WO2024219456A1 - 端末、無線通信方法及び基地局 - Google Patents
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- This disclosure relates to terminals, wireless communication methods, and base stations in next-generation mobile communication systems.
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
- Non-Patent Document 1 LTE-Advanced (3GPP Rel. 10-14) was specified for the purpose of achieving higher capacity and greater sophistication over LTE (Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release (Rel.) 8 and 9).
- 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
- LTE 5th generation mobile communication system
- 5G+ 5th generation mobile communication system
- 6G 6th generation mobile communication system
- NR New Radio
- E-UTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
- E-UTRAN Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
- inter-cell mobility including non-serving cells, or inter-cell mobility using multiple transmission/reception points (e.g., Multi-TRP (MTRP)).
- MTRP Multi-TRP
- candidate cells will be set in addition to the serving cell, and switching between the serving cell and the candidate cell will be performed.
- timing advance control e.g., timer control/application of timing advance commands
- inter-cell mobility cannot be performed properly, and communication quality may deteriorate.
- This disclosure has been made in consideration of these points, and one of its objectives is to provide a terminal, a wireless communication method, and a base station that are capable of appropriately controlling communications even when candidate cells are configured/supported.
- a terminal has a receiving unit that receives configuration information regarding the configuration of one or more candidate cells and information regarding a predetermined timer related to the one or more candidate cells, and a control unit that, when a timing advance command corresponding to a certain candidate cell is instructed, controls starting or restarting the predetermined timer for at least one of the certain candidate cell, other candidate cells, and a serving cell based on the information regarding the timer related to the one or more candidate cells.
- communication can be appropriately controlled even when a candidate cell is configured/supported.
- FIG. 1A is a diagram showing an example of UE movement in Rel. 17.
- Figure 1B is a diagram showing an example of UE movement in Rel. 18.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of association between a serving cell and a candidate cell.
- 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating a second and a third example of the candidate cell configuration option 2.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a serving cell switch example 1.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a serving cell switch example 2.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a serving cell switch example 3.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a timing advance group (TAG) to which cells included in a cell group belong.
- Figure 8 shows an example of a MAC CE for a timing advance command.
- TAG timing advance group
- FIG. 9 shows another example of a MAC CE for a timing advance command.
- Figure 10 shows an example of TAG configuration when TAG ID association with a candidate cell is supported.
- Figure 11 shows an overview of L1L2-triggered mobility (LTM).
- FIG. 12 illustrates a PDCCH ordered RACH with random access response (RAR) monitoring for a serving cell.
- FIG. 13 illustrates a PDCCH ordered RACH without random access response (RAR) monitoring for a candidate cell.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing DCI format 1_0 that is CRC scrambled by the C-RNTI.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of setting a predetermined timer for each serving cell/candidate cell according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 16A and 16B are diagrams showing another example of setting a predetermined timer for each serving cell/candidate cell according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a diagram showing another example of setting of a predetermined timer for each serving cell/candidate cell according to the first embodiment.
- 18A and 18B are diagrams showing an example of TAG configuration for each serving cell/candidate cell according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a base station according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of the hardware configuration of a base station and a user terminal according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of a vehicle according to an embodiment.
- TCI transmission configuration indication state
- the TCI state may represent that which applies to the downlink signal/channel.
- the equivalent of the TCI state which applies to the uplink signal/channel may be expressed as a spatial relation.
- TCI state is information about the Quasi-Co-Location (QCL) of signals/channels and may also be called spatial reception parameters, spatial relation information, etc. TCI state may be set in the UE on a per channel or per signal basis.
- QCL Quasi-Co-Location
- QCL is an index that indicates the statistical properties of a signal/channel. For example, if a signal/channel has a QCL relationship with another signal/channel, it may mean that it can be assumed that at least one of the Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, delay spread, and spatial parameters (e.g., spatial Rx parameters) is identical between these different signals/channels (i.e., it is QCL with respect to at least one of these).
- spatial parameters e.g., spatial Rx parameters
- the spatial reception parameters may correspond to a reception beam (e.g., a reception analog beam) of the UE, and the beam may be identified based on a spatial QCL.
- the QCL (or at least one element of the QCL) in this disclosure may be interpreted as sQCL (spatial QCL).
- QCL types QCL types
- QCL types A to D QCL types A to D
- the parameters (which may be called QCL parameters) are as follows: QCL Type A (QCL-A): Doppler shift, Doppler spread, mean delay and delay spread, QCL type B (QCL-B): Doppler shift and Doppler spread, QCL type C (QCL-C): Doppler shift and mean delay; QCL Type D (QCL-D): Spatial reception parameters.
- QCL Type A QCL-A
- QCL-B Doppler shift and Doppler spread
- QCL type C QCL type C
- QCL Type D QCL Type D
- the UE's assumption that a Control Resource Set (CORESET), channel or reference signal is in a particular QCL (e.g., QCL type D) relationship with another CORESET, channel or reference signal may be referred to as a QCL assumption.
- CORESET Control Resource Set
- QCL QCL type D
- the UE may determine at least one of a transmit beam (Tx beam) and a receive beam (Rx beam) for a signal/channel based on the TCI condition or QCL assumption of the signal/channel.
- Tx beam transmit beam
- Rx beam receive beam
- the TCI state may be, for example, information regarding the QCL between the target channel (in other words, the Reference Signal (RS) for that channel) and another signal (e.g., another RS).
- the TCI state may be set (indicated) by higher layer signaling, physical layer signaling, or a combination of these.
- target channel/RS target channel/reference signal
- reference RS reference signal
- the channel for which the TCI state or spatial relationship is set (specified) may be, for example, at least one of the following: a downlink shared channel (Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH)), a downlink control channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH)), an uplink shared channel (Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)), and an uplink control channel (Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH)).
- PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel
- PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
- PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
- PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel
- the RS that has a QCL relationship with the channel may be, for example, at least one of a synchronization signal block (SSB), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a sounding reference signal (SRS), a tracking CSI-RS (also called a tracking reference signal (TRS)), a QCL detection reference signal (also called a QRS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), etc.
- SSB synchronization signal block
- CSI-RS channel state information reference signal
- SRS sounding reference signal
- TRS tracking reference signal
- QRS QCL detection reference signal
- DMRS demodulation reference signal
- An SSB is a signal block that includes at least one of a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), and a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH).
- PSS Primary Synchronization Signal
- SSS Secondary Synchronization Signal
- PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel
- An SSB may also be referred to as an SS/PBCH block.
- An RS of QCL type X in a TCI state may refer to an RS that has a QCL type X relationship with a certain channel/signal (DMRS), and this RS may be called a QCL source of QCL type X in that TCI state.
- DMRS channel/signal
- the serving cell may be read as a TRP in the serving cell.
- Layer 1/layer 2 (L1/L2) and DCI/Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE) may be read as each other.
- MAC CE DCI/Medium Access Control Control Element
- a PCI different from the physical cell identity (PCI) of the current serving cell may be simply described as a "different PCI".
- a non-serving cell, a cell having a different PCI, and an additional cell may be read as each other.
- Scenario 1 corresponds to, for example, multi-TRP inter-cell mobility, but it may also be a scenario that does not correspond to multi-TRP inter-cell mobility.
- the UE receives from the serving cell the configuration necessary to use radio resources for data transmission and reception, including an SSB configuration for beam measurement of a TRP corresponding to a PCI different from that of the serving cell, and resources of the different PCI.
- the UE performs beam measurements of TRPs corresponding to different PCIs and reports the beam measurement results to the serving cell.
- the Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) states associated with the TRPs corresponding to different PCIs are activated by L1/L2 signaling from the serving cell.
- the UE transmits and receives using UE-dedicated channels on TRPs corresponding to different PCIs.
- the UE must always cover the serving cell, including in the case of multi-TRP.
- the UE must use common channels (Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH), Paging Channel (PCH)) from the serving cell, as in the conventional system.
- BCCH Broadcast Control Channel
- PCH Paging Channel
- scenario 1 when the UE transmits and receives signals to and from an additional cell/TRP (a TRP corresponding to the PCI of the additional cell), the serving cell (the serving cell assumption in the UE) is not changed.
- the UE is configured with higher layer parameters related to the PCI of the non-serving cell from the serving cell. Scenario 1 may be applied, for example, in Rel. 17.
- Figure 1A shows an example of UE movement in Rel. 17. Assume that the UE moves from a cell (serving cell) with PCI #1 to a cell (additional cell) with PCI #3 (which overlaps with the serving cell). In this case, Rel. 17 does not support switching of the serving cell via L1/L2.
- An additional cell is a cell that has an additional PCI that is different from the PCI of the serving cell.
- the UE can receive/transmit UE-specific channels from the additional cell.
- the UE needs to be within the coverage of the serving cell to receive UE common channels (e.g., system information/paging/short messages). If the UE moves out of the coverage of the serving cell, a cell switch is required, such as by handover (also called L3 mobility).
- ⁇ Scenario 2> L1/L2 inter-cell mobility is applied.
- the serving cell can be changed using a function such as beam control without RRC reconfiguration.
- a function such as beam control without RRC reconfiguration.
- transmission and reception with an additional cell is possible without handover. Since handover requires RRC reconnection and creates a period when data communication is not possible, by applying L1/L2 inter-cell mobility that does not require handover, data communication can be continued even when the serving cell is changed.
- Scenario 2 may be applied in, for example, Rel. 18. In scenario 2, for example, the following procedure is performed.
- the UE receives SSB configuration of a cell (additional cell) with a different PCI from the serving cell for beam measurement/serving cell change.
- the UE performs beam measurements of cells using different PCIs and reports the measurement results to the serving cell.
- the UE may receive a configuration of a cell having a different PCI (serving cell configuration) by higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC). That is, a pre-configuration regarding a serving cell change may be performed. This configuration may be performed together with the configuration in (1) or separately.
- the TCI states of cells with different PCIs may be activated by L1/L2 signaling according to the change of serving cell. The activation of the TCI state and the change of serving cell may be performed separately.
- the UE changes the serving cell (assumed serving cell) and starts receiving/transmitting using the pre-configured UE-specific channel and TCI state.
- scenario 2 the serving cell (the assumed serving cell in the UE) is updated by L1/L2 signaling.
- Scenario 2 may be applied in Rel. 18.
- Figure 1B shows an example of UE movement in Rel. 18.
- the serving cell is switched by L1/L2 (e.g., DCI/MAC CE).
- the UE can receive/transmit UE-dedicated/common channels to/from the new serving cell (or target serving cell).
- the UE may move out of the coverage of the current serving cell (e.g., Current serving cell).
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the association between a serving cell and a candidate cell.
- SpCell#0, SCell#1, or SCell#2 is assumed to be a serving cell.
- SpCell means a special cell (including a primary cell (PCell) and a primary secondary cell (PSCell)).
- SCell means a secondary cell.
- SpCell#0 is associated with candidate cell#0-1, candidate cell#0-2, and candidate cell#0-3.
- SCell#1 is associated with candidate cell#1-1.
- SCell#2 is associated with candidate cell#2-1, 2-2. In this way, one or more candidate cells (candidate serving cells) may be associated with a serving cell.
- the following options 1 and 2 can be considered for setting candidate cells (candidate cells).
- the information in ServingCellConfig may include information about multiple candidate cells, which need to share the same PDCCH/PDSCH/UL etc. configurations as the serving cell.
- mimoParam-r17 is added under ServingCellConfig, and PCI setting information is added.
- mimoParam-r17 may include additionalPCI-ToAddModList-r17, which is an information list of additional SSBs with a PCI different from the PCI of the serving cell. The same settings as the serving cell may be applied to candidate cells (additional cells, cells with additionalPCI), with the exception of some information.
- Multiple candidate cells may be associated with each serving cell by reusing the carrier aggregation (CA) configuration framework, with a complete configuration (e.g., ServingCellConfig) corresponding to each cell. That is, the candidate cells may not share configuration information with the serving cell and may have a separate configuration. The UE is provided with the complete configuration of each candidate cell, so that it can communicate properly with the candidate cells.
- CA carrier aggregation
- an SpCell can be configured for each cell group and multiple SCells can be added.
- a serving cell can be configured for each cell group for L1/L2 inter-cell mobility, and multiple candidate cells can be configured.
- the candidate cells can be activated/deactivated by the MAC CE.
