OFDM symbols. Also in the example shown in FIG. 29, one OFDM symbol is used by dividing resources between a level 1 short TTI and a level 2 short TTI.
- FIG. 30 is an explanatory view showing an arrangement example of the Short TTI.
- FIG. 30 shows an arrangement example of the Short TTI in the case where the length of the PDCCH is 1 OFDM symbol, that is, the length of the PDSCH is 13 OFDM symbols. In the example shown in FIG. 30 as well, one OFDM symbol is used by dividing resources into a Level 1 Short TTI and a Level 2 Short TTI.
- the base station 100 When the Short TTI arrangement pattern changes according to the PDCCH length (ie, PDSCH length) in this way, the base station 100 notifies the terminal apparatus 200 of the relationship between the PDSCH and the Short TTI arrangement pattern in advance. Keep it. Then, the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of information on the length of the PDCCH by PCFICH. The terminal device 200 can know which arrangement pattern the Short TTI will be by knowing the information on the length of the PDCCH.
- FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described using FIG.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal apparatus 200 of the Short TTI arrangement pattern corresponding to PCFICH (step S221).
- the notification in step S221 is executed by the notification unit 153, for example.
- the arrangement pattern of Short TTI corresponding to PCFICH may be fixed in advance according to specifications.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of information on the length of the PDCCH by PCFICH (step S222).
- the notification in step S222 is executed by the notification unit 153, for example.
- the base station 100 provides a Short TTI corresponding to PCFICH (step S223).
- the process of step S223 is executed by causing the transmission processing unit 151 to transmit data from the wireless communication unit 120 through the antenna unit 110, for example.
- the base station 100 uses the Short TTI arrangement pattern as shown in FIG. Provide TTI.
- the terminal device 200 When the terminal device 200 knows the layout pattern of the Short TTI corresponding to the PCFICH, and receives the notification of the length information of the PDCCH by the PCFICH, the terminal device 200 determines the layout of the Short TTI corresponding to the PCFICH, and the data of the Short TTI data A decoding process is executed (step S224). For example, the reception processing unit 243 executes the processing in step S224.
- the terminal device 200 can know which arrangement pattern the Short TTI is by knowing the information on the length of the PDCCH by executing the above-described operation.
- the terminal device 200 can execute an appropriate decoding process of the data of the Short TTI by knowing the arrangement pattern of the Short TTI in advance.
- the Short TTI level is realized by thinning out OFDM symbols for each OFDM symbol as described with reference to FIG. 21, for example, and arranging them intermittently, the arrangement pattern of the Short TTI also changes according to the length of the PDCCH. To do.
- FIG. 32 is an explanatory view showing an arrangement example of the Short TTI.
- FIG. 32 shows a short TTI arrangement example when the PDCCH length is 3 OFDM symbols, that is, when the PDSCH length is 11 OFDM symbols.
- the level 1 Short TTI is thinned out for each OFDM symbol and is arranged intermittently.
- FIG. 33 is an explanatory diagram showing an arrangement example of a Short TTI.
- FIG. 33 shows an arrangement example of a Short TTI in the case where the length of the PDCCH is 2 OFDM symbols, that is, the length of the PDSCH is 12 OFDM symbols. Also in the example shown in FIG. 33, the level 1 Short TTI is thinned out for each OFDM symbol and is intermittently arranged.
- FIG. 34 is an explanatory view showing an arrangement example of a Short TTI.
- FIG. 34 shows an arrangement example of a Short TTI in the case where the length of the PDCCH is 1 OFDM symbol, that is, the length of the PDSCH is 13 OFDM symbols. Also in the example shown in FIG. 34, the Level 1 Short TTI is thinned out for each OFDM symbol and is intermittently arranged.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of the information of the arrangement pattern of the Short TTI and the length of the PDCCH by PCFICH in advance. Even when the terminal device 200 is realized by thinning out the level of the Short TTI for each OFDM symbol, the terminal device 200 can know the arrangement pattern of the Short TTI by knowing the information on the length of the PDCCH. . The terminal device 200 can execute an appropriate decoding process of the data of the Short TTI by knowing the arrangement pattern of the Short TTI in advance.
- the Short TTI is assumed to be used for controlling the base station 100 or an application installed in the terminal device 200 from the network behind the base station 100 with low delay. Therefore, unlike the method in which data is cached in the S-GW or the base station 100 and the cached (buffered) data is provided, the Short TTI uses the Internet connected to the P-GW at the back of the network. From time to time, a small amount of control data is required. When the small amount of control data can be transmitted from the base station 100 to the terminal device 200, the base station 100 cannot know unless the small amount of control data arrives at the base station 100.
- Applications installed in the terminal device 200 may include application software that controls a drone, application software that controls a car, and the like.
- the scheduling means that the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 of the location of the downlink resource that the terminal device 200 should use.
- FIG. 35 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a map displayed on the terminal device 200 of each user who executes the network game.
- FIG. 35 shows an example of a map on which the positions of two users are displayed. As shown in FIG. 35, in a game in which a plurality of users attack each other in a common town map, the positions of the respective users on the map need to be synchronized.
- a user's terminal device may think that there is a partner in front of him, and even if that user attacks the partner, the other party may actually move away. It is.
- Such an application that requires synchronization of the user's position on the map needs to be updated with a low delay and in synchronization with each other.
- One resource block is composed of 12 subcarriers.
- the subcarrier spacing is 15 kHz. Therefore, the width of the resource block in the frequency direction is 180 kHz.
- 100 resource blocks can be arranged in the 20 MHz. However, if the 100 resource blocks are handled as they are, the number of bits required for scheduling becomes 100 bits. Therefore, the concept of a resource block group (RBG) in which four resource blocks are grouped into one group is introduced. Scheduling four resource blocks as one RBG in units of RBGs can reduce the number of bits required for scheduling to 25 bits.
- the eNodeB notifies the UE of scheduling information composed of a 25-bit bitmap indicating which RBG is used by a certain UE among the 25 RBGs.
- scheduling information composed of a 25-bit bitmap indicating which RBG is used by a certain UE among the 25 RBGs.
- FIG. 36 is an explanatory diagram showing that one subframe includes the RBG in the first slot and the RBG in the second slot.
- 25-bit scheduling information is included in the DCI in the PDCCH of the subframe # 0.
- the 25-bit scheduling information specifies the RBG in the # 0 subframe.
- Scheduling information is for one UE. When all 25 bits are 1, one UE uses all resource blocks in the # 0 subframe.
- scheduling information designates scheduling information as “0001000000000010000000”, it is possible for one UE to use resources of remote frequencies.
- Short TTI resource block Short PRB: Short PHY resource Block
- the conventional scheduling method has no resolution in the time direction.
- resource blocks were grouped in the frequency direction as described above, and the scheduling information bitmap was compressed as an RBG.
- the resolution in the time direction becomes fine like Short TTI, it can be handled. Can not.
- the base station 100 specifies an RBG using a bitmap as in the conventional case.
- the base station 100 specifies an RBG using a bitmap as in the conventional case.
- the PDCCH occupies 3 OFDM symbols
- the PDSCH is 11 OFDM symbols, and therefore, a maximum of 11 Short TTIs are arranged in one subframe.
- FIG. 37 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of assignment of the Short TTI to the terminal device 200, and is an explanatory diagram showing how all the 11 Short TTIs arranged in one subframe are assigned to the same terminal device 200.
- the scheduling information added for the Short TTI needs to distinguish whether the bitmap of the scheduling information is for the Short TTI. Therefore, in addition to the conventional TTI bitmap, it is necessary to prepare a new Short TTI bitmap.
- FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram showing a state where normal TTI and Short TTI are scheduled in one terminal apparatus 200.
- Table 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a bitmap of scheduling information for normal TTI and short TTI when scheduling is performed as shown in FIG. In this bitmap, 0 means an RBG that is not used in normal TTI or Short TTI, and 1 means an RBG that is used in normal TTI or Short TTI.
- FIG. 39 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 39 shows an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 when the base station 100 notifies the scheduling information for the Short TTI.
- FIG. 39 shows an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 when the base station 100 notifies the scheduling information for the Short TTI.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 that it is a Short TTI RBG out of 25 RBGs in a quasi-static manner (step S301).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S301.
- the base station 100 uses system information and dedicated signaling when performing semi-static notification using a bitmap.
- the base station 100 performs RBG scheduling on the PDCCH (step S302).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S302, for example.
- the terminal device 200 decodes the data transmitted from the base station 100 after knowing whether the scheduled RBG is the short TTI or the normal TTI (step S303). For example, the reception processing unit 243 executes the processing in step S303.
- the base station 100 may notify each of the terminal devices 200 using RRC signaling in advance which of the 25 RBGs in one subframe is the Short TTI. Further, for example, the base station 100 may specify that the RBG is always the Short TTI in the system information using the broadcast to the terminal device 200, not for each terminal device 200. As described above, if the RBG which is the Short TTI is designated in advance, the additional 25-bit scheduling information for indicating the Short TTI is not necessary, and the overhead due to the control bits can be reduced.
- scheduling in units of RBG that is, scheduling in the frequency direction can be performed dynamically, that is, in units of subframes.
- scheduling at the Short TTI level in one subframe is not performed. Therefore, if the PDCCH occupies 3 OFDM symbols, since the PDSCH is 11 OFDM symbols, it can be said that this method is suitable when all the 11 OFDM symbols are used by the same terminal device 200.
- the terminal device 200 does not include all OFDM symbols. Will try to decode the Short TTI.
- the data for the terminal device 200 is contained in the first 2 Short TTIs, and the remaining 9 are empty. It is useless that the device 200 decodes all 11 Short TTI data, and the power consumption of the terminal device 200 increases uselessly.
- the base station 100 when it is determined that it is not necessary to decode the Short TTI data after a certain OFDM symbol, the base station 100 includes this subframe in the Short TTI data of the OFDM symbol. Then, information indicating the end of the data is entered.
- FIG. 40 is an explanatory diagram showing that Short TTI data is included in only the first two OFDM symbols of 11 OFDM symbols. The base station 100 puts information indicating the end of this data in this subframe in the data of the Short TTI of the second OFDM symbol. In this way, the terminal device 200 only needs to decode the first two Short TTI data, and can reduce the power consumption to the amount necessary for decoding the Short TTI data.
- FIG. 41 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example in which the three terminal devices 200 each decode the data of the Short TTI. 41, the terminal device 200 shown as UE A shows the Short TTI data in the first and second OFDM symbols, and the terminal device 200 shown as UE B shows the Short TTI data in the third to seventh OFDM symbols. An example in which the terminal device 200 indicated as UE B decodes the Short TTI data in the 8th to 11th OFDM symbols is shown.
- the base station 100 transmits to each terminal device 200 including data specifying the start position. Also good. UE A can know from the transmission data from the base station 100 that data addressed to itself starts from the first OFDM symbol. On the other hand, since UE B and UE C can know from the transmission data from the base station 100 that the data of the first OFDM symbol is not the data addressed to itself, it is possible to prevent decoding. .
- UE B can know from the transmission data from the base station 100 that the data addressed to itself starts from the third OFDM symbol, and UE C receives the data addressed to itself from the eighth OFDM symbol. It can be known from the transmission data from the base station 100 that it starts.
- the base station 100 notifies the end position information as being directed to each terminal apparatus 200 in the same manner as described with reference to FIG.
- the resources of the three terminal devices 200 are multiplexed in one RBG without overlapping. As shown in FIG. 41, by transmitting data to the three terminal devices 200, waste of resources is completely eliminated. Only one continuous resource between the start position and the end position is assigned to one terminal device 200.
- the base station 100 can eliminate wasteful resources and reduce wasteful decoding in the terminal device 200 by designating the head position and end position for each RBG. However, for that purpose, 100-bit scheduling information is added to DCI. Since an increase in scheduling information leads to an increase in overhead due to scheduling information, it is preferable that the scheduling information is small.
- the maximum number of Short TTIs allowed per subframe per terminal frame 200 is limited to three.
- This limitation may be variable or fixed as a system.
- the terminal device 200 assumes that, in the 25 bits of the scheduling information for the Short TTI, only a maximum of 3 is 1 instead of 0. Can do.
- This 62-bit scheduling information is required for allocation of scheduling addressed to one terminal apparatus 200 in DCI.
- the number of bits can be significantly reduced from the 150 bits described above, so that an effect contributing to the overhead reduction in the terminal device 200 can be expected.
- Short TTI data is a small amount and is received by the terminal device 200 intermittently. Nevertheless, as described above, if all of the Short TTI resources are allocated for one terminal device 200 in one subframe, the waste of resources increases. Therefore, it is desirable to use different Short TTIs in different terminal apparatuses 200 within one subframe.
- FIG. 42 is an explanatory diagram for explaining that the terminal apparatus 200 decodes all 11 Short TTIs.
- Such a decoding method is called blind decoding. Normally, when the UE decodes the DCI of PDCCH, blind decoding is performed. In this operation example, this blind decoding is also applied when the terminal device 200 decodes the Short TTI.
- FIG. 43 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a short TTI destination and a CRC check result in a certain terminal device 200.
- the CRC check result is OK for that data
- the CRC check result is NG for that data.
- the terminal device 200 does not make the CRC result OK except when decoding the data addressed to itself. Since the terminal device 200 also decodes data for other users (other terminal devices 200), there are a portion where CRC becomes an error and a portion where no error occurs. However, the terminal device 200 does not return a data failure NACK to the base station 100 just because the CRC has become an error. This is because the data may have been data of another user (another terminal device 200). When the CRC becomes an error, the terminal device 200 can take the NACK return method from the following three methods.
- the first method is a method that does not return any NACK.
- the terminal device 200 does not return any NACK even if the CRC becomes an error.
- the base station 100 cannot know whether the terminal device 200 has really received data.
- Second method NACK is not returned if one of the resources in the specified Short TTI area has an OK CRC result, and all the CRC results are NG. NACK is returned to In this method, the terminal device 200 does not return ACK or NACK for each Short TTI. However, this method allows the base station 100 to know, in part, whether or not the data has been correctly transmitted compared to the first method.
- Short TTI data A method of acquiring from the base station 100 in the control region in the same subframe before reception, and returning ACK if the specified number and the result of the CRC check are the same OK, and returning NACK if they are different It is. This method cannot be used when the terminal device 200 cannot obtain in advance from the base station 100 how many pieces of data are addressed to itself among the 11 Short TTI data.
- the terminal device 200 can obtain from the base station 100 how many pieces of data are addressed to itself in the previous subframe in the DCI format in the next subframe, the terminal device 200 ACK or NACK can be returned based on the number of pieces of information acquired from the base station 100.
- the base station 100 enters information that the data destined for a certain terminal device 200 is the last data in the subframe, and information on the number of data transmitted to the terminal device 200 in the subframe. By doing so, the terminal device 200 can know how many pieces of data are addressed to itself in the subframe.
- FIG. 44 is an explanatory diagram illustrating information that the base station 100 transmits to the terminal device 200. 44 shows information that the base station 100 is the last data for a terminal device 200 in a subframe, and information on the number of data transmitted to the terminal device 200 in the subframe. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example which has put. In the example shown in FIG.
- the data destined for a certain terminal device 200 is the ninth short TTI data from the beginning and the information that it is the last, and the base station 100 is the ninth short TTI data from the beginning. Put in. At this time, the base station 100 puts the fact that the three Short TTI data has been transmitted to the terminal device 200 into the Short TTI data. By confirming these pieces of information, the terminal device 200 can know that there are three data addressed to itself in this subframe. Therefore, the terminal device 200 returns an ACK to the base station 100 if the CRC check result indicates that the number of OK is three in the subframe, and a NACK if the number is not three.