- the candidate cells can be activated/deactivated by activating/deactivating the TCI information corresponding to the candidate cells by the MAC CE. This method is considered to be beneficial for reducing the complexity of UE operations.
- FIG. 3A is a diagram showing a first example of option 2 for candidate cell configuration.
- a common candidate cell pool for cell switching in the MCG/SCG is applied to the candidate cells.
- the candidate cells are treated as one pool (group) regardless of the frequency band.
- Figure 3B is a diagram showing a second example of option 2 for candidate cell configuration.
- multiple cell groups are configured, and cell group switching is possible by L1/L2 signaling.
- Candidate cells are configured for each cell group, and the configuration for each group includes the indices of the corresponding SpCell and SCell.
- Implicit or explicit signaling for serving cell change indication is described.
- a particular Control Resource Set (e.g., at least one of CORESET#0, CORESET of CH5 Type0-CSS, CORESET of CH6/CH7/CH8 CSS) is indicated (activated) by a MAC CE together with one or more TCI states associated with a cell of a PCI different from that of the serving cell (when, for a particular CORESET, one or more TCI states associated with a cell of a PCI different from that of the serving cell are indicated/activated by a MAC CE), the UE may determine to change the serving cell to another cell (cell x, a cell with a different PCI). That is, this activation may implicitly indicate changing the serving cell to another cell.
- CORESET Control Resource Set
- the UE may update beams of other CORESET IDs, other CORESETs using CH6/CH7/CH8, or other CORESETs using CSS to the same TCI state as the activated TCI state.
- the UE may determine to change the serving cell to another cell (cell x), i.e., the association may implicitly indicate the change of the serving cell to another cell.
- the NW base station
- the MAC CE activates the TCI state of a PDSCH associated with a cell with a different PCI, it must also include the TCI state related to another cell (e.g., the current serving cell or a cell with a second different PCI).
- the UE may determine to change the serving cell to another cell (cell x), i.e., the association may implicitly indicate the serving cell change to another cell.
- Option 2-1 An example of a serving cell change instruction will be described below. Note that activation/deactivation of a non-serving cell, change of a serving cell, and transmission/reception with another cell (non-serving cell) having a physical cell ID different from the physical cell ID of the serving cell may be interpreted as being interchangeable.
- the UE may receive a new MAC CE including at least one of the fields (information) indicating the following (1) to (3) corresponding to the non-serving cell, which is used for activating/deactivating the non-serving cell.
- the UE may decide to change the serving cell to another cell (non-serving cell).
- the UE may also control transmission and reception of DL signals/UL signals with the non-serving cell based on the information.
- the non-serving cell may be one or multiple. In the example shown below, a MAC CE including multiple fields indicating multiple non-serving cell indexes is applied.
- Non-serving cell ID used for activation The non-serving cell ID may be replaced with any information corresponding to a non-serving cell (capable of identifying a non-serving cell).
- any of (3-1) to (3-5) may be applied.
- (3-1) PCI PCI used directly). For example, 10 bits are used.
- CSI resource configuration ID (CSI-ResourceConfigId) (when CSI-ResourceConfigId corresponds to one or more non-serving cells).
- CSI-ResourceConfigId (when CSI-ResourceConfigId corresponds to one or more non-serving cells).
- 3-5 A bitmap indicating the activation/deactivation of each non-serving cell.
- the size (number of bits) of the bitmap may be the same as the number of non-serving cells configured on this CC. For example, when activating the second non-serving cell among three non-serving cells, "010" is set.
- At least one of the pieces of information included in the MAC CE may be included in the DCI. Or, at least one of the serving cells activated by the MAC CE may be indicated by the DCI.
- the MAC CE/DCI may include a field indicating the TCI status/SSB/CSI-RS from a cell with a different PCI so that the UE can recognize the DL beam to be monitored on the target cell (the serving cell after the change).
- the UE may create and transmit a beam report (CSI report) using the TCI status/SSB/CSI-RS.
- the UE may receive a MAC CE in which a new 1-bit field "C" is added to the existing MAC CE.
- the field indicates whether to change the serving cell.
- the UE may receive the MAC CE and determine whether to change the serving cell to another cell based on the field.
- a field indicating the serving cell index/PCI/other ID (such as the new ID in Option 2-1 described above) and a field indicating the TCI state/SSB/CSI-RS of the target cell (the serving cell after the change) may be included in the MAC CE.
- the UE can appropriately change the serving cell.
- [Serving Cell Switch Example 1] 4 is a diagram showing a serving cell switch example 1.
- the candidate cell #0-2 becomes the new serving cell SpCell#0.
- the serving cell SCell#2 of the MCG/SCG when the serving cell is instructed to be changed to the candidate cell #2-1 by L1/L2 signaling, the candidate cell #2-1 becomes the new serving cell SCell#2.
- the RRC/MAC CE can configure a global candidate cell ID (cell #0,...,5) for each cell group, band, FR, and UE.
- the UE may be instructed to switch serving cells by the global candidate cell ID.
- Figure 5 shows a serving cell switch example 2. Similar to Figure 3A, a pool of multiple candidate cells can be configured, and the serving cell can be switched to any (activated) candidate cell in the pool by L1/L2 signaling.
- the configured candidate cell can be either an SpCell or an SCell based on L1/L2 signaling.
- the UE may receive an instruction to change the serving cell (from cell #2-1 to candidate cell #4) via MAC CE/DCI. Then, the indicated candidate cell #4 becomes the SpCell of the new cell group.
- the RRC/MAC CE can set a global candidate cell ID (cell #0-1, #0-1, ..., 2-2) for each cell group, band, FR, and UE.
- the UE may be instructed to switch the serving cell by the global candidate cell ID.
- FIG. 6 shows serving cell switch example 3.
- the UE receives an instruction to change the serving cell (from cell #2-0 to cell #2-1) via MAC CE/DCI.
- the indicated cell #2-1 then becomes the SpCell of the new cell group.
- the cells (cell #0-0, cell #1-0) in the same cell group as the indicated cell #2-1 become Scell #1 and Scell #2. In other words, the serving cell group is switched.
- the distance between the UE and each TRP may be different.
- the multiple TRPs may be included in the same cell (e.g., a serving cell).
- one TRP among the multiple TRPs may correspond to a serving cell and the other TRPs may correspond to a non-serving cell. In this case, it is also assumed that the distance between each TRP and the UE may be different.
- the transmission timing of UL (Uplink) channels and/or UL signals (UL channels/signals) is adjusted by the Timing Advance (TA).
- TA Timing Advance
- the reception timing of UL channels/signals from different user terminals is adjusted by the radio base station (TRP: Transmission and Reception Point, also known as gNB: gNodeB, etc.).
- the UE may control the timing of UL transmission by applying a timing advance (multiple timing advances) for each pre-configured timing advance group (TAG: Timing Advance Group).
- TAG Timing Advance Group
- Timing Advance Groups classified by transmission timing are supported.
- the UE may control the UL transmission timing for each TAG, assuming that the same TA offset (or TA value) is applied to each TAG.
- the TA offset may be set independently for each TAG.
- the UE can independently adjust the transmission timing of cells belonging to each TAG, allowing the radio base station to align the reception timing of uplink signals from the UE even when multiple cells are used.
- TAGs may be configured by higher layer parameters.
- the same timing advance value may be applied to serving cells (e.g., serving cells for which UL is configured) belonging to the same TAG.
- a timing advance group including the SpCell of a MAC entity may be called a Primary Timing Advance Group (PTAG), and other TAGs may be called Secondary Timing Advance Groups (STAGs).
- PTAG Primary Timing Advance Group
- STAGs Secondary Timing Advance Groups
- FIG. 7 shows a case where three TAGs are configured for a cell group including SpCell and SCell#1 to #4.
- SpCell and SCell#1 belong to the first TAG (PTAG or TAG#0)
- SCell#2 and SCell#3 belong to the second TAG (TAG#1)
- SCell#4 belongs to the third TAG (TAG#2).
- the timing advance command may be notified to the UE using a MAC control element (e.g., MAC CE).
- the TA command is a command indicating the transmission timing value of the uplink channel and is included in the MAC control element.
- the TA command (TAC) is signaled from the radio base station to the UE at the MAC layer.
- the UE controls a predetermined timer (e.g., TA timer) based on the reception of the TA command.
- the MAC CE for the timing advance command may include a field for a timing advance group index (e.g., TAG ID) and a field for the timing advance command (see FIG. 8).
- the TAG ID field may consist of, for example, 2 bits.
- the TAG ID field may be used to indicate the TAG ID of the addressed TAG.
- the Timing Advance Command field may consist of, for example, 6 bits.
- the TAC field may indicate an index value T A (0, 1, 2...63) that is used to control the amount/value (relative amount/value) of timing adjustment that the MAC entity has to apply.
- the MAC CE for the Timing Advance Command shown in Figure 8 may be called TAC MAC CE.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of a MAC CE for a timing advance command.
- the MAC CE shown in FIG. 9 may be called an absolute TAC MAC CE.
- the MAC CE may include a field for reserved bits (R bit field) and a field for a timing advance command (TAC field).
- the TAC field may be composed of, for example, 12 bits across two octets.
- the TAC field in FIG. 9 may indicate an index value used to control the amount/value (absolute amount/value) of the actual TA that the MAC entity must apply, as in FIG. 8.
- the absolute TAC MAC CE may not include the TAG ID field shown in FIG. 8.
- the MAC CE shown in FIG. 8 may be used after initial access is established.
- the MAC CE shown in FIG. 9 is used only at the time of initial access and may be included in the RAR, etc.
- Each field included in the MAC CE for the timing advance command described above may be called a field related to TA.
- the TAC field shown in FIG. 8 may be called a TA adjustment field/field for instructing TA adjustment/field related to TA adjustment
- the TAC field shown in FIG. 9 may be called an absolute TAC field/field for instructing absolute TAC.
- UL transmission is controlled based on timing advance for a serving cell (or a TRP of a serving cell) and a non-serving cell/additional cell (or a TRP of a non-serving cell/additional cell).
- TAGs or TAG-IDs
- different TAGs are set for one or more TRPs (e.g., multiple TRPs having different PCIs) corresponding to a certain cell (or CC).
- TRPs corresponding to a certain cell share a common TAG.
- FIG. 10 shows an example of TAG settings for multiple cells (or TRPs) with different PCIs.
- a maximum of M PCIs (e.g., serving cell + candidate cells associated with the serving cell) can be configured for each CC, and it is assumed that the configuration of a maximum of N TAGs (e.g., N ⁇ M) is supported for the maximum M PCIs. In this case, one or more PCIs may be associated with one TAG.
- one or more PCIs may be associated with one TAG for up to S serving cells in a cell group (or for up to S serving cells).
- up to T TAGs may be configured considering one PCI for each CC (Case 1). That is, up to T ⁇ N TAGs may be configured for up to M ⁇ S cells. Alternatively, up to U TAGs may be configured for up to M ⁇ S cells (Case 2).
- the TAG of the candidate cell may be indicated by the base station or may be determined based on the TA of the candidate cell acquired by the UE.
- the UE performs UL transmission of a candidate cell while taking into account the TA corresponding to the candidate cell.
- the UE needs to acquire the TA of the candidate cell (e.g., TA acquisition of candidate cells).
- TA acquisition methods for acquiring the TA of a candidate cell, such as TA acquisition using RACH (e.g., RACH-based solutions) and TA acquisition without using RACH (RACH-less solutions).
- RACH e.g., RACH-based solutions
- RACH-less solutions TA acquisition without using RACH
- the TA acquisition method may be interpreted as a TA acquisition scheme, a TA acquisition type, or a TA acquisition procedure.
- TA acquisition, TA measurement, TA calculation, TA calculation, and TA determination may be interpreted as interchangeable.
- the UE may obtain the TA of the candidate cell by transmitting a RACH (e.g., a PDCCH ordered RACH) indicated/triggered by the PDCCH to the candidate cell.
- a RACH e.g., a PDCCH ordered RACH
- Information regarding the TA of the candidate cell e.g., a TA value
- a response signal e.g., an RAR
- the RAR may be transmitted from the serving cell or the candidate cell.
- the TA of the candidate cell may be obtained using a RACH triggered by the UE or a RACH triggered at higher layers by the network.
- the PDCCH order may be triggered only by the source cell (or the serving cell).
- the UE may obtain the TA of the candidate cell by transmitting a signal other than RACH to the candidate cell.