- FIG. 45 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 45 shows an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 corresponding to the third method described above.
- an operation example of the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure will be described using FIG.
- the base station 100 designates a resource containing Short TTI data in the PDCCH of each subframe (step S311).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S311.
- the base station 100 transmits data addressed to each terminal apparatus 200 by using the Short TTI.
- Information on the number of data transmitted to the apparatus 200 is notified (step S312).
- the notification unit 153 executes the process in step S312.
- the terminal device 200 decodes data after knowing whether the scheduled RBG is a short TTI or a normal TTI. If the scheduled RBG is the Short TTI, the terminal device 200 decodes the data of the Short TTI in order from the top (step S313).
- the reception processing unit 243 executes the process in step S313, for example.
- the terminal device 200 returns ACK or NACK to the base station 100 based on the information transmitted from the base station 100 in step S312 (step S314).
- the notification unit 245 executes the process of step S314.
- the terminal device 200 acknowledges ACK if the number of Short TTI data addressed to itself existing in the subframe is equal to the number of OK of the CRC check result. If they are different, NACK is returned to the base station 100, respectively.
- This third method has a very high degree of freedom in scheduling because the base station 100 can specify resources both in the frequency direction and in the time direction, either continuously or jumping. Further, if the HARQ ACK / NACK response is not taken into consideration, the number of bits required for scheduling allocation can be reduced.
- the base station 100 determines whether the effective data To specify the number, 4 bits are required per RBG. Assuming that the Short TTI occupies 25 RBGs, the base station 100 needs 100 bits of information in order to specify the number of valid data.
- the number of bits for specifying the number of effective data can be reduced by limiting the number of RBGs that can be used in the Short TTI per subframe. For example, by limiting the number of RBGs that can be used in the Short TTI to 3 per subframe, the number of bits for designating the number of effective data can be reduced to 12 bits.
- the base station 100 can freely allocate 25 resources arranged in the frequency direction to each terminal apparatus 200.
- the base station 100 and the terminal device 200 operate to notify resources used for data transmission / reception in the Short TTI illustrated in the first operation example, and various levels of the Short TTI. It may be combined with the operation at the time of preparing.
- the base station 100 may be realized as any type of eNB (evolved Node B) such as a macro eNB or a small eNB.
- the small eNB may be an eNB that covers a cell smaller than a macro cell, such as a pico eNB, a micro eNB, or a home (femto) eNB.
- the base station 100 may be realized as another type of base station such as a NodeB or a BTS (Base Transceiver Station).
- Base station 100 may include a main body (also referred to as a base station apparatus) that controls radio communication, and one or more RRHs (Remote Radio Heads) that are arranged at locations different from the main body. Further, various types of terminals described later may operate as the base station 100 by temporarily or semi-permanently executing the base station function.
- a main body also referred to as a base station apparatus
- RRHs Remote Radio Heads
- the terminal device 200 is a smartphone, a tablet PC (Personal Computer), a notebook PC, a portable game terminal, a mobile terminal such as a portable / dongle type mobile router or a digital camera, or an in-vehicle terminal such as a car navigation device. It may be realized as.
- the terminal device 200 may be realized as a terminal (also referred to as an MTC (Machine Type Communication) terminal) that performs M2M (Machine To Machine) communication.
- the terminal device 200 may be a wireless communication module (for example, an integrated circuit module configured by one die) mounted on these terminals.
- FIG. 46 is a block diagram illustrating a first example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied.
- the eNB 800 includes one or more antennas 810 and a base station device 820. Each antenna 810 and the base station apparatus 820 can be connected to each other via an RF cable.
- Each of the antennas 810 has a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission and reception of radio signals by the base station apparatus 820.
- the eNB 800 includes a plurality of antennas 810 as illustrated in FIG. 46, and the plurality of antennas 810 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 800, for example. 46 shows an example in which the eNB 800 includes a plurality of antennas 810, the eNB 800 may include a single antenna 810.
- the base station apparatus 820 includes a controller 821, a memory 822, a network interface 823, and a wireless communication interface 825.
- the controller 821 may be a CPU or a DSP, for example, and operates various functions of the upper layer of the base station apparatus 820. For example, the controller 821 generates a data packet from the data in the signal processed by the wireless communication interface 825, and transfers the generated packet via the network interface 823. The controller 821 may generate a bundled packet by bundling data from a plurality of baseband processors, and may transfer the generated bundled packet. In addition, the controller 821 is a logic that executes control such as radio resource control, radio bearer control, mobility management, inflow control, or scheduling. May have a typical function. Moreover, the said control may be performed in cooperation with a surrounding eNB or a core network node.
- the memory 822 includes RAM and ROM, and stores programs executed by the controller 821 and various control data (for example, terminal list, transmission power data, scheduling data, and the like).
- the network interface 823 is a communication interface for connecting the base station device 820 to the core network 824.
- the controller 821 may communicate with the core network node or other eNB via the network interface 823.
- the eNB 800 and the core network node or another eNB may be connected to each other by a logical interface (for example, an S1 interface or an X2 interface).
- the network interface 823 may be a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface for wireless backhaul.
- the network interface 823 may use a frequency band higher than the frequency band used by the wireless communication interface 825 for wireless communication.
- the wireless communication interface 825 supports any cellular communication scheme such as LTE (Long Term Evolution) or LTE-Advanced, and provides a wireless connection to terminals located in the cell of the eNB 800 via the antenna 810.
- the wireless communication interface 825 may typically include a baseband (BB) processor 826, an RF circuit 827, and the like.
- the BB processor 826 may perform, for example, encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and each layer (for example, L1, MAC (Medium Access Control), RLC (Radio Link Control), and PDCP).
- Various signal processing of Packet Data Convergence Protocol
- Packet Data Convergence Protocol is executed.
- the BB processor 826 may have some or all of the logical functions described above instead of the controller 821.
- the BB processor 826 may be a module that includes a memory that stores a communication control program, a processor that executes the program, and related circuits. The function of the BB processor 826 may be changed by updating the program. Good.
- the module may be a card or a blade inserted into a slot of the base station apparatus 820, or a chip mounted on the card or the blade.
- the RF circuit 827 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives a radio signal via the antenna 810.
- the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of BB processors 826 as illustrated in FIG. 46, and the plurality of BB processors 826 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 800, for example. Further, the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of RF circuits 827 as shown in FIG. 46, and the plurality of RF circuits 827 may respectively correspond to a plurality of antenna elements, for example. 46 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 825 includes a plurality of BB processors 826 and a plurality of RF circuits 827, the wireless communication interface 825 includes a single BB processor 826 or a single RF circuit 827. But you can.
- the eNB 800 illustrated in FIG. 46 one or more components (the transmission processing unit 151 and / or the notification unit 153) included in the processing unit 150 described with reference to FIG. 5 are implemented in the wireless communication interface 825. Also good. Alternatively, at least some of these components may be implemented in the controller 821. As an example, the eNB 800 includes a module including a part (for example, the BB processor 826) or all of the wireless communication interface 825 and / or the controller 821, and the one or more components are mounted in the module. Good. In this case, the module stores a program for causing the processor to function as the one or more components (in other words, a program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the one or more components). The program may be executed.
- the module stores a program for causing the processor to function as the one or more components (in other words, a program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the one or more components). The program may be executed.
- a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is installed in the eNB 800, and the radio communication interface 825 (eg, the BB processor 826) and / or the controller 821 executes the program.
- the eNB 800, the base station apparatus 820, or the module may be provided as an apparatus including the one or more components, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is provided. May be.
- a readable recording medium in which the program is recorded may be provided.
- the radio communication unit 120 described with reference to FIG. 5 may be implemented in the radio communication interface 825 (for example, the RF circuit 827). Further, the antenna unit 110 may be mounted on the antenna 810.
- the network communication unit 130 may be implemented in the controller 821 and / or the network interface 823.
- the storage unit 140 may be implemented in the memory 822.