- Information regarding the TA of the candidate cell e.g., the TA value
- SRS may be applied as a signal other than RACH (e.g., SRS-based TA measurement).
- the UE may measure/calculate/obtain the TA for the candidate cell based on DL signals (e.g., downlink reference signals) transmitted from each cell (e.g., candidate cell/serving cell).
- DL signals e.g., downlink reference signals
- a method in which the UE obtains the TA for the candidate cell based on DL signals transmitted from one or more cells may be called UE-based TA measurement (e.g., UE based TA measurement).
- the downlink reference signal may be a specific DL signal (e.g., a synchronization signal block (e.g., SSB)/CSI-RS, etc.).
- the UE may measure the difference/difference in reception timing of DL signals from multiple cells (or two cells) and obtain the TA of a candidate cell.
- the multiple cells may include a reference cell (e.g., a serving cell).
- the UE may calculate the TA required for the candidate cell based on the reception timing of the reference cell (and the TA value of the reference cell) and the timing difference (e.g., T) between the reference cell and the candidate cell.
- the UE may obtain the TA of the candidate cell using a timing advance command (TAC) transmitted from the serving cell.
- TAC timing advance command
- LTM 11 is a diagram showing an overview of L1L2-triggered mobility (LTM). LTM and L1/L2 inter-cell mobility may be read as interchangeable.
- the UE receives candidate cell configurations from the NW during UE reconfiguration.
- the UE reconfiguration includes T RRC , T proccesing1/T proccesing2 .
- T RRC e.g., up to 10 ms
- T proccesing1/T proccesing2 e.g., up to 20 ms for same FR and up to 40 ms for different FR
- This may include L2/3 reconfiguration, RF retuning, baseband retuning, security update if necessary, etc.
- T search (e.g. 0 ms if cell is known, max 60 ms if cell is unknown) is the time required to search for the target cell.
- T ⁇ is the time for fine tracking and acquisition of all timing information.
- T margin (e.g. max 2 ms) is the time for post processing of SSB and CSI-RS.
- the L1 measurement includes T meas (SMTC period (eg, 20 ms)), which is the measured delay from the appearance of the target to the cell switch command.
- T meas SMTC period (eg, 20 ms)
- T IU e.g., max. 15 ms
- T RAR e.g., max. 4 ms
- T cmd e.g., max. 5 ms
- L1/L2 commands HARQ and paging
- T first-data after T cmd is the time when the UE makes the first DL reception/UL transmission on the indicated beam of the target cell after the RAR.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a PDCCH ordered RACH with RAR monitoring.
- the source cell and the source cell group may be interchangeable.
- the candidate cell and the candidate cell group may be interchangeable.
- the source cell may transmit information regarding the configuration of the candidate cell (e.g., candidate cell configuration information) to the UE.
- the source cell may also transmit a PDCCH order (e.g., DCI format 1_0) used to trigger the PRACH to the UE.
- the PDCCH order (or DCI) may indicate the candidate cell (e.g., one candidate cell)/random access occasion (RO) that is the target of the PRACH trigger/transmission.
- the UE transmits the PRACH in the RACH procedure to the candidate cell based on the PDCCH order to acquire the TAG/TA.
- the source cell then transmits a response signal (RAR) to the PRACH to the UE.
- the RAR may include information about the TA (e.g., TA indication).
- the RAR e.g., PDSCH including the RAR/PDCCH that schedules the PDSCH
- the RAR may be monitored in a specific search space (e.g., common search space (CSS)) of a specific cell (e.g., SpCell) among the current serving cells (only within a Distributed Unit (DU)).
- TA adjustment e.g., TA maintenance
- TA maintenance is performed in the source cell.
- the source cell may then send a cell switch command to the UE.
- TA information may be moved/notified from the source cell to the target cell.
- the UE may control UL transmission based on the acquired TA. For example, after the initial cell switch, the UE may perform the first UL transmission using the initial TA if UL synchronization of all candidate cells has not been completed.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a RACH (PDCCH ordered RACH) with a PDCCH order that does not have RAR monitoring. Only the differences between FIG. 13 and FIG. 12 will be described.
- RACH PDCCH ordered RACH
- the PDCCH order used to trigger the PRACH may indicate one or more candidate cells (e.g., multiple candidate cells)/random access occasions to be the target of the PRACH trigger/transmission.
- the UE may transmit a PRACH in the RACH procedure to the candidate cells based on the PDCCH order to acquire multiple TAGs/TAs.
- the source cell does not transmit a PRACH response signal (e.g., RAR).
- the source cell may indicate information regarding the TA (e.g., TA indication) to the UE using a cell switch command.
- a RACH without RAR and a RACH without RAR monitoring may be interpreted as interchangeable.
- a RACH may be interpreted as a PRACH transmission triggered by a PDCCH order.
- a RACH procedure/PRACH transmission without RAR monitoring may be interpreted as a RACH procedure/PRACH transmission in which RAR monitoring is not required, or a RACH procedure/PRACH transmission in which RAR monitoring is not required.
- FIG. 14 shows DCI format 1_0 that is CRC scrambled by the C-RNTI.
- the frequency domain resource assignment may be used, for example, for RACH (PDCCH order) according to the instruction of the PDCCH. For example, when the frequency domain resource assignment indicates all 1, this may mean that the DCI format 1_0 is used as the PDCCH order.
- the random access preamble index may be used for Contention based Random Access (CBRA). For example, when the random access preamble index is all 0, it may mean that it is used for CBRA.
- the reserved bits are 12 bits when operating in a cell with spectrum shared channel access, and 10 bits otherwise.
- Time alignment timer e.g., timeAlignmentTimer
- TAG Time Alignment Time Alignment timer
- the time alignment timer per TAG may control the time at which the MAC entity considers the serving cells belonging to the associated TAG to be UL time aligned.
- Parameters corresponding to each TAG ID may be set by higher layer parameters. For example, parameters such as a time alignment timer (e.g., timeAlignmentTimer) corresponding to each TAG ID may be set. Alternatively, the TAG ID for each serving cell may be set by higher layer parameters (e.g., tag-ID included in ServingCellConfig). After being set by higher layer parameters, the TAG ID/parameters may be updated by the MAC CE.
- time alignment timer e.g., timeAlignmentTimer
- the TAG ID for each serving cell may be set by higher layer parameters (e.g., tag-ID included in ServingCellConfig).
- a time alignment timer may be maintained for UL time alignment.
- the time alignment timer may be configured/associated per TAG.
- the UE receives a MAC CE for a timing advance command (e.g., TAC MAC CE), it starts/restarts the time alignment timer associated with the indicated timing advance group (e.g., TAG), respectively.
- the MAC entity receives a MAC CE for a timing advance command and applies the timing advance command to the indicated TAG and starts or restarts a time alignment timer associated with the indicated TAG if a predefined value (N TA ) is maintained between the indicated TAG , which may be the timing advance between DL and UL.
- N TA a predefined value
- a timing advance command is received in an RAR message for a serving cell belonging to a TAG (e.g., a TAG of an SpCell) or in a message B (e.g., MSGB) for the SpCell, if the MAC entity does not select a random access preamble from among the collision-based random access preambles, it may apply the timing advance command for that TAG and may also start or restart the time alignment timer associated with that TAG.
- a TAG e.g., a TAG of an SpCell
- a message B e.g., MSGB
- an absolute timing advance command (e.g., Absolute Timing Advance Command) is received in response to transmitting a message A (e.g., MSGA) containing a specific RNTI MAC CE (e.g., C-RNTI MAC CE)
- a message A e.g., MSGA
- a specific RNTI MAC CE e.g., C-RNTI MAC CE
- TAG timing advance group
- STAG secondary timing advance groups
- Rel. 17 supports the application of a specific PTAG operation when a timing advance timer corresponding to a PTAG expires, and the application of a specific STAG operation when a timing advance timer corresponding to a STAG expires.
- the following operations e.g., a specified PTAG operation/a specified STAG operation
- the following operations e.g., a specified PTAG operation/a specified STAG operation
- Predetermined PTAG Operation If a time alignment timer is associated with the PTAG, Flush all HARQ buffers of all serving cells. - If configured, inform RRC to release PUCCH for all serving cells. - If set, notify RRC to release SRS. Clear all configured DL allocations and configured UL allocations. Clear the PUSCH resources for semi-persistent CSI reporting. - Allow all time alignment timers to expire while running. - Maintain NTAs for all TAGs.
- Predetermined STAG Actions If a time alignment timer is associated with a STAG, then for all serving cells belonging to that STAG: Flush all HARQ buffers. - If configured, notify RRC to release PUCCH. - If set, notify RRC to release SRS. Clear all configured DL and UL allocations. Clear the PUSCH resources for semi-persistent CSI reporting. - Maintain the NTA of the TAG.
- a MAC CE e.g., a new MAC CE
- the question arises as to which cell's TAG (e.g., PTAG) the timer should be started or restarted (or not started). Also, the question arises as to which cell's TAG (e.g., PTAG) the TAC should be applied to.
- timing advance e.g., timer (e.g., time alignment timer) control/application of timing advance, etc.
- timer e.g., time alignment timer
- application of timing advance etc.
- A/B and “at least one of A and B” may be read as interchangeable.
- A/B/C may mean “at least one of A, B, and C.”
- Radio Resource Control RRC
- RRC parameters RRC parameters
- RRC messages higher layer parameters
- information elements IEs
- settings etc.
- MAC Control Element CE
- update commands activation/deactivation commands, etc.
- the higher layer signaling may be, for example, any one of Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling, broadcast information, other messages (e.g., messages from the core network such as positioning protocols (e.g., NR Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa)/LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP)) messages), or a combination of these.
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- MAC Medium Access Control
- LPP LTE Positioning Protocol
- the MAC signaling may use, for example, a MAC Control Element (MAC CE), a MAC Protocol Data Unit (PDU), etc.
- the broadcast information may be, for example, a Master Information Block (MIB), a System Information Block (SIB), Remaining Minimum System Information (RMSI), Other System Information (OSI), etc.
- MIB Master Information Block
- SIB System Information Block
- RMSI Remaining Minimum System Information
- OSI System Information
- the physical layer signaling may be, for example, Downlink Control Information (DCI), Uplink Control Information (UCI), etc.
- DCI Downlink Control Information
- UCI Uplink Control Information
- inter-cell mobility e.g., L1/L2 inter cell mobility
- L1/L2 inter-cell mobility may be interpreted as at least one of cell switching, cell switch, and cell change.
- a candidate cell index and a candidate config index may be interchanged.
- a TAG may be interchanged with a PTAG or a STAG.
- a timer associated with a corresponding candidate cell index may be interchanged with a timer of a TAG associated with the corresponding candidate cell index.
- a serving cell may be interchanged with a special cell (e.g., an SPCell).
- the candidate cells may include the current serving.
- the first embodiment relates to the initiation/restart of the time alignment timer when a candidate cell is configured/supported.
- the predefined timer may be a time alignment timer (e.g., timeAlignmentTimer).
- a predefined timer associated with each candidate cell index is configured by a higher layer (see FIG. 15)
- at least one of the following options 1-1 to 1-7 may be applied.
- FIG. 15 shows an example of a case where a specific timer is set for each of a serving cell (current serving cell/source cell) set as a candidate cell and a candidate cell (a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell/source cell).
- FIG. 15 shows a case where a specific timer is set separately for each candidate cell.
- FIG. 15 is an example, and the number of cells and the timer IDs that are set are not limited to this.
- the UE When the UE receives an RAR/any MAC CE for a candidate cell in a current serving cell (e.g., a current serving cell), it may apply at least one of the following options 1-1 to 1-3.
- the RAR/any MAC CE for the candidate cell may include a timing advance command for the candidate cell.
- the UE may start/restart a timer associated with the corresponding candidate cell index. For example, when the UE transmits a PRACH to a candidate cell #1 and receives a response signal (RAR) for the PRACH, the UE may start/restart a timer associated with the candidate cell #1.
- the RAR may include, for example, a TAC for the candidate cell #1.
- the UE may start/restart a predetermined timer associated with the candidate cell #1.
- the UE may not initiate/restart a predefined timer associated with a corresponding candidate cell index, which refers to a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell.
- the UE does not need to start/restart the predefined timer (or any predefined timer).
- the candidate cell refers to a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell.
- the UE may apply at least one of the following options 1-4 to 1-7 when it receives a MAC CE for a cell switch command (e.g., a cell switch command MAC CE) in a current serving cell (e.g., a current serving cell) or when timing advance information is indicated in the MAC CE for a cell switch command.
- a cell switch command e.g., a cell switch command MAC CE
- the MAC CE for the cell switch command may include a timing advance command for the candidate cell (or new serving cell).
- the UE may start/restart a predefined timer associated with the corresponding candidate cell index. For example, when the UE receives a MAC CE for a cell switch command in the current serving cell and indicates a switch to the candidate cell #1, the UE may start/restart a predefined timer associated with the candidate cell #1.
- the MAC CE for the cell switch may include, for example, a TAC for the candidate cell #1.
- the UE may not initiate/restart a predefined timer associated with a corresponding candidate cell index, which refers to a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell.
- the UE does not need to start/restart the predefined timer (or any predefined timer).
- the candidate cell refers to a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell.
- the UE may start/restart a predefined timer for the serving cell's TAG, which may be, for example, a PTAG.
- the index of the candidate cell may be referenced by (or may be included in) the contents of the PDCCH order/any DCI/RAR/cell switching command MAC CE/any MAC CE/any higher layer parameter.
- a predefined timer associated with each candidate cell index is not configured by a higher layer, at least one of the following options 1-8 to 1-16 (or a combination of two or more of them) may be applied.
- a specific timer associated with each candidate cell index is not set by a higher layer, this may be when a specific timer is not set separately for each candidate cell index (when one/common specific timer is set for multiple candidate cells), or when a specific timer is not set for a candidate cell at all.
- a predefined timer for multiple candidate cells e.g., all or a set of candidate cells
- the UE receives an RAR/any MAC CE for a candidate cell on a current serving cell (e.g., the current serving cell)
- at least one of options 1-8 to 1-10 below may be applied.
- the RAR/any MAC CE for the candidate cell may include a timing advance command for the candidate cell.
- the set of candidate cells may include multiple candidate cells.
- the candidate cells included in the set may be configured/instructed to the UE by the base station via RRC/MAC CE/DCI.
- Figures 16A and 16B show an example of a case where a specific timer is set for a serving cell (current serving cell/source cell) set as a candidate cell and a candidate cell (a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell/source cell).
- Figure 16A shows a case where a specific timer is not set separately for each candidate cell, but the same specific timer is set for all candidate cells (or a specific timer is set in common).
- Figure 16B shows a case where a specific timer is not set separately for each candidate cell, but a specific timer is set for each set including multiple candidate cells (or a specific timer is set in common for each set).
- Figures 16A and 16B are just examples, and the number of cells and the timer IDs set are not limited to these.
- the UE may initiate/restart a predefined timer for all or a set of candidate cells, which may not include the current serving cell.
- the UE may not initiate/restart the predefined timer for all or a set of candidate cells, which may not include the current serving cell.
- the UE does not need to start/restart the predefined timer (or any predefined timer).
- the candidate cell refers to a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell.
- a predefined timer for all or a set of candidate cells is configured by higher layers and the UE receives a MAC CE for a cell switch command in the current serving cell (e.g., the current serving cell), at least one of the following options 1-11 to 1-14 may be applied.
- the UE may initiate/restart a predefined timer for all or a set of candidate cells, which may not include the current serving cell.
- the UE may start/restart all the predetermined timers of the candidate cell or the predetermined timers of the set that includes candidate cell #1.
- the MAC CE for the cell switch may include, for example, a TAC for candidate cell #1.
- the UE may not initiate/restart the predefined timer for all or a set of candidate cells, which may not include the current serving cell.
- the UE does not need to start/restart the predefined timer (or any predefined timer).
- the candidate cell refers to a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell.
- the UE may start/restart a predefined timer for the serving cell's TAG, which may be, for example, a PTAG.
- the UE may start/restart the predefined timer.
- the UE receives an RAR/optional MAC CE for a candidate cell or a MAC CE for a cell switch command in the current serving cell (e.g., the current serving cell), at least one of options 1-15 to 1-16 below may be applied.
- the candidate cell may be a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell.
- FIG. 17 shows an example of a case where a specific timer is set in a serving cell (current serving cell/source cell) that is set as a candidate cell, and a specific timer is not set in a candidate cell (a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell/source cell).
- FIG. 17 is an example, and the number of cells and the timer IDs that are set are not limited to this.
- the UE may start/restart a predefined timer for the TAG of the serving cell.
- the UE does not need to start/restart the predefined timer (or any predefined timer).
- the candidate cell refers to a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell.
- the specific timer can be appropriately applied to the candidate cell.
- Second Embodiment A second embodiment relates to UE behavior when a predefined timer corresponding to a serving/candidate cell expires (eg, expires).
- a serving cell related timer expires
- a predetermined timer e.g., a time alignment timer
- a serving cell e.g., a current serving cell
- At least one of options 2A-1 through 2A-4 below may apply.
- the UE may apply certain PTAG operations.
- the specified PTAG operation may be a UE operation supported by an existing system (e.g., Rel. 17 or earlier).
- the serving cell may be replaced with a candidate cell that includes the serving cell.
- the UE may also inform the RRC to release/reconfigure the candidate config/candidate cell configuration (if configured).
- the UE may maintain N TAs of all TAGs associated with candidate cells in addition to the given PTAG operations.
- the UE may clear/reset the N TAs of all TAGs associated with candidate cells that are not the serving cell (eg, the current serving cell).
- At least one of the following options 2A-5 to 2A-6 may be applied to all serving cells belonging to that STAG.
- the UE may apply a certain STAG action.
- Predetermined STAG Actions If the expired predefined timer is associated with a STAG, for all serving cells belonging to that STAG, Flush all HARQ buffers. - If configured, notify RRC to release PUCCH. - If set, notify RRC to release SRS. Clear all configured DL and UL allocations. Clear the PUSCH resources for semi-persistent CSI reporting. - Maintain the NTA of the TAG.
- the specified STAG operation may be a UE operation supported by an existing system (e.g., Rel. 17 or earlier).
- the serving cell may be replaced with a candidate cell that includes the serving cell.
- the UE may also inform the RRC to release/reconfigure the candidate config/candidate cell configuration (if configured).
- a timer associated with a candidate cell expires
- a predetermined timer e.g., a time alignment timer
- a candidate cell e.g., a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell
- a predefined timer associated with each candidate cell index is configured by a higher layer (see FIG. 15)
- at least one of the following options 2B-1 to 2B-4 may be applied.
- the UE may apply the above-mentioned predetermined PTAG operation/predetermined STAG operation to the TAG of the candidate cell for which the predetermined timer has expired.
- the predetermined PTAG operation/predetermined STAG operation may be a UE operation supported in an existing system (e.g., before Rel. 17).
- the serving cell may be replaced with a candidate cell including the serving cell and applied.
- the UE may be controlled so as to do nothing (or not to perform any particular action associated with the expiration of the predetermined timer) when the predetermined timer for the candidate cell expires.
- the UE may trigger UE-based TA measurements (if configured by higher layers) for candidate cells for which a predefined timer has expired.
- the UE may request the network/base station to acquire a TA for the candidate cell for which a predetermined timer has expired.
- the TA acquisition request may be made by using uplink control information (e.g., UCI)/MAC CE.
- At least one of the following options 2B-5 to 2B-12 may be applied.
- the predefined timers associated with each candidate cell index are not configured by a higher layer, they may be divided into two cases: one where one/common predefined timer is configured for all candidate cells (see FIG. 16A), and one where one/common predefined timer is configured for each set of candidate cells that includes one or more candidate cells (see FIG. 16B).
- the candidate cells may or may not include the current serving cell.
- a predefined timer (e.g., one predefined timer) for all candidate cells is configured by a higher layer, at least one of the following options 2B-5 to 2B-8 (or a combination of two or more of them) may be applied.
- the UE may apply the above-mentioned predetermined PTAG operation/predetermined STAG operation to the TAGs of all or some of the candidate cells.
- the predetermined PTAG operation/predetermined STAG operation may be a UE operation supported in an existing system (e.g., before Rel. 17).
- the serving cell may be replaced with a candidate cell including the serving cell and applied.
- Some of the candidate cells may be candidate cells with which the UE maintains a TA.
- the UE may be controlled so as to do nothing (or not to perform any particular action associated with the expiration of the predetermined timer) when the predetermined timer for the candidate cell expires.
- the UE may trigger UE-based TA measurements for all or some of the candidate cells.
- the candidate cells for which the UE-based TA measurements are triggered may be limited to the candidate cells for which the UE-based TA measurements are configured by the RRC.
- the UE may request the network/base station to acquire TA for all or some of the candidate cells.
- the request for TA acquisition may be made using uplink control information (e.g., UCI)/MAC CE.
- the candidate cells e.g., some of the candidate cells for which TA is acquired may be determined/set by the network, or may be determined/determined autonomously by the UE.
- a predefined timer for a set of candidate cells e.g., one predefined timer per set
- at least one of the following options 2B-9 to 2B-12 may be applied.
- the UE may apply the above-mentioned predetermined PTAG operation/predetermined STAG operation to the TAG of the set of candidate cells for which the predetermined timer has expired or the TAG of some candidate cells.
- the predetermined PTAG operation/predetermined STAG operation may be a UE operation supported in an existing system (e.g., before Rel. 17).
- the serving cell may be replaced with a candidate cell including the serving cell and applied.
- Some of the candidate cells may be candidate cells with which the UE maintains a TA.
- the UE may be controlled so as to do nothing (or not to perform any particular action associated with the expiration of the predetermined timer) when the predetermined timer for the candidate cell expires.
- the UE may trigger UE-based TA measurements for a set of candidate cells or for some of the candidate cells.
- the candidate cells for which the UE-based TA measurements are triggered may be limited to the candidate cells for which the UE-based TA measurements are configured by the RRC.
- the UE-based TA measurements may be configured (e.g., configured or not configured by the RRC) for one or more candidate cells included in a set in common or separately.
- the UE may request the network/base station to acquire TA for a set of candidate cells for which a predetermined timer has expired, or to acquire TA for some candidate cells.
- the request for TA acquisition may be made using uplink control information (e.g., UCI)/MAC CE.
- the candidate cells for which TA acquisition is performed (e.g., some candidate cells) may be determined/set by the network, or may be determined/determined autonomously by the UE.
- the UE may report the expiration of a predetermined timer to the network/base station.
- the report may be made using an RRC message/MAC CE.
- the set of all candidate cells/some of the candidate cells/candidate cells may or may not include a serving cell (e.g., the current serving cell).
- a third embodiment relates to the application of a timing advance command (eg, TAC) to a candidate cell.
- a timing advance command eg, TAC
- TAG ID between cell group configurations e.g., CellGroupConfig
- Figure 18A When candidate cells are supported, there are cases where the TAG ID between cell group configurations (e.g., CellGroupConfig) is not set by a higher layer (see Figure 18A) and cases where it is set (see Figure 18B).
- Figure 18A shows an example of a case where setting TAG IDs between cell group configurations (or between cell groups) (e.g., setting the same TAG between cell groups) is not supported.
- one or more serving cells e.g., serving cells that can also be configured as candidate cells
- each candidate cell is configured separately.
- Figure 18B shows an example of a case where the setting of TAG IDs between cell group settings (or between cell groups) (e.g., setting the same TAG between cell groups) is supported.
- a case where the same TAG ID is set between different cell groups (between a serving cell and a candidate cell, or between candidate cells) is shown.
- the UE may control UE operation based on whether or not the setting of TAG IDs between cell group configurations is supported.
- the UE may apply at least one of the following options 3-1 to 3-2.
- the RAR/any MAC CE for the candidate cell may include a timing advance command (e.g., TAC) for the candidate cell.
- TAC timing advance command
- the candidate cell may refer to a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell.
- the UE may maintain the TAC, i.e., the UE may control not to apply the TAC to the PTAG.
- the UE may be controlled to do nothing (or to not take any specific action upon receiving an RAR/any MAC CE for a candidate cell in the serving cell).
- the UE may apply option 3-3 below.
- the MAC CE for the cell switching command when the MAC CE for the cell switching command is received in the current serving cell, this may be interpreted as when TA information is indicated by the MAC CE for the cell switching command.