- FIG. 47 is a block diagram illustrating a second example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied.
- the eNB 830 includes one or more antennas 840, a base station apparatus 850, and an RRH 860. Each antenna 840 and RRH 860 may be connected to each other via an RF cable. Base station apparatus 850 and RRH 860 can be connected to each other via a high-speed line such as an optical fiber cable.
- Each of the antennas 840 has a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission / reception of radio signals by the RRH 860.
- the eNB 830 includes a plurality of antennas 840 as illustrated in FIG. 47, and the plurality of antennas 840 may respectively correspond to a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 830, for example. 47 illustrates an example in which the eNB 830 includes a plurality of antennas 840, but the eNB 830 may include a single antenna 840.
- the base station device 850 includes a controller 851, a memory 852, a network interface 853, a wireless communication interface 855, and a connection interface 857.
- the controller 851, the memory 852, and the network interface 853 are the same as the controller 821, the memory 822, and the network interface 823 described with reference to FIG.
- the wireless communication interface 855 supports a cellular communication method such as LTE or LTE-Advanced, and provides a wireless connection to a terminal located in a sector corresponding to the RRH 860 via the RRH 860 and the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 855 may typically include a BB processor 856 and the like.
- the BB processor 856 is the same as the BB processor 826 described with reference to FIG. 46 except that the BB processor 856 is connected to the RF circuit 864 of the RRH 860 via the connection interface 857.
- the wireless communication interface 855 includes a plurality of BB processors 856 as illustrated in FIG.
- the wireless communication interface 855 may include a single BB processor 856.
- connection interface 857 is an interface for connecting the base station device 850 (wireless communication interface 855) to the RRH 860.
- the connection interface 857 may be a communication module for communication on the high-speed line that connects the base station apparatus 850 (wireless communication interface 855) and the RRH 860.
- the RRH 860 includes a connection interface 861 and a wireless communication interface 863.
- connection interface 861 is an interface for connecting the RRH 860 (wireless communication interface 863) to the base station device 850.
- the connection interface 861 may be a communication module for communication on the high-speed line.
- the wireless communication interface 863 transmits and receives wireless signals via the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 863 may typically include an RF circuit 864 and the like.
- the RF circuit 864 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives wireless signals via the antenna 840.
- the wireless communication interface 863 includes a plurality of RF circuits 864 as shown in FIG. 47, and the plurality of RF circuits 864 may correspond to, for example, a plurality of antenna elements, respectively. 47 illustrates an example in which the wireless communication interface 863 includes a plurality of RF circuits 864, the wireless communication interface 863 may include a single RF circuit 864.
- one or more components (transmission processing unit 151 and / or notification unit 153) included in the processing unit 150 described with reference to FIG. 5 include the wireless communication interface 855 and / or the wireless The communication interface 863 may be implemented. Alternatively, at least some of these components may be implemented in the controller 851.
- the eNB 830 includes a module including a part (for example, the BB processor 856) or the whole of the wireless communication interface 855 and / or the controller 851, and the one or more components are mounted in the module. Good.
- the module stores a program for causing the processor to function as the one or more components (in other words, a program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the one or more components). The program may be executed.
- a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is installed in the eNB 830, and the wireless communication interface 855 (eg, the BB processor 856) and / or the controller 851 executes the program.
- the eNB 830, the base station apparatus 850, or the module may be provided as an apparatus including the one or more components, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is provided. May be.
- a readable recording medium in which the program is recorded may be provided.
- the radio communication unit 120 described with reference to FIG. 5 may be implemented in the radio communication interface 863 (for example, the RF circuit 864).
- the antenna unit 110 may be mounted on the antenna 840.
- the network communication unit 130 may be implemented in the controller 851 and / or the network interface 853.
- the storage unit 140 may be mounted in the memory 852.
- FIG. 48 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a smartphone 900 to which the technology according to the present disclosure may be applied.
- the smartphone 900 includes a processor 901, a memory 902, a storage 903, an external connection interface 904, a camera 906, a sensor 907, a microphone 908, an input device 909, a display device 910, a speaker 911, a wireless communication interface 912, one or more antenna switches 915.
- One or more antennas 916, a bus 917, a battery 918 and an auxiliary controller 919 are provided.
- the processor 901 may be, for example, a CPU or a SoC (System on Chip), and controls the functions of the application layer and other layers of the smartphone 900.
- the memory 902 includes a RAM and a ROM, and stores programs executed by the processor 901 and data.
- the storage 903 can include a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory or a hard disk.
- the external connection interface 904 is an interface for connecting an external device such as a memory card or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device to the smartphone 900.
- the camera 906 includes, for example, an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor), and generates a captured image.
- the sensor 907 may include a sensor group such as a positioning sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and an acceleration sensor.
- the microphone 908 converts sound input to the smartphone 900 into an audio signal.
- the input device 909 includes, for example, a touch sensor that detects a touch on the screen of the display device 910, a keypad, a keyboard, a button, or a switch, and receives an operation or information input from a user.
- the display device 910 has a screen such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) or an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, and displays an output image of the smartphone 900.
- the speaker 911 converts an audio signal output from the smartphone 900 into audio.
- the wireless communication interface 912 supports any cellular communication method such as LTE or LTE-Advanced, and performs wireless communication.
- the wireless communication interface 912 may typically include a BB processor 913, an RF circuit 914, and the like.
- the BB processor 913 may perform, for example, encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and performs various signal processing for wireless communication.
- the RF circuit 914 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives radio signals via the antenna 916.
- the wireless communication interface 912 may be a one-chip module in which the BB processor 913 and the RF circuit 914 are integrated.
- the wireless communication interface 912 may include a plurality of BB processors 913 and a plurality of RF circuits 914 as shown in FIG. 48 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 912 includes a plurality of BB processors 913 and a plurality of RF circuits 914, the wireless communication interface 912 includes a single BB processor 913 or a single RF circuit 914. But you can.
- the wireless communication interface 912 may support other types of wireless communication methods such as a short-range wireless communication method, a proximity wireless communication method, or a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) method in addition to the cellular communication method.
- a BB processor 913 and an RF circuit 914 for each wireless communication method may be included.
- Each of the antenna switches 915 switches the connection destination of the antenna 916 among a plurality of circuits (for example, circuits for different wireless communication systems) included in the wireless communication interface 912.
- Each of the antennas 916 includes a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission / reception of a radio signal by the radio communication interface 912.
- the smartphone 900 may include a plurality of antennas 916 as illustrated in FIG. Note that FIG. 48 illustrates an example in which the smartphone 900 includes a plurality of antennas 916, but the smartphone 900 may include a single antenna 916.
- the smartphone 900 may include an antenna 916 for each wireless communication method.
- the antenna switch 915 may be omitted from the configuration of the smartphone 900.
- the bus 917 connects the processor 901, the memory 902, the storage 903, the external connection interface 904, the camera 906, the sensor 907, the microphone 908, the input device 909, the display device 910, the speaker 911, the wireless communication interface 912, and the auxiliary controller 919 to each other.
- the battery 918 supplies power to each block of the smartphone 900 shown in FIG. 48 via a power supply line partially shown by broken lines in the drawing.
- the auxiliary controller 919 operates the minimum necessary functions of the smartphone 900 in the sleep mode.
- the smartphone 900 includes a module including a part (for example, the BB processor 913) or the whole of the wireless communication interface 912, the processor 901, and / or the auxiliary controller 919, and the one or more components in the module. May be implemented.
- the module stores a program for causing the processor to function as the one or more components (in other words, a program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the one or more components). The program may be executed.
- a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is installed in the smartphone 900, and the wireless communication interface 912 (eg, the BB processor 913), the processor 901, and / or the auxiliary controller 919 is The program may be executed.
- the smartphone 900 or the module may be provided as a device including the one or more components, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components may be provided.
- a readable recording medium in which the program is recorded may be provided.