- the UE may apply TAC to the PTAG and may assume/expect that the new target cell (or a candidate cell for switching) will be associated with the PTAG after the cell switch.
- the UE may apply at least one of the following options 3-4 to 3-6.
- the RAR/any MAC CE for the candidate cell may include a timing advance command (e.g., TAC) for the candidate cell.
- TAC timing advance command
- the UE may maintain the TAC, i.e., the UE may control not to apply the TAC to the PTAG.
- the UE may be controlled to do nothing (or to not take any specific action upon receiving an RAR/any MAC CE for a candidate cell in the serving cell).
- the UE may apply TAC to one or more candidate cells that have the same TA.
- the UE may apply at least one of the following options 3-7 to 3-8.
- the UE may apply TAC to the PTAG and may assume/expect that the new target cell (or a candidate cell for switching) will be associated with the PTAG after the cell switch.
- the UE may apply TAC to one or more candidate cells that have the same TA.
- the UE may apply at least one of the following options 3-9 to 3-11. Also, in such cases, when a MAC CE for a cell switch command is received by the current serving cell, the UE may apply at least one of the following options 3-12 to 3-13.
- the UE may maintain the TAC, i.e., the UE may control not to apply the TAC to the PTAG.
- the UE may be controlled to do nothing (or to not take any specific action upon receiving an RAR/any MAC CE for a candidate cell in the serving cell).
- the UE may apply the TAC to the TAG (e.g., the TAG configured for the serving cell).
- the UE may apply TAC to the PTAG and may assume/expect that the new target cell (or a candidate cell for switching) will be associated with the PTAG after the cell switch.
- the UE may apply the TAC to the TAG (e.g., the TAG configured for the serving cell).
- options 3-12 to 3-13 it may also be possible to set a combination of some existing TAG IDs of a candidate cell and the TA associations (e.g., TA associations) of other candidate cells.
- the UE may apply at least one of the following options 3-14 to 3-16 when a TAG ID for inter-cell group configuration (or inter-cell group) is configured and the UE receives an RAR/any MAC CE for a candidate cell in the current serving cell.
- the RAR/any MAC CE for the candidate cell may include a timing advance command (e.g., TAC) for the candidate cell.
- TAC timing advance command
- the candidate cell may refer to a candidate cell that is not the current serving cell.
- the UE may maintain the TAC, i.e., the UE may control not to apply the TAC to the PTAG.
- the UE may apply the TAC to the corresponding TAG.
- the RAR/any MAC CE may include the TAG ID/candidate cell index. If the RAR/any MAC CE includes only the candidate cell index or the TAG ID (e.g., only the candidate cell index), the association between the candidate cell index and the TAG ID may be defined in the specification or may be configured/instructed to the UE by the base station.
- the UE may be controlled to do nothing (or to not take any specific action upon receiving an RAR/any MAC CE for a candidate cell in the serving cell).
- the UE may apply at least one of the following options 3-17 to 3-18.
- the UE may apply TAC to the PTAG and may assume/expect that the new target cell (or a candidate cell for switching) will be associated with the PTAG after the cell switch.
- the UE may apply the TAC to the corresponding TAG.
- the MAC CE for the cell switch command may include the TAG ID/candidate cell index. If the MAC CE for the cell switch command includes only the candidate cell index or the TAG ID (e.g., only the candidate cell index), the association between the candidate cell index and the TAG ID may be defined in the specification or may be configured/instructed to the UE by the base station.
- the third embodiment it is possible to appropriately control the UE operation in response to a timing advance command even when a candidate cell is configured/supported.
- any information may be notified to the UE (from a network (NW) (e.g., a base station (BS))) (in other words, any information is received from the BS by the UE) using physical layer signaling (e.g., DCI), higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE), a specific signal/channel (e.g., PDCCH, PDSCH, reference signal), or a combination thereof.
- NW network
- BS base station
- the MAC CE may be identified by including in the MAC subheader a new Logical Channel ID (LCID) that is not specified in existing standards.
- LCID Logical Channel ID
- the notification When the notification is made by a DCI, the notification may be made by a specific field of the DCI, a Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI) used to scramble Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) bits assigned to the DCI, the format of the DCI, etc.
- RNTI Radio Network Temporary Identifier
- CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
- notification of any information to the UE in the above-mentioned embodiments may be performed periodically, semi-persistently, or aperiodically.
- notification of any information from the UE (to the NW) may be performed using physical layer signaling (e.g., UCI), higher layer signaling (e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE), a specific signal/channel (e.g., PUCCH, PUSCH, PRACH, reference signal), or a combination thereof.
- physical layer signaling e.g., UCI
- higher layer signaling e.g., RRC signaling, MAC CE
- a specific signal/channel e.g., PUCCH, PUSCH, PRACH, reference signal
- the MAC CE may be identified by including a new LCID in the MAC subheader that is not specified in existing standards.
- the notification may be transmitted using PUCCH or PUSCH.
- notification of any information from the UE may be performed periodically, semi-persistently, or aperiodically.
- At least one of the above-mentioned embodiments may be applied when a certain condition is satisfied, which may be specified in a standard or may be notified to the UE/BS using higher layer signaling/physical layer signaling.
- At least one of the above-described embodiments may be applied only to UEs that have reported or support a particular UE capability.
- the specific UE capabilities may indicate at least one of the following: Supporting specific processing/operations/control/information for at least one of the above embodiments (e.g. UE-based TA measurements). Supporting specific processing/actions/control/information for at least one of each option (or each alternative) of the above embodiments or combinations of options.
- the above-mentioned specific UE capabilities may be capabilities that are applied across all frequencies (commonly regardless of frequency), capabilities per frequency (e.g., one or a combination of a cell, band, band combination, BWP, component carrier, etc.), capabilities per frequency range (e.g., Frequency Range 1 (FR1), FR2, FR3, FR4, FR5, FR2-1, FR2-2), capabilities per subcarrier spacing (SubCarrier Spacing (SCS)), or capabilities per Feature Set (FS) or Feature Set Per Component-carrier (FSPC).
- FR1 Frequency Range 1
- FR2 FR2, FR3, FR4, FR5, FR2-1, FR2-2
- SCS subcarrier Spacing
- FS Feature Set
- FSPC Feature Set Per Component-carrier
- the above-mentioned specific UE capabilities may be capabilities that are applied across all duplexing methods (commonly regardless of the duplexing method), or may be capabilities for each duplexing method (e.g., Time Division Duplex (TDD) and Frequency Division Duplex (FDD)).
- TDD Time Division Duplex
- FDD Frequency Division Duplex
- the above-mentioned embodiments may be applied when the UE configures/activates/triggers specific information related to the above-mentioned embodiments (or performs the operations of the above-mentioned embodiments) by higher layer signaling/physical layer signaling.
- the specific information may be information indicating enabling a random access procedure/PRACH transmission without RAR monitoring, any RRC parameters for a specific release (e.g., Rel. 18/19), etc.
- the UE may, for example, apply Rel. 15/16 operations.
- a terminal having a receiving unit that receives configuration information regarding the configuration of one or more candidate cells and information regarding a predetermined timer related to the one or more candidate cells, and a control unit that, when a timing advance command corresponding to a candidate cell is indicated, controls starting or restarting the predetermined timer for at least one of the candidate cell, another candidate cell, and a serving cell based on the information regarding the timer related to the one or more candidate cells.
- the predetermined timer is set separately for each candidate cell or is set commonly for a plurality of candidate cells.
- Wired communication system A configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below.
- communication is performed using any one of the wireless communication methods according to the above embodiments of the present disclosure or a combination of these methods.
- FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment.
- the wireless communication system 1 (which may simply be referred to as system 1) may be a system that realizes communication using Long Term Evolution (LTE) specified by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), 5th generation mobile communication system New Radio (5G NR), or the like.
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- 3GPP Third Generation Partnership Project
- 5G NR 5th generation mobile communication system New Radio
- the wireless communication system 1 may also support dual connectivity between multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs) (Multi-RAT Dual Connectivity (MR-DC)).
- MR-DC may include dual connectivity between LTE (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)) and NR (E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC)), dual connectivity between NR and LTE (NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity (NE-DC)), etc.
- RATs Radio Access Technologies
- MR-DC may include dual connectivity between LTE (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)) and NR (E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC)), dual connectivity between NR and LTE (NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity (NE-DC)), etc.
- E-UTRA Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
- EN-DC E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity
- NE-DC NR-E-UTRA Dual Connectivity
- the LTE (E-UTRA) base station (eNB) is the master node (MN), and the NR base station (gNB) is the secondary node (SN).
- the NR base station (gNB) is the MN, and the LTE (E-UTRA) base station (eNB) is the SN.
- the wireless communication system 1 may support dual connectivity between multiple base stations within the same RAT (e.g., dual connectivity in which both the MN and SN are NR base stations (gNBs) (NR-NR Dual Connectivity (NN-DC))).
- dual connectivity in which both the MN and SN are NR base stations (gNBs) (NR-NR Dual Connectivity (NN-DC))).
- gNBs NR base stations
- N-DC Dual Connectivity
- the wireless communication system 1 may include a base station 11 that forms a macrocell C1 with a relatively wide coverage, and base stations 12 (12a-12c) that are arranged within the macrocell C1 and form a small cell C2 that is narrower than the macrocell C1.
- a user terminal 20 may be located within at least one of the cells. The arrangement and number of each cell and user terminal 20 are not limited to the embodiment shown in the figure. Hereinafter, when there is no need to distinguish between the base stations 11 and 12, they will be collectively referred to as base station 10.
- the user terminal 20 may be connected to at least one of the multiple base stations 10.
- the user terminal 20 may utilize at least one of carrier aggregation (CA) using multiple component carriers (CC) and dual connectivity (DC).
- CA carrier aggregation
- CC component carriers
- DC dual connectivity
- Each CC may be included in at least one of a first frequency band (Frequency Range 1 (FR1)) and a second frequency band (Frequency Range 2 (FR2)).
- Macro cell C1 may be included in FR1
- small cell C2 may be included in FR2.
- FR1 may be a frequency band below 6 GHz (sub-6 GHz)
- FR2 may be a frequency band above 24 GHz (above-24 GHz). Note that the frequency bands and definitions of FR1 and FR2 are not limited to these, and for example, FR1 may correspond to a higher frequency band than FR2.
- the user terminal 20 may communicate using at least one of Time Division Duplex (TDD) and Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) in each CC.
- TDD Time Division Duplex
- FDD Frequency Division Duplex
- the multiple base stations 10 may be connected by wire (e.g., optical fiber conforming to the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), X2 interface, etc.) or wirelessly (e.g., NR communication).
- wire e.g., optical fiber conforming to the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), X2 interface, etc.
- NR communication e.g., NR communication
- base station 11 which corresponds to the upper station
- IAB Integrated Access Backhaul
- base station 12 which corresponds to a relay station
- the base station 10 may be connected to the core network 30 via another base station 10 or directly.
- the core network 30 may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), a Next Generation Core (NGC), etc.
- EPC Evolved Packet Core
- 5GCN 5G Core Network
- NGC Next Generation Core
- the core network 30 may include network functions (Network Functions (NF)) such as, for example, a User Plane Function (UPF), an Access and Mobility management Function (AMF), a Session Management Function (SMF), a Unified Data Management (UDM), an Application Function (AF), a Data Network (DN), a Location Management Function (LMF), and Operation, Administration and Maintenance (Management) (OAM).
- NF Network Functions
- UPF User Plane Function
- AMF Access and Mobility management Function
- SMF Session Management Function
- UDM Unified Data Management
- AF Application Function
- DN Data Network
- LMF Location Management Function
- OAM Operation, Administration and Maintenance
- the user terminal 20 may be a terminal that supports at least one of the communication methods such as LTE, LTE-A, and 5G.
- a wireless access method based on Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing may be used.
- OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
- CP-OFDM Cyclic Prefix OFDM
- DFT-s-OFDM Discrete Fourier Transform Spread OFDM
- OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
- SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
- the radio access method may also be called a waveform.
- other radio access methods e.g., other single-carrier transmission methods, other multi-carrier transmission methods
- a downlink shared channel (Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH)) shared by each user terminal 20, a broadcast channel (Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH)), a downlink control channel (Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH)), etc. may be used as the downlink channel.
- PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel
- PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel
- PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel
- an uplink shared channel (Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)) shared by each user terminal 20, an uplink control channel (Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH)), a random access channel (Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH)), etc. may be used as an uplink channel.
- PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel
- PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel
- PRACH Physical Random Access Channel
- SIB System Information Block
- PDSCH User data, upper layer control information, System Information Block (SIB), etc.
- SIB System Information Block
- PUSCH User data, upper layer control information, etc.
- MIB Master Information Block
- PBCH Physical Broadcast Channel
- Lower layer control information may be transmitted by the PDCCH.
- the lower layer control information may include, for example, downlink control information (Downlink Control Information (DCI)) including scheduling information for at least one of the PDSCH and the PUSCH.
- DCI Downlink Control Information
- the DCI for scheduling the PDSCH may be called a DL assignment or DL DCI
- the DCI for scheduling the PUSCH may be called a UL grant or UL DCI.
- the PDSCH may be interpreted as DL data
- the PUSCH may be interpreted as UL data.
- a control resource set (COntrol REsource SET (CORESET)) and a search space may be used to detect the PDCCH.
- the CORESET corresponds to the resources to search for DCI.
- the search space corresponds to the search region and search method of PDCCH candidates.
- One CORESET may be associated with one or multiple search spaces. The UE may monitor the CORESET associated with a search space based on the search space configuration.
- a search space may correspond to PDCCH candidates corresponding to one or more aggregation levels.
- One or more search spaces may be referred to as a search space set. Note that the terms “search space,” “search space set,” “search space setting,” “search space set setting,” “CORESET,” “CORESET setting,” etc. in this disclosure may be read as interchangeable.
- the PUCCH may transmit uplink control information (UCI) including at least one of channel state information (CSI), delivery confirmation information (which may be called, for example, Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK), ACK/NACK, etc.), and a scheduling request (SR).
- UCI uplink control information
- CSI channel state information
- HARQ-ACK Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest ACKnowledgement
- ACK/NACK ACK/NACK
- SR scheduling request
- the PRACH may transmit a random access preamble for establishing a connection with a cell.
- downlink, uplink, etc. may be expressed without adding "link.”
- various channels may be expressed without adding "Physical” to the beginning.
- a synchronization signal (SS), a downlink reference signal (DL-RS), etc. may be transmitted.
- a cell-specific reference signal (CRS), a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), a demodulation reference signal (DMRS), a positioning reference signal (PRS), a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS), etc. may be transmitted.
- the synchronization signal may be, for example, at least one of a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS).
- a signal block including an SS (PSS, SSS) and a PBCH (and a DMRS for PBCH) may be called an SS/PBCH block, an SS Block (SSB), etc.
- the SS, SSB, etc. may also be called a reference signal.
- a measurement reference signal Sounding Reference Signal (SRS)
- a demodulation reference signal DMRS
- UL-RS uplink reference signal
- DMRS may also be called a user equipment-specific reference signal (UE-specific Reference Signal).
- the base station 20 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a base station according to an embodiment.
- the base station 10 includes a control unit 110, a transceiver unit 120, a transceiver antenna 130, and a transmission line interface 140. Note that one or more of each of the control unit 110, the transceiver unit 120, the transceiver antenna 130, and the transmission line interface 140 may be provided.
- this example mainly shows the functional blocks of the characteristic parts of this embodiment, and the base station 10 may also be assumed to have other functional blocks necessary for wireless communication. Some of the processing of each part described below may be omitted.
- the control unit 110 controls the entire base station 10.
- the control unit 110 can be configured from a controller, a control circuit, etc., which are described based on a common understanding in the technical field to which this disclosure pertains.
- the control unit 110 may control signal generation, scheduling (e.g., resource allocation, mapping), etc.
- the control unit 110 may control transmission and reception using the transceiver unit 120, the transceiver antenna 130, and the transmission path interface 140, measurement, etc.
- the control unit 110 may generate data, control information, sequences, etc. to be transmitted as signals, and transfer them to the transceiver unit 120.
- the control unit 110 may perform call processing of communication channels (setting, release, etc.), status management of the base station 10, management of radio resources, etc.
- the transceiver unit 120 may include a baseband unit 121, a radio frequency (RF) unit 122, and a measurement unit 123.
- the baseband unit 121 may include a transmission processing unit 1211 and a reception processing unit 1212.
- the transceiver unit 120 may be composed of a transmitter/receiver, an RF circuit, a baseband circuit, a filter, a phase shifter, a measurement circuit, a transceiver circuit, etc., which are described based on a common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates.
- the transceiver 120 may be configured as an integrated transceiver, or may be composed of a transmitter and a receiver.
- the transmitter may be composed of a transmission processing unit 1211 and an RF unit 122.
- the receiver may be composed of a reception processing unit 1212, an RF unit 122, and a measurement unit 123.
- the transmitting/receiving antenna 130 can be configured as an antenna described based on common understanding in the technical field to which this disclosure pertains, such as an array antenna.
- the transceiver 120 may transmit the above-mentioned downlink channel, synchronization signal, downlink reference signal, etc.
- the transceiver 120 may receive the above-mentioned uplink channel, uplink reference signal, etc.
- the transceiver 120 may form at least one of the transmit beam and receive beam using digital beamforming (e.g., precoding), analog beamforming (e.g., phase rotation), etc.
- digital beamforming e.g., precoding
- analog beamforming e.g., phase rotation
- the transceiver 120 may perform Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer processing, Radio Link Control (RLC) layer processing (e.g., RLC retransmission control), Medium Access Control (MAC) layer processing (e.g., HARQ retransmission control), etc. on data and control information obtained from the control unit 110 to generate a bit string to be transmitted.
- PDCP Packet Data Convergence Protocol
- RLC Radio Link Control
- MAC Medium Access Control
- HARQ retransmission control HARQ retransmission control
- the transceiver 120 may perform transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) processing (if necessary), Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.
- transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) processing (if necessary), Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.
- channel coding which may include error correction coding
- DFT Discrete Fourier Transform
- IFFT Inverse Fast Fourier Transform
- the transceiver unit 120 may perform modulation, filtering, amplification, etc., on the baseband signal to a radio frequency band, and transmit the radio frequency band signal via the transceiver antenna 130.
- the transceiver unit 120 may perform amplification, filtering, demodulation to a baseband signal, etc. on the radio frequency band signal received by the transceiver antenna 130.
- the transceiver 120 may apply reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) processing, Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal, and acquire user data, etc.
- reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) processing, Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (IDFT) processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal, and acquire user data, etc.
- FFT Fast Fourier Transform
- IDFT Inverse Discrete Fourier Transform
- the transceiver 120 may perform measurements on the received signal.
- the measurement unit 123 may perform Radio Resource Management (RRM) measurements, Channel State Information (CSI) measurements, etc. based on the received signal.
- the measurement unit 123 may measure received power (e.g., Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP)), received quality (e.g., Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ), Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR), Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR)), signal strength (e.g., Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)), propagation path information (e.g., CSI), etc.
- RSRP Reference Signal Received Power
- RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator
- the measurement results may be output to the control unit 110.
- the transmission path interface 140 may transmit and receive signals (backhaul signaling) between devices included in the core network 30 (e.g., network nodes providing NF), other base stations 10, etc., and may acquire and transmit user data (user plane data), control plane data, etc. for the user terminal 20.
- devices included in the core network 30 e.g., network nodes providing NF
- other base stations 10, etc. may acquire and transmit user data (user plane data), control plane data, etc. for the user terminal 20.
- the transmitting section and receiving section of the base station 10 in this disclosure may be configured with at least one of the transmitting/receiving section 120, the transmitting/receiving antenna 130, and the transmission path interface 140.
- the transceiver 120 may transmit configuration information regarding the configuration of one or more candidate cells and information regarding a predetermined timer related to one or more candidate cells.
- the configuration information regarding the configuration of the candidate cell includes at least identification information of the candidate cell to be configured (e.g., a candidate cell ID), and may also include other information (e.g., at least one of information regarding the configuration of UE-based TA measurements and information regarding the associated predetermined timer/TAG).
- control unit 110 may instruct starting or restarting a predetermined timer for at least one of the candidate cell, other candidate cells, and the serving cell based on information about timers related to one or more candidate cells.
- the user terminal 21 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a user terminal according to an embodiment.
- the user terminal 20 includes a control unit 210, a transmitting/receiving unit 220, and a transmitting/receiving antenna 230.
- the control unit 210, the transmitting/receiving unit 220, and the transmitting/receiving antenna 230 may each include one or more.
- this example mainly shows the functional blocks of the characteristic parts of this embodiment, and the user terminal 20 may also be assumed to have other functional blocks necessary for wireless communication. Some of the processing of each part described below may be omitted.
- the control unit 210 controls the entire user terminal 20.
- the control unit 210 can be configured from a controller, a control circuit, etc., which are described based on a common understanding in the technical field to which this disclosure pertains.
- the control unit 210 may control signal generation, mapping, etc.
- the control unit 210 may control transmission and reception using the transceiver unit 220 and the transceiver antenna 230, measurement, etc.
- the control unit 210 may generate data, control information, sequences, etc. to be transmitted as signals, and transfer them to the transceiver unit 220.
- the transceiver unit 220 may include a baseband unit 221, an RF unit 222, and a measurement unit 223.
- the baseband unit 221 may include a transmission processing unit 2211 and a reception processing unit 2212.
- the transceiver unit 220 may be composed of a transmitter/receiver, an RF circuit, a baseband circuit, a filter, a phase shifter, a measurement circuit, a transceiver circuit, etc., which are described based on a common understanding in the technical field to which the present disclosure relates.
- the transceiver unit 220 may be configured as an integrated transceiver unit, or may be composed of a transmission unit and a reception unit.
- the transmission unit may be composed of a transmission processing unit 2211 and an RF unit 222.
- the reception unit may be composed of a reception processing unit 2212, an RF unit 222, and a measurement unit 223.
- the transmitting/receiving antenna 230 can be configured as an antenna described based on common understanding in the technical field to which this disclosure pertains, such as an array antenna.
- the transceiver 220 may receive the above-mentioned downlink channel, synchronization signal, downlink reference signal, etc.
- the transceiver 220 may transmit the above-mentioned uplink channel, uplink reference signal, etc.
- the transceiver unit 220 may form at least one of the transmit beam and receive beam using digital beamforming (e.g., precoding), analog beamforming (e.g., phase rotation), etc.
- digital beamforming e.g., precoding
- analog beamforming e.g., phase rotation
- the transceiver 220 may perform PDCP layer processing, RLC layer processing (e.g., RLC retransmission control), MAC layer processing (e.g., HARQ retransmission control), etc. on the data and control information acquired from the controller 210, and generate a bit string to be transmitted.
- RLC layer processing e.g., RLC retransmission control
- MAC layer processing e.g., HARQ retransmission control
- the transceiver 220 may perform transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, DFT processing (if necessary), IFFT processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.
- transmission processing such as channel coding (which may include error correction coding), modulation, mapping, filtering, DFT processing (if necessary), IFFT processing, precoding, and digital-to-analog conversion on the bit string to be transmitted, and output a baseband signal.
- Whether or not to apply DFT processing may be based on the settings of transform precoding.
- the transceiver unit 220 transmission processing unit 2211
- the transceiver unit 220 may perform DFT processing as the above-mentioned transmission processing in order to transmit the channel using a DFT-s-OFDM waveform, and when transform precoding is not enabled, it is not necessary to perform DFT processing as the above-mentioned transmission processing.
- the transceiver unit 220 may perform modulation, filtering, amplification, etc., on the baseband signal to a radio frequency band, and transmit the radio frequency band signal via the transceiver antenna 230.
- the transceiver unit 220 may perform amplification, filtering, demodulation to a baseband signal, etc. on the radio frequency band signal received by the transceiver antenna 230.
- the transceiver 220 may apply reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, FFT processing, IDFT processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal to acquire user data, etc.
- reception processing such as analog-to-digital conversion, FFT processing, IDFT processing (if necessary), filtering, demapping, demodulation, decoding (which may include error correction decoding), MAC layer processing, RLC layer processing, and PDCP layer processing to the acquired baseband signal to acquire user data, etc.
- the transceiver 220 may perform measurements on the received signal. For example, the measurement unit 223 may perform RRM measurements, CSI measurements, etc. based on the received signal.
- the measurement unit 223 may measure received power (e.g., RSRP), received quality (e.g., RSRQ, SINR, SNR), signal strength (e.g., RSSI), propagation path information (e.g., CSI), etc.