- the wireless communication unit 220 described with reference to FIG. 6 may be implemented in the wireless communication interface 912 (for example, the RF circuit 914).
- the antenna unit 210 may be mounted on the antenna 916.
- the storage unit 230 may be mounted in the memory 902.
- FIG. 49 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a car navigation device 920 to which the technology according to the present disclosure can be applied.
- the car navigation device 920 includes a processor 921, a memory 922, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module 924, a sensor 925, a data interface 926, a content player 927, a storage medium interface 928, an input device 929, a display device 930, a speaker 931, and wireless communication.
- the interface 933 includes one or more antenna switches 936, one or more antennas 937, and a battery 938.
- the processor 921 may be a CPU or SoC, for example, and controls the navigation function and other functions of the car navigation device 920.
- the memory 922 includes RAM and ROM, and stores programs and data executed by the processor 921.
- the GPS module 924 measures the position (for example, latitude, longitude, and altitude) of the car navigation device 920 using GPS signals received from GPS satellites.
- the sensor 925 may include a sensor group such as a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and an atmospheric pressure sensor.
- the data interface 926 is connected to the in-vehicle network 941 through a terminal (not shown), for example, and acquires data generated on the vehicle side such as vehicle speed data.
- the content player 927 reproduces content stored in a storage medium (for example, CD or DVD) inserted into the storage medium interface 928.
- the input device 929 includes, for example, a touch sensor, a button, or a switch that detects a touch on the screen of the display device 930, and receives an operation or information input from the user.
- the display device 930 has a screen such as an LCD or an OLED display, and displays a navigation function or an image of content to be reproduced.
- the speaker 931 outputs the navigation function or the audio of the content to be played back.
- the wireless communication interface 933 supports any cellular communication method such as LTE or LTE-Advanced, and performs wireless communication.
- the wireless communication interface 933 may typically include a BB processor 934, an RF circuit 935, and the like.
- the BB processor 934 may perform, for example, encoding / decoding, modulation / demodulation, and multiplexing / demultiplexing, and performs various signal processing for wireless communication.
- the RF circuit 935 may include a mixer, a filter, an amplifier, and the like, and transmits and receives a radio signal via the antenna 937.
- the wireless communication interface 933 may be a one-chip module in which the BB processor 934 and the RF circuit 935 are integrated. As shown in FIG.
- the wireless communication interface 933 may include a plurality of BB processors 934 and a plurality of RF circuits 935.
- 49 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 933 includes a plurality of BB processors 934 and a plurality of RF circuits 935, the wireless communication interface 933 includes a single BB processor 934 or a single RF circuit 935. But you can.
- the wireless communication interface 933 may support other types of wireless communication methods such as a short-range wireless communication method, a proximity wireless communication method, or a wireless LAN method in addition to the cellular communication method.
- a BB processor 934 and an RF circuit 935 may be included for each communication method.
- Each of the antenna switches 936 switches the connection destination of the antenna 937 among a plurality of circuits included in the wireless communication interface 933 (for example, circuits for different wireless communication systems).
- Each of the antennas 937 has a single or a plurality of antenna elements (for example, a plurality of antenna elements constituting a MIMO antenna), and is used for transmission / reception of a radio signal by the radio communication interface 933.
- the car navigation device 920 may include a plurality of antennas 937 as shown in FIG. FIG. 49 shows an example in which the car navigation apparatus 920 includes a plurality of antennas 937, but the car navigation apparatus 920 may include a single antenna 937.
- the car navigation device 920 may include an antenna 937 for each wireless communication method.
- the antenna switch 936 may be omitted from the configuration of the car navigation device 920.
- the battery 938 supplies power to each block of the car navigation device 920 shown in FIG. 49 via a power supply line partially shown by broken lines in the drawing. Further, the battery 938 stores electric power supplied from the vehicle side.
- the car navigation apparatus 920 includes a module including a part (for example, the BB processor 934) or the whole of the wireless communication interface 933 and / or the processor 921, and the one or more components are mounted in the module. May be.
- the module stores a program for causing the processor to function as the one or more components (in other words, a program for causing the processor to execute the operation of the one or more components). The program may be executed.
- a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components is installed in the car navigation device 920, and the wireless communication interface 933 (eg, the BB processor 934) and / or the processor 921 executes the program.
- the car navigation apparatus 920 or the module may be provided as an apparatus including the one or more components, and a program for causing a processor to function as the one or more components may be provided. Good.
- a readable recording medium in which the program is recorded may be provided.
- the radio communication unit 220 described with reference to FIG. 6 may be implemented in the radio communication interface 933 (for example, the RF circuit 935).
- the antenna unit 210 may be mounted on the antenna 937.
- the storage unit 230 may be implemented in the memory 922.
- the technology according to the present disclosure may be realized as an in-vehicle system (or vehicle) 940 including one or more blocks of the car navigation device 920 described above, an in-vehicle network 941, and a vehicle side module 942. That is, the in-vehicle system (or vehicle) 940 may be provided as a device including the acquisition unit 241 and / or the reception processing unit 243.
- the vehicle-side module 942 generates vehicle-side data such as vehicle speed, engine speed, or failure information, and outputs the generated data to the in-vehicle network 941.
- the data at a short transmission time interval exists in the resource.
- the terminal device 200 is notified of this from the base station 100.
- the terminal device 200 when data transmission / reception at a short transmission time interval is mixed with data transmission / reception at an existing transmission time interval, data at a short transmission time interval is located anywhere in the resource. By notifying the terminal device 200 of whether or not it exists, the terminal device 200 can perform efficient reception processing. In addition, when the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure mixes data transmission / reception at a short transmission time interval with data transmission / reception at an existing transmission time interval, the terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present disclosure By notifying the presence of data from the base station 100, efficient reception processing becomes possible.
- the base station 100 notifies the terminal device 200 where the data at the short transmission time interval exists in the resource. It is possible to control with low delay and good response. Further, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device 200 can quickly return ACK or NACK to the base station 100 by notifying the location of data at a short transmission time interval from the base station 100. . Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, an improvement in throughput can be expected. In particular, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the base station 100 can efficiently mix the resources of the short transmission time interval and the resources of the existing transmission time interval. Can be improved.
- the short transmission optimal for the terminal device is selected from the lengths of the plurality of short transmission time intervals A base station 100 that enables transmission and reception of data according to the length of a time interval is provided.
- an optimum short transmission time interval is selected from among a plurality of short transmission time intervals.
- a terminal device 200 is provided that enables data transmission / reception according to length.
- each step in the processing executed by each device in this specification does not necessarily have to be processed in chronological order in the order described as a sequence diagram or flowchart.
- each step in the processing executed by each device may be processed in an order different from the order described as the flowchart, or may be processed in parallel.
- a frame generation unit that generates a frame composed of a plurality of subframes;
- a transmission unit for transmitting the generated frame to another communication device;
- Information on scheduling in units of transmission time intervals equal to one subframe period and information on scheduling in units of short transmission time intervals that are shorter than one subframe period are transmitted using a control region in the subframe.
- the said communication part is a radio
- the said communication part is a radio
- the said communication part is a radio
- the said communication part is a radio
- the wireless communication device according to any one of (2) to (5), wherein the number of the short transmission time intervals per subframe allocated to one other communication device is limited.
- the wireless communication device (7) The wireless communication device according to any one of (2) to (6), wherein the notification unit notifies the number of the short transmission time intervals per subframe allocated to one other communication device.
- the wireless communication device (7), wherein the notification unit notifies the number of the short transmission time intervals per subframe assigned to one other communication device in a control region in the same subframe.
- the said notification part is a radio
- a receiving unit that receives a frame composed of a plurality of subframes generated by another device from the other communication device; The receiving unit transmits scheduling information in units of the same transmission time interval as one subframe period and information on scheduling in units of a short transmission time interval that is a transmission time interval shorter than one subframe period.
- the wireless communication device receives the data transmitted from the other communication device at the short transmission time interval based on the scheduling and from the other communication device.