- the measurement results may be output to the control unit 210.
- the measurement unit 223 may derive channel measurements for CSI calculation based on channel measurement resources.
- the channel measurement resources may be, for example, non-zero power (NZP) CSI-RS resources.
- the measurement unit 223 may derive interference measurements for CSI calculation based on interference measurement resources.
- the interference measurement resources may be at least one of NZP CSI-RS resources for interference measurement, CSI-Interference Measurement (IM) resources, etc.
- CSI-IM may be called CSI-Interference Management (IM) or may be interchangeably read as Zero Power (ZP) CSI-RS.
- CSI-RS, NZP CSI-RS, ZP CSI-RS, CSI-IM, CSI-SSB, etc. may be read as interchangeable.
- the transmitting unit and receiving unit of the user terminal 20 in this disclosure may be configured by at least one of the transmitting/receiving unit 220 and the transmitting/receiving antenna 230.
- the transceiver 220 may receive configuration information regarding the configuration of one or more candidate cells and information regarding a predetermined timer related to one or more candidate cells.
- the configuration information regarding the configuration of the candidate cell includes at least identification information of the candidate cell to be configured (e.g., a candidate cell ID), and may also include other information (e.g., at least one of information regarding the configuration of UE-based TA measurements and information regarding the associated predetermined timer/TAG).
- control unit 210 may control starting or restarting a predetermined timer for at least one of the candidate cell, other candidate cells, and the serving cell based on information about timers related to one or more candidate cells.
- the specified timer may be set separately for each candidate cell, or may be set commonly for multiple candidate cells.
- control unit 210 may control the device to perform a timing advance acquisition operation (UE-based TA measurement/TA acquisition request) for the candidate cell for which the specified timer has expired.
- UE-based TA measurement/TA acquisition request UE-based TA measurement/TA acquisition request
- control unit 210 When the control unit 210 receives a cell switching command that includes a timing advance command, the control unit 210 may apply the timing advance command to the primary timing advance group.
- each functional block may be realized using one device that is physically or logically coupled, or may be realized using two or more devices that are physically or logically separated and directly or indirectly connected (for example, using wires, wirelessly, etc.).
- the functional blocks may be realized by combining the one device or the multiple devices with software.
- the functions include, but are not limited to, judgement, determination, judgment, calculation, computation, processing, derivation, investigation, search, confirmation, reception, transmission, output, access, resolution, selection, selection, establishment, comparison, assumption, expectation, deeming, broadcasting, notifying, communicating, forwarding, configuring, reconfiguring, allocating, mapping, and assignment.
- a functional block (component) that performs the transmission function may be called a transmitting unit, a transmitter, and the like. In either case, as mentioned above, there are no particular limitations on the method of realization.
- a base station, a user terminal, etc. in one embodiment of the present disclosure may function as a computer that performs processing of the wireless communication method of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of a base station and a user terminal according to one embodiment.
- the above-mentioned base station 10 and user terminal 20 may be physically configured as a computer device including a processor 1001, a memory 1002, a storage 1003, a communication device 1004, an input device 1005, an output device 1006, a bus 1007, etc.
- the terms apparatus, circuit, device, section, unit, etc. may be interpreted as interchangeable.
- the hardware configurations of the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in the figures, or may be configured to exclude some of the devices.
- processor 1001 may be implemented by one or more chips.
- the functions of the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 are realized, for example, by loading specific software (programs) onto hardware such as the processor 1001 and memory 1002, causing the processor 1001 to perform calculations, control communications via the communication device 1004, and control at least one of the reading and writing of data in the memory 1002 and storage 1003.
- the processor 1001 operates an operating system to control the entire computer.
- the processor 1001 may be configured as a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic unit, registers, etc.
- CPU central processing unit
- control unit 110 210
- transmission/reception unit 120 220
- etc. may be realized by the processor 1001.
- the processor 1001 also reads out programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 1003 and the communication device 1004 into the memory 1002, and executes various processes according to these.
- the programs used are those that cause a computer to execute at least some of the operations described in the above embodiments.
- the control unit 110 (210) may be realized by a control program stored in the memory 1002 and running on the processor 1001, and similar implementations may be made for other functional blocks.
- Memory 1002 is a computer-readable recording medium and may be composed of at least one of, for example, Read Only Memory (ROM), Erasable Programmable ROM (EPROM), Electrically EPROM (EEPROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), and other suitable storage media. Memory 1002 may also be called a register, cache, main memory, etc. Memory 1002 can store executable programs (program codes), software modules, etc. for implementing a wireless communication method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- ROM Read Only Memory
- EPROM Erasable Programmable ROM
- EEPROM Electrically EPROM
- RAM Random Access Memory
- Memory 1002 may also be called a register, cache, main memory, etc.
- Memory 1002 can store executable programs (program codes), software modules, etc. for implementing a wireless communication method according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
- Storage 1003 is a computer-readable recording medium and may be composed of at least one of a flexible disk, a floppy disk, a magneto-optical disk (e.g., a compact disk (Compact Disc ROM (CD-ROM)), a digital versatile disk, a Blu-ray disk), a removable disk, a hard disk drive, a smart card, a flash memory device (e.g., a card, a stick, a key drive), a magnetic stripe, a database, a server, or other suitable storage medium.
- Storage 1003 may also be referred to as an auxiliary storage device.
- the communication device 1004 is hardware (transmitting/receiving device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also called, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, etc.
- the communication device 1004 may be configured to include a high-frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, etc. to realize at least one of, for example, Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD).
- FDD Frequency Division Duplex
- TDD Time Division Duplex
- the above-mentioned transmitting/receiving unit 120 (220), transmitting/receiving antenna 130 (230), etc. may be realized by the communication device 1004.
- the transmitting/receiving unit 120 (220) may be implemented as a transmitting unit 120a (220a) and a receiving unit 120b (220b) that are physically or logically separated.
- the input device 1005 is an input device (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that accepts input from the outside.
- the output device 1006 is an output device (e.g., a display, a speaker, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamp, etc.) that performs output to the outside. Note that the input device 1005 and the output device 1006 may be integrated into one structure (e.g., a touch panel).
- each device such as the processor 1001 and memory 1002 is connected by a bus 1007 for communicating information.
- the bus 1007 may be configured using a single bus, or may be configured using different buses between each device.
- the base station 10 and the user terminal 20 may be configured to include hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and some or all of the functional blocks may be realized using the hardware.
- the processor 1001 may be implemented using at least one of these pieces of hardware.
- a channel, a symbol, and a signal may be read as mutually interchangeable.
- a signal may also be a message.
- a reference signal may be abbreviated as RS, and may be called a pilot, a pilot signal, or the like depending on the applied standard.
- a component carrier may also be called a cell, a frequency carrier, a carrier frequency, or the like.
- a radio frame may be composed of one or more periods (frames) in the time domain.
- Each of the one or more periods (frames) constituting a radio frame may be called a subframe.
- a subframe may be composed of one or more slots in the time domain.
- a subframe may have a fixed time length (e.g., 1 ms) that is independent of numerology.
- the numerology may be a communication parameter that is applied to at least one of the transmission and reception of a signal or channel.
- the numerology may indicate, for example, at least one of the following: SubCarrier Spacing (SCS), bandwidth, symbol length, cyclic prefix length, Transmission Time Interval (TTI), number of symbols per TTI, radio frame configuration, a specific filtering process performed by the transceiver in the frequency domain, a specific windowing process performed by the transceiver in the time domain, etc.
- SCS SubCarrier Spacing
- TTI Transmission Time Interval
- radio frame configuration a specific filtering process performed by the transceiver in the frequency domain
- a specific windowing process performed by the transceiver in the time domain etc.
- a slot may consist of one or more symbols in the time domain (such as Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) symbols, etc.).
- OFDM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
- SC-FDMA Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access
- a slot may also be a time unit based on numerology.
- a slot may include multiple minislots. Each minislot may consist of one or multiple symbols in the time domain. A minislot may also be called a subslot. A minislot may consist of fewer symbols than a slot.
- a PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted in a time unit larger than a minislot may be called PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type A.
- a PDSCH (or PUSCH) transmitted using a minislot may be called PDSCH (PUSCH) mapping type B.
- a radio frame, subframe, slot, minislot, and symbol all represent time units when transmitting a signal.
- a different name may be used for radio frame, subframe, slot, minislot, and symbol. Note that the time units such as frame, subframe, slot, minislot, and symbol in this disclosure may be read as interchangeable.
- one subframe may be called a TTI
- multiple consecutive subframes may be called a TTI
- one slot or one minislot may be called a TTI.
- at least one of the subframe and the TTI may be a subframe (1 ms) in existing LTE, a period shorter than 1 ms (e.g., 1-13 symbols), or a period longer than 1 ms.
- the unit representing the TTI may be called a slot, minislot, etc., instead of a subframe.
- TTI refers to, for example, the smallest time unit for scheduling in wireless communication.
- a base station schedules each user terminal by allocating radio resources (such as frequency bandwidth and transmission power that can be used by each user terminal) in TTI units.
- radio resources such as frequency bandwidth and transmission power that can be used by each user terminal
- the TTI may be a transmission time unit for a channel-coded data packet (transport block), a code block, a code word, etc., or may be a processing unit for scheduling, link adaptation, etc.
- the time interval e.g., the number of symbols
- the time interval in which a transport block, a code block, a code word, etc. is actually mapped may be shorter than the TTI.
- one or more TTIs may be the minimum time unit of scheduling.
- the number of slots (minislots) that constitute the minimum time unit of scheduling may be controlled.
- a TTI having a time length of 1 ms may be called a normal TTI (TTI in 3GPP Rel. 8-12), normal TTI, long TTI, normal subframe, normal subframe, long subframe, slot, etc.
- a TTI shorter than a normal TTI may be called a shortened TTI, short TTI, partial or fractional TTI, shortened subframe, short subframe, minislot, subslot, slot, etc.
- a long TTI (e.g., a normal TTI, a subframe, etc.) may be interpreted as a TTI having a time length of more than 1 ms
- a short TTI e.g., a shortened TTI, etc.
- TTI length shorter than the TTI length of a long TTI and equal to or greater than 1 ms.
- a resource block is a resource allocation unit in the time domain and frequency domain, and may include one or more consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain.
- the number of subcarriers included in an RB may be the same regardless of numerology, and may be, for example, 12.
- the number of subcarriers included in an RB may be determined based on numerology.
- an RB may include one or more symbols in the time domain and may be one slot, one minislot, one subframe, or one TTI in length.
- One TTI, one subframe, etc. may each be composed of one or more resource blocks.
- one or more RBs may be referred to as a physical resource block (PRB), a sub-carrier group (SCG), a resource element group (REG), a PRB pair, an RB pair, etc.
- PRB physical resource block
- SCG sub-carrier group
- REG resource element group
- PRB pair an RB pair, etc.
- a resource block may be composed of one or more resource elements (REs).
- REs resource elements
- one RE may be a radio resource area of one subcarrier and one symbol.
- a Bandwidth Part which may also be referred to as a partial bandwidth, may represent a subset of contiguous common resource blocks (RBs) for a given numerology on a given carrier, where the common RBs may be identified by an index of the RB relative to a common reference point of the carrier.
- PRBs may be defined in a BWP and numbered within the BWP.
- the BWP may include a UL BWP (BWP for UL) and a DL BWP (BWP for DL).
- BWP UL BWP
- BWP for DL DL BWP
- One or more BWPs may be configured for a UE within one carrier.
- At least one of the configured BWPs may be active, and the UE may not expect to transmit or receive a given signal/channel outside the active BWP.
- BWP bitmap
- radio frames, subframes, slots, minislots, and symbols are merely examples.
- the number of subframes included in a radio frame, the number of slots per subframe or radio frame, the number of minislots included in a slot, the number of symbols and RBs included in a slot or minislot, the number of subcarriers included in an RB, as well as the number of symbols in a TTI, the symbol length, and the cyclic prefix (CP) length can be changed in various ways.
- the information, parameters, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using absolute values, may be represented using relative values from a predetermined value, or may be represented using other corresponding information.
- a radio resource may be indicated by a predetermined index.
- the names used for parameters and the like in this disclosure are not limiting in any respect. Furthermore, the formulas and the like using these parameters may differ from those explicitly disclosed in this disclosure.