- the processing unit starts decoding data transmitted at the short transmission time interval after the reception unit receives information on a start position of a short transmission time region for transmitting data at the short transmission time interval, (14) The wireless communication device according to (14). (16) A processing unit configured to transmit a response based on a result obtained by comparing the predetermined result with a decoding result of data transmitted at the short transmission time interval received by the reception unit, to the other communication device; The wireless communication apparatus according to 13) or (14). (17) The wireless processing unit according to (16), wherein the processing unit transmits an acknowledgment to the other communication device when the number specified by the other communication device matches the number of successfully completed decoding. Communication device.
- the decoding unit starts decoding a slot having the short transmission time interval after the receiving unit receives information on a start position of a short transmission time region in which data is transmitted at the short transmission time interval.
- Wireless communication device (22) A processing unit configured to transmit a response based on a result obtained by comparing a predetermined result with a decoding result of the data transmitted at the short transmission time interval received by the reception unit, to the other communication device; 19) The wireless communication device according to any one of (21).
- the processing unit transmits a negative response to the other communication device when the number designated by the other communication device does not match the number of successfully completed decoding, (22) or (23 ) Wireless communication device.
- (25) Generating a frame consisting of a plurality of subframes; Transmitting the generated frame to another communication device; Information on scheduling in units of transmission time intervals equal to one subframe period and information on scheduling in units of short transmission time intervals that are shorter than one subframe period are transmitted using a control region in the subframe. Notifying the other communication device; A wireless communication method.
- a notification unit for notifying the second communication device is: A receiving unit configured to receive a frame including a plurality of subframes generated by the first communication device from the first communication device; The receiving unit transmits scheduling information in units of the same transmission time interval as one subframe period and information on scheduling in units of a short transmission time interval that is a transmission time interval shorter than one subframe period.
- a wireless communication system that receives data from the first communication apparatus and receives data transmitted at the short transmission time interval based on the scheduling from the first communication apparatus.
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Description
1.本開示の実施の形態
1.1.概要
1.2.システム構成例
1.3.機能構成例
1.4.動作例
1.4.1.第1の動作例
1.4.2.第2の動作例
1.4.3.第3の動作例
1.4.4.動作例のまとめ
2.応用例
2.1.基地局に関する応用例
2.2.端末装置に関する応用例
4.まとめ
[1.1.概要]
本開示の実施の形態について詳細に説明するにあたり、まずは本開示の実施の形態の概要について説明する。本開示の実施の形態の概要について説明した後に、本開示の実施の形態について詳細に説明する。
図4は、本開示の実施の形態に係るシステムの構成例を示す説明図である。以下、図4を用いて本開示の実施の形態に係るシステムの構成例について説明する。
基地局100は、セルラーシステム(又は移動体通信システム)の基地局である。基地局100は、基地局100のセル10内に位置する端末装置(例えば、端末装置200)との無線通信を行う。例えば、基地局100は、端末装置へのダウンリンク信号を送信し、端末装置からのアップリンク信号を受信する。
端末装置200は、セルラーシステム(又は移動体通信システム)において通信可能である。端末装置200は、セルラーシステムの基地局(例えば、基地局100)との無線通信を行う。例えば、端末装置200は、基地局からのダウンリンク信号を受信し、基地局へのアップリンク信号を送信する。図4には、4つの端末装置200A~200Dを図示している。なお以下の説明では、特に区別する必要が無ければ端末装置200
続いて、図5及び図6を参照して、本開示の実施形態に係る基地局100及び端末装置200の機能構成例を説明する。
アンテナ部110は、無線通信部120により出力される信号を電波として空間に放射する。また、アンテナ部110は、空間の電波を信号に変換し、当該信号を無線通信部120へ出力する。
無線通信部120は、信号を送受信する。例えば、無線通信部120は、端末装置へのダウンリンク信号を送信し、端末装置からのアップリンク信号を受信する。
ネットワーク通信部130は、情報を送受信する。例えば、ネットワーク通信部130は、他のノードへの情報を送信し、他のノードからの情報を受信する。例えば、上記他のノードは、他の基地局及びコアネットワークノードを含む。
記憶部140は、基地局100の動作のためのプログラム及び様々なデータを一時的に又は恒久的に記憶する。
処理部150は、基地局100の様々な機能を提供する。処理部150は、送信処理部151及び通知部153を含む。なお、処理部150は、これらの構成要素以外の他の構成要素をさらに含み得る。即ち、処理部150は、これらの構成要素の動作以外の動作も行い得る。
アンテナ部210は、無線通信部220により出力される信号を電波として空間に放射する。また、アンテナ部210は、空間の電波を信号に変換し、当該信号を無線通信部220へ出力する。
無線通信部220は、信号を送受信する。例えば、無線通信部220は、基地局からのダウンリンク信号を受信し、基地局へのアップリンク信号を送信する。
記憶部230は、端末装置200の動作のためのプログラム及び様々なデータを一時的に又は恒久的に記憶する。
処理部240は、端末装置200の様々な機能を提供する。処理部240は、取得部241、受信処理部243及び通知部245を含む。なお、処理部240は、これらの構成要素以外の他の構成要素をさらに含み得る。即ち、処理部240は、これらの構成要素の動作以外の動作も行い得る。
(1.4.1.第1の動作例)
まず、本開示の実施形態に係る基地局100及び端末装置200の第1の動作例を説明する。上述したように、既存の送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信に短送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信を混在させる場合に、短送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信に対応した端末装置が効率的な処理を可能にするための技術が必要になる。第1の動作例では、短送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信に対応した端末装置が効率的な処理を可能にするための動作例を説明する。
まず、Short TTI領域がどこにあるかを通知する方法を説明する。基地局100は、例えば、ブロードキャストを用いたシステム情報、または、端末装置200ごとのdedicated signalを用いて、準静的に1つのサブフレームにおけるShort TTI領域を端末装置200に通知する。ここで「準静的(Semi-Static)に」とは、基地局100がShort TTI領域を再指定するまでShort TTI領域は変化しないが、Short TTI領域は変更可能(changeable)であることを意味する。なお、1つのサブフレームにおけるShort TTI領域は複数存在していても良い。
次に、Short TTI領域にある、特定の端末装置向けの情報が、そのShort TTI領域に有るか無いかを通知する方法を説明する。例えば、基地局100は、端末装置200ごとに、準静的な方法で通知したShort TTI領域内にその端末装置200に宛てた情報があるかどうかを動的に通知する。基地局100は、例えば、dedicated signalingを使用して準静的に、またはPDCCHを使用して動的に、Short TTI領域内にその端末装置200に宛てた情報があるかどうかを通知する。基地局100は、dedicated signalingを使用して準静的に通知すれば、既存のDCIに変更を加えずに、Short TTI領域内にその端末装置200に宛てた情報があるかどうかを通知することが出来る。また基地局100は、PDCCHを使用して動的に通知すれば、Short TTIのデータを送信する場合にだけShort TTI領域にShort TTIのデータを入れれば良いので、リソースを効率的に使用することが出来る。
基地局100は、Short TTI領域にShort TTIのデータがあるかどうかをDCIで通知してもよいが、その通知の際に、そのShort TTI領域のどのリソースが、対象の端末装置200が受信してデコードすべきShort TTIのデータであるかも通知しても良い。
続いて、本開示の実施形態に係る基地局100及び端末装置200の第2の動作例を説明する。上述したように、既存の送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信に短送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信を混在させる場合に、基地局側が様々なレベルのShort TTIを用意しておくことが、Short TTIに対応した端末装置の普及に繋がる。第2の動作例では、様々なレベルのShort TTIを用意した際の基地局100及び端末装置200の動作例を説明する。
続いて、本開示の実施形態に係る基地局100及び端末装置200の第3の動作例を説明する。上述したように、既存の送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信に短送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信を混在させる場合に、短送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信に対応した端末装置が効率的な処理を可能にするための技術が必要になる。第3の動作例では、第1の動作例とは別の観点から、短送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信に対応した端末装置が効率的な処理を可能にするための動作例を説明する。
第1の方法は、NACKは一切返さない方法である。端末装置200は、CRCがエラーになっても、NACKを一切返さない。この方法では、基地局100は、端末装置200が本当にデータを受信できたかどうかを知り得ない。
第2の方法は、指定されたShort TTI領域の中のリソースで1つでもCRCの結果がOKのものがあればNACKを返さず、CRCの結果が全てNGの場合にNACKを返す方法である。この方法は、端末装置200は、Short TTI毎にACKまたはNACKを返すわけでは無い。しかしこの方法は、最初の方法に比べれば、基地局100は、データを正しく送信できたかどうかを部分的にではあるが知ることが出来る。
第3の方法は、例えばShort TTIが11個ある場合、その11個のShort TTIのデータの内、自身宛のデータが何個あるかを、例えばShort TTIのデータを受信する前の、同一のサブフレームにおける制御領域で基地局100から取得して、指定された個数とCRCチェックの結果がOKの個数が同じであればACKを、違っていればNACKを返す方法である。端末装置200が、11個のShort TTIのデータの内、自身宛のデータが何個あるかを、予め基地局100から取得できない場合にはこの方法は使えない。しかし、端末装置200が、次のサブフレームにおけるDCIフォーマットの中で、前のサブフレームに自身宛のデータが何個あるかを基地局100から取得することが出来れば、端末装置200は、その基地局100から取得した個数の情報に基づいてACKまたはNACKを返すことが出来る。
以上、本開示の実施の形態に係る基地局100及び端末装置200の動作例を3つ挙げた。なお、本開示の実施の形態に係る基地局100及び端末装置200は、上述した3つの動作例を独立して動作するものではなく、複数の動作例を組み合わせて動作しても良い。また、本開示の実施の形態に係る基地局100及び端末装置200は、複数の動作例を組み合わせる際に、各動作例で説明した動作の一部のみを組み合わせてもよい。
本開示に係る技術は、様々な製品へ応用可能である。例えば、基地局100は、マクロeNB又はスモールeNBなどのいずれかの種類のeNB(evolved Node B)として実現されてもよい。スモールeNBは、ピコeNB、マイクロeNB又はホーム(フェムト)eNBなどの、マクロセルよりも小さいセルをカバーするeNBであってよい。その代わりに、基地局100は、NodeB又はBTS(Base Transceiver Station)などの他の種類の基地局として実現されてもよい。基地局100は、無線通信を制御する本体(基地局装置ともいう)と、本体とは別の場所に配置される1つ以上のRRH(Remote Radio Head)とを含んでもよい。また、後述する様々な種類の端末が一時的に又は半永続的に基地局機能を実行することにより、基地局100として動作してもよい。
(第1の応用例)
図46は、本開示に係る技術が適用され得るeNBの概略的な構成の第1の例を示すブロック図である。eNB800は、1つ以上のアンテナ810、及び基地局装置820を有する。各アンテナ810及び基地局装置820は、RFケーブルを介して互いに接続され得る。
図47は、本開示に係る技術が適用され得るeNBの概略的な構成の第2の例を示すブロック図である。eNB830は、1つ以上のアンテナ840、基地局装置850、及びRRH860を有する。各アンテナ840及びRRH860は、RFケーブルを介して互いに接続され得る。また、基地局装置850及びRRH860は、光ファイバケーブルなどの高速回線で互いに接続され得る。
(第1の応用例)
図48は、本開示に係る技術が適用され得るスマートフォン900の概略的な構成の一例を示すブロック図である。スマートフォン900は、プロセッサ901、メモリ902、ストレージ903、外部接続インタフェース904、カメラ906、センサ907、マイクロフォン908、入力デバイス909、表示デバイス910、スピーカ911、無線通信インタフェース912、1つ以上のアンテナスイッチ915、1つ以上のアンテナ916、バス917、バッテリー918及び補助コントローラ919を備える。
図49は、本開示に係る技術が適用され得るカーナビゲーション装置920の概略的な構成の一例を示すブロック図である。カーナビゲーション装置920は、プロセッサ921、メモリ922、GPS(Global Positioning System)モジュール924、センサ925、データインタフェース926、コンテンツプレーヤ927、記憶媒体インタフェース928、入力デバイス929、表示デバイス930、スピーカ931、無線通信インタフェース933、1つ以上のアンテナスイッチ936、1つ以上のアンテナ937及びバッテリー938を備える。
以上説明したように本開示の実施の形態によれば、既存の送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信に短送信時間間隔でのデータの送受信を混在させる場合に、リソースのどこに短送信時間間隔でのデータが存在するかを端末装置へ通知する、基地局100が提供される。
(1)
複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを生成するフレーム生成部と、
前記生成されたフレームを他の通信装置に送信する送信部と、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報を、サブフレーム内における制御領域を用いて前記他の通信装置に通知する通知部と、
を備える、無線通信装置。
(2)
前記通知部は、他の通信装置ごとに前記短送信時間間隔で送信するデータを復号すべき場所に関する情報を通知する、前記(1)に記載の無線通信装置。
(3)
前記通知部は、他の通信装置ごとに前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の終了位置の情報を通知する、前記(2)に記載の無線通信装置。
(4)
前記通知部は、他の通信装置ごとに前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の開始位置の情報を通知する、前記(3)に記載の無線通信装置。
(5)
前記通知部は、前記開始位置の情報を前記制御領域で通知する、前記(4)に記載の無線通信装置。
(6)
1つの他の通信装置に割り当てる1サブフレームあたりの前記短送信時間間隔の数を制限する、前記(2)~(5)のいずれかに記載の無線通信装置。
(7)
前記通知部は、1つの他の通信装置に割り当てる1サブフレームあたりの前記短送信時間間隔の数を通知する、前記(2)~(6)のいずれかに記載の無線通信装置。
(8)
前記通知部は、1つの他の通信装置に割り当てる1サブフレームあたりの前記短送信時間間隔の数を、同一のサブフレームにおける制御領域で通知する、前記(7)に記載の無線通信装置。
(9)
前記通知部は、1つの他の通信装置に割り当てる1サブフレームあたりの前記短送信時間間隔の数を、次のサブフレームにおける制御領域で通知する、前記(7)に記載の無線通信装置。
(10)
前記通知部は、前記スケジューリングに関する情報としてリソースブロック毎に前記送信時間間隔及び前記短送信時間間隔のスケジューリングに関する情報を通知する、前記(1)~(9)のいずれかに記載の無線通信装置。
(11)
前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域は、1サブフレームにおいて複数存在する、前記(1)~(10)のいずれかに記載の無線通信装置。
(12)
前記制御領域は、PDCCHである、前記(1)~(11)のいずれかに記載の無線通信装置。
(13)
他の装置で生成された複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを前記他の通信装置から受信する受信部を備え、
前記受信部は、1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリング情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報をサブフレーム内における制御領域で前記他の通信装置から受信するとともに、前記スケジューリングに基づき前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータを前記他の通信装置から受信する、無線通信装置。
(14)
前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の終了位置の情報を前記受信部が受信するまで前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータをデコードする処理部を備える、前記(13)に記載の無線通信装置。
(15)
前記処理部は、前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の開始位置の情報を前記受信部が受信してから前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータのデコードを開始する、前記(14)に記載の無線通信装置。
(16)
前記受信部が受信した、前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータのデコード結果と、所定の条件とを比較した結果に基づいた応答を前記他の通信装置に送信する処理部を備える、前記(13)または(14)に記載の無線通信装置。
(17)
前記処理部は、前記他の通信装置から指定された数と、デコードが正常に完了した数とが一致した場合に肯定応答を前記他の通信装置に送信する、前記(16)に記載の無線通信装置。
(18)
前記制御領域は、PDCCHである、前記(13)~(17)のいずれかに記載の無線通信装置。
(19)
他の装置で生成された複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを前記他の通信装置から受信する受信部と、
前記受信部が受信したサブフレームに含まれる、前記サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔からなるスロットを順次復号する復号部と、
を備える、無線通信装置。
(20)
前記復号部は、前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の終了位置の情報を前記受信部が受信するまで前記短送信時間間隔からなるスロットを復号する、前記(19)に記載の無線通信装置。
(21)
前記復号部は、前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の開始位置の情報を前記受信部が受信してから前記短送信時間間隔からなるスロットの復号を開始する、前記(20)に記載の無線通信装置。
(22)
前記受信部が受信した、前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータの復号結果と、所定の条件とを比較した結果に基づいた応答を前記他の通信装置に送信する処理部を備える、前記(19)~(21)のいずれかに記載の無線通信装置。
(23)
前記処理部は、前記他の通信装置から指定された数と、デコードが正常に完了した数とが一致した場合に肯定応答を前記他の通信装置に送信する、前記(22)に記載の無線通信装置。
(24)
前記処理部は前記他の通信装置から指定された数と、デコードが正常に完了した数とが一致しなかった場合に否定応答を前記他の通信装置に送信する、前記(22)または(23)に記載の無線通信装置。
(25)
複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを生成することと、
前記生成されたフレームを他の通信装置に送信することと、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報を、サブフレーム内における制御領域を用いて前記他の通信装置に通知することと、
を含む、無線通信方法。
(26)
他の装置で生成された複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリング情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報をサブフレーム内における制御領域で前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
前記スケジューリングに基づき前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータを前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
を含む、無線通信方法。
(27)
コンピュータに、
複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを生成することと、
前記生成されたフレームを他の通信装置に送信することと、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報を、サブフレーム内における制御領域を用いて前記他の通信装置に通知することと、
を実行させる、コンピュータプログラム。
(28)
コンピュータに、
他の装置で生成された複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリング情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報をサブフレーム内における制御領域で前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
前記スケジューリングに基づき前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータを前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
を実行させる、コンピュータプログラム。
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第1の通信装置及び第2の通信装置を備え、
前記第1の通信装置は、
複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを生成するフレーム生成部と、
前記生成されたフレームを第2の通信装置に送信する送信部と、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報を、サブフレーム内における制御領域を用いて前記第2の通信装置に通知する通知部と、
を備え、
前記第2の通信装置は、
前記第1の通信装置で生成された複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを前記第1の通信装置から受信する受信部を備え、
前記受信部は、1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリング情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報をサブフレーム内における制御領域で前記第1の通信装置から受信するとともに、前記スケジューリングに基づき前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータを前記第1の通信装置から受信する、無線通信システム。
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- 複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを生成するフレーム生成部と、
前記生成されたフレームを他の通信装置に送信する送信部と、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報を、サブフレーム内における制御領域を用いて前記他の通信装置に通知する通知部と、
を備える、無線通信装置。 - 前記通知部は、他の通信装置ごとに前記短送信時間間隔で送信するデータを復号すべき場所に関する情報を通知する、請求項1に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記通知部は、他の通信装置ごとに前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の終了位置の情報を通知する、請求項2に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記通知部は、他の通信装置ごとに前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の開始位置の情報を通知する、請求項3に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記通知部は、前記開始位置の情報を前記制御領域で通知する、請求項4に記載の無線通信装置。
- 1つの他の通信装置に割り当てる1サブフレームあたりの前記短送信時間間隔の数を制限する、請求項2に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記通知部は、1つの他の通信装置に割り当てる1サブフレームあたりの前記短送信時間間隔の数を通知する、請求項2に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記通知部は、1つの他の通信装置に割り当てる1サブフレームあたりの前記短送信時間間隔の数を、同一のサブフレームにおける制御領域で通知する、請求項7に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記通知部は、1つの他の通信装置に割り当てる1サブフレームあたりの前記短送信時間間隔の数を、次のサブフレームにおける制御領域で通知する、請求項7に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記通知部は、前記スケジューリングに関する情報としてリソースブロック毎に前記送信時間間隔及び前記短送信時間間隔のスケジューリングに関する情報を通知する、請求項1に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域は、1サブフレームにおいて複数存在する、請求項1に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記制御領域は、PDCCHである、請求項1に記載の無線通信装置。
- 他の装置で生成された複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを前記他の通信装置から受信する受信部を備え、
前記受信部は、1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリング情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報をサブフレーム内における制御領域で前記他の通信装置から受信するとともに、前記スケジューリングに基づき前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータを前記他の通信装置から受信する、無線通信装置。 - 前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の終了位置の情報を前記受信部が受信するまで前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータをデコードする処理部を備える、請求項13に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記処理部は、前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の開始位置の情報を前記受信部が受信してから前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータのデコードを開始する、請求項14に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記受信部が受信した、前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータのデコード結果と、所定の条件とを比較した結果に基づいた応答を前記他の通信装置に送信する処理部を備える、請求項13に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記処理部は、前記他の通信装置から指定された数と、デコードが正常に完了した数とが一致した場合に肯定応答を前記他の通信装置に送信する、請求項16に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記制御領域は、PDCCHである、請求項13に記載の無線通信装置。
- 他の装置で生成された複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを前記他の通信装置から受信する受信部と、
前記受信部が受信したサブフレームに含まれる、前記サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔からなるスロットを順次復号する復号部と、
を備える、無線通信装置。 - 前記復号部は、前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の終了位置の情報を前記受信部が受信するまで前記短送信時間間隔からなるスロットを復号する、請求項19に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記復号部は、前記短送信時間間隔でデータを送信する短送信時間領域の開始位置の情報を前記受信部が受信してから前記短送信時間間隔からなるスロットの復号を開始する、請求項20に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記受信部が受信した、前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータの復号結果と、所定の条件とを比較した結果に基づいた応答を前記他の通信装置に送信する処理部を備える、請求項19に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記処理部は、前記他の通信装置から指定された数と、デコードが正常に完了した数とが一致した場合に肯定応答を前記他の通信装置に送信する、請求項22に記載の無線通信装置。
- 前記処理部は前記他の通信装置から指定された数と、デコードが正常に完了した数とが一致しなかった場合に否定応答を前記他の通信装置に送信する、請求項22に記載の無線通信装置。
- 複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを生成することと、
前記生成されたフレームを他の通信装置に送信することと、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報を、サブフレーム内における制御領域を用いて前記他の通信装置に通知することと、
を含む、無線通信方法。 - 他の装置で生成された複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリング情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報をサブフレーム内における制御領域で前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
前記スケジューリングに基づき前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータを前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
を含む、無線通信方法。 - コンピュータに、
複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを生成することと、
前記生成されたフレームを他の通信装置に送信することと、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報を、サブフレーム内における制御領域を用いて前記他の通信装置に通知することと、
を実行させる、コンピュータプログラム。 - コンピュータに、
他の装置で生成された複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリング情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報をサブフレーム内における制御領域で前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
前記スケジューリングに基づき前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータを前記他の通信装置から受信することと、
を実行させる、コンピュータプログラム。 - 第1の通信装置及び第2の通信装置を備え、
前記第1の通信装置は、
複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを生成するフレーム生成部と、
前記生成されたフレームを第2の通信装置に送信する送信部と、
1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報を、サブフレーム内における制御領域を用いて前記第2の通信装置に通知する通知部と、
を備え、
前記第2の通信装置は、
前記第1の通信装置で生成された複数のサブフレームからなるフレームを前記第1の通信装置から受信する受信部を備え、
前記受信部は、1サブフレーム期間と同じ送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリング情報及び1サブフレーム期間より短い送信時間間隔である短送信時間間隔を単位としたスケジューリングに関する情報をサブフレーム内における制御領域で前記第1の通信装置から受信するとともに、前記スケジューリングに基づき前記短送信時間間隔で送信されるデータを前記第1の通信装置から受信する、無線通信システム。
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