- the various channels (PUCCH, PDCCH, etc.) and information elements may be identified by any suitable names, and the various names assigned to these various channels and information elements are not limiting in any respect.
- the information, signals, etc. described in this disclosure may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies.
- the data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, chips, etc. that may be referred to throughout the above description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or magnetic particles, optical fields or photons, or any combination thereof.
- information, signals, etc. may be output from a higher layer to a lower layer and/or from a lower layer to a higher layer.
- Information, signals, etc. may be input/output via multiple network nodes.
- Input/output information, signals, etc. may be stored in a specific location (e.g., memory) or may be managed using a management table. Input/output information, signals, etc. may be overwritten, updated, or added to. Output information, signals, etc. may be deleted. Input information, signals, etc. may be transmitted to another device.
- a specific location e.g., memory
- Input/output information, signals, etc. may be overwritten, updated, or added to.
- Output information, signals, etc. may be deleted.
- Input information, signals, etc. may be transmitted to another device.
- the notification of information is not limited to the aspects/embodiments described in this disclosure, and may be performed using other methods.
- the notification of information in this disclosure may be performed by physical layer signaling (e.g., Downlink Control Information (DCI), Uplink Control Information (UCI)), higher layer signaling (e.g., Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, broadcast information (Master Information Block (MIB), System Information Block (SIB)), etc.), Medium Access Control (MAC) signaling), other signals, or a combination of these.
- DCI Downlink Control Information
- UCI Uplink Control Information
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- MIB Master Information Block
- SIB System Information Block
- MAC Medium Access Control
- the physical layer signaling may be called Layer 1/Layer 2 (L1/L2) control information (L1/L2 control signal), L1 control information (L1 control signal), etc.
- the RRC signaling may be called an RRC message, for example, an RRC Connection Setup message, an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message, etc.
- the MAC signaling may be notified, for example, using a MAC Control Element (CE).
- CE MAC Control Element
- notification of specified information is not limited to explicit notification, but may be made implicitly (e.g., by not notifying the specified information or by notifying other information).
- the determination may be based on a value represented by a single bit (0 or 1), a Boolean value represented by true or false, or a comparison of numerical values (e.g., with a predetermined value).
- Software shall be construed broadly to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executable files, threads of execution, procedures, functions, etc., whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or otherwise.
- Software, instructions, information, etc. may also be transmitted and received via a transmission medium.
- a transmission medium For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using at least one of wired technologies (such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)), and/or wireless technologies (such as infrared, microwave, etc.), then at least one of these wired and wireless technologies is included within the definition of a transmission medium.
- wired technologies such as coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
- wireless technologies such as infrared, microwave, etc.
- Network may refer to the devices included in the network (e.g., base stations).
- the antenna port may be interchangeably read as an antenna port for any signal/channel (e.g., a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port).
- the resource may be interchangeably read as a resource for any signal/channel (e.g., a reference signal resource, an SRS resource, etc.).
- the resource may include time/frequency/code/space/power resources.
- the spatial domain transmission filter may include at least one of a spatial domain transmission filter and a spatial domain reception filter.
- the above groups may include, for example, at least one of a spatial relationship group, a Code Division Multiplexing (CDM) group, a Reference Signal (RS) group, a Control Resource Set (CORESET) group, a PUCCH group, an antenna port group (e.g., a DMRS port group), a layer group, a resource group, a beam group, an antenna group, a panel group, etc.
- CDM Code Division Multiplexing
- RS Reference Signal
- CORESET Control Resource Set
- beam SRS Resource Indicator (SRI), CORESET, CORESET pool, PDSCH, PUSCH, codeword (CW), transport block (TB), RS, etc. may be read as interchangeable.
- SRI SRS Resource Indicator
- CORESET CORESET pool
- PDSCH PUSCH
- codeword CW
- TB transport block
- RS etc.
- TCI state downlink TCI state
- DL TCI state downlink TCI state
- UL TCI state uplink TCI state
- unified TCI state common TCI state
- joint TCI state etc.
- QCL QCL
- QCL assumptions QCL relationship
- QCL type information QCL property/properties
- specific QCL type e.g., Type A, Type D
- specific QCL type e.g., Type A, Type D
- index identifier
- indicator indication, resource ID, etc.
- sequence list, set, group, cluster, subset, etc.
- TCI state ID the spatial relationship information identifier
- TCI state ID the spatial relationship information
- TCI state the spatial relationship information
- TCI state the spatial relationship information
- TCI state the spatial relationship information
- Base Station may also be referred to by terms such as macrocell, small cell, femtocell, picocell, etc.
- a base station can accommodate one or more (e.g., three) cells.
- a base station accommodates multiple cells, the entire coverage area of the base station can be divided into multiple smaller areas, and each smaller area can also provide communication services by a base station subsystem (e.g., a small base station for indoor use (Remote Radio Head (RRH))).
- RRH Remote Radio Head
- the term "cell” or “sector” refers to a part or the entire coverage area of at least one of the base station and base station subsystems that provide communication services in this coverage.
- a base station transmitting information to a terminal may be interpreted as the base station instructing the terminal to control/operate based on the information.
- MS Mobile Station
- UE User Equipment
- a mobile station may also be referred to as a subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, or some other suitable terminology.
- At least one of the base station and the mobile station may be called a transmitting device, a receiving device, a wireless communication device, etc.
- at least one of the base station and the mobile station may be a device mounted on a moving object, the moving object itself, etc.
- the moving body in question refers to an object that can move, and the moving speed is arbitrary, and of course includes the case where the moving body is stationary.
- the moving body in question includes, but is not limited to, vehicles, transport vehicles, automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, connected cars, excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks, forklifts, trains, buses, handcarts, rickshaws, ships and other watercraft, airplanes, rockets, artificial satellites, drones, multicopters, quadcopters, balloons, and objects mounted on these.
- the moving body in question may also be a moving body that moves autonomously based on an operating command.
- the moving object may be a vehicle (e.g., a car, an airplane, etc.), an unmanned moving object (e.g., a drone, an autonomous vehicle, etc.), or a robot (manned or unmanned).
- a vehicle e.g., a car, an airplane, etc.
- an unmanned moving object e.g., a drone, an autonomous vehicle, etc.
- a robot manned or unmanned
- at least one of the base station and the mobile station may also include devices that do not necessarily move during communication operations.
- at least one of the base station and the mobile station may be an Internet of Things (IoT) device such as a sensor.
- IoT Internet of Things
- FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of a vehicle according to an embodiment.
- the vehicle 40 includes a drive unit 41, a steering unit 42, an accelerator pedal 43, a brake pedal 44, a shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, an axle 48, an electronic control unit 49, various sensors (including a current sensor 50, a rotation speed sensor 51, an air pressure sensor 52, a vehicle speed sensor 53, an acceleration sensor 54, an accelerator pedal sensor 55, a brake pedal sensor 56, a shift lever sensor 57, and an object detection sensor 58), an information service unit 59, and a communication module 60.
- various sensors including a current sensor 50, a rotation speed sensor 51, an air pressure sensor 52, a vehicle speed sensor 53, an acceleration sensor 54, an accelerator pedal sensor 55, a brake pedal sensor 56, a shift lever sensor 57, and an object detection sensor 58
- an information service unit 59 including a communication module 60.
- the drive unit 41 is composed of at least one of an engine, a motor, and a hybrid of an engine and a motor, for example.
- the steering unit 42 includes at least a steering wheel (also called a handlebar), and is configured to steer at least one of the front wheels 46 and the rear wheels 47 based on the operation of the steering wheel operated by the user.
- the electronic control unit 49 is composed of a microprocessor 61, memory (ROM, RAM) 62, and a communication port (e.g., an Input/Output (IO) port) 63. Signals are input to the electronic control unit 49 from various sensors 50-58 provided in the vehicle.
- the electronic control unit 49 may also be called an Electronic Control Unit (ECU).
- ECU Electronic Control Unit
- Signals from the various sensors 50-58 include a current signal from a current sensor 50 that senses the motor current, a rotation speed signal of the front wheels 46/rear wheels 47 acquired by a rotation speed sensor 51, an air pressure signal of the front wheels 46/rear wheels 47 acquired by an air pressure sensor 52, a vehicle speed signal acquired by a vehicle speed sensor 53, an acceleration signal acquired by an acceleration sensor 54, a depression amount signal of the accelerator pedal 43 acquired by an accelerator pedal sensor 55, a depression amount signal of the brake pedal 44 acquired by a brake pedal sensor 56, an operation signal of the shift lever 45 acquired by a shift lever sensor 57, and a detection signal for detecting obstacles, vehicles, pedestrians, etc. acquired by an object detection sensor 58.
- the information service unit 59 is composed of various devices, such as a car navigation system, audio system, speakers, displays, televisions, and radios, for providing (outputting) various information such as driving information, traffic information, and entertainment information, and one or more ECUs that control these devices.
- the information service unit 59 uses information acquired from external devices via the communication module 60, etc., to provide various information/services (e.g., multimedia information/multimedia services) to the occupants of the vehicle 40.
- various information/services e.g., multimedia information/multimedia services
- the information service unit 59 may include input devices (e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, a touch panel, etc.) that accept input from the outside, and may also include output devices (e.g., a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, a touch panel, etc.) that perform output to the outside.
- input devices e.g., a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, a touch panel, etc.
- output devices e.g., a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, a touch panel, etc.
- the driving assistance system unit 64 is composed of various devices that provide functions for preventing accidents and reducing the driver's driving load, such as a millimeter wave radar, a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), a camera, a positioning locator (e.g., a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)), map information (e.g., a High Definition (HD) map, an Autonomous Vehicle (AV) map, etc.), a gyro system (e.g., an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), an Inertial Navigation System (INS), etc.), an Artificial Intelligence (AI) chip, and an AI processor, and one or more ECUs that control these devices.
- the driving assistance system unit 64 also transmits and receives various information via the communication module 60 to realize a driving assistance function or an autonomous driving function.
- the communication module 60 can communicate with the microprocessor 61 and components of the vehicle 40 via the communication port 63.
- the communication module 60 transmits and receives data (information) via the communication port 63 between the drive unit 41, steering unit 42, accelerator pedal 43, brake pedal 44, shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, axles 48, the microprocessor 61 and memory (ROM, RAM) 62 in the electronic control unit 49, and the various sensors 50-58 that are provided on the vehicle 40.
- the communication module 60 is a communication device that can be controlled by the microprocessor 61 of the electronic control unit 49 and can communicate with an external device. For example, it transmits and receives various information to and from the external device via wireless communication.
- the communication module 60 may be located either inside or outside the electronic control unit 49.
- the external device may be, for example, the above-mentioned base station 10 or user terminal 20.
- the communication module 60 may also be, for example, at least one of the above-mentioned base station 10 and user terminal 20 (it may function as at least one of the base station 10 and user terminal 20).
- the communication module 60 may transmit at least one of the signals from the various sensors 50-58 described above input to the electronic control unit 49, information obtained based on the signals, and information based on input from the outside (user) obtained via the information service unit 59 to an external device via wireless communication.
- the electronic control unit 49, the various sensors 50-58, the information service unit 59, etc. may be referred to as input units that accept input.
- the PUSCH transmitted by the communication module 60 may include information based on the above input.
- the communication module 60 receives various information (traffic information, signal information, vehicle distance information, etc.) transmitted from an external device and displays it on an information service unit 59 provided in the vehicle.
- the information service unit 59 may also be called an output unit that outputs information (for example, outputs information to a device such as a display or speaker based on the PDSCH (or data/information decoded from the PDSCH) received by the communication module 60).
- the communication module 60 also stores various information received from external devices in memory 62 that can be used by the microprocessor 61. Based on the information stored in memory 62, the microprocessor 61 may control the drive unit 41, steering unit 42, accelerator pedal 43, brake pedal 44, shift lever 45, left and right front wheels 46, left and right rear wheels 47, axles 48, various sensors 50-58, and the like provided on the vehicle 40.
- the base station in the present disclosure may be read as a user terminal.
- each aspect/embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied to a configuration in which communication between a base station and a user terminal is replaced with communication between multiple user terminals (which may be called, for example, Device-to-Device (D2D), Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), etc.).
- the user terminal 20 may be configured to have the functions of the base station 10 described above.
- terms such as "uplink” and "downlink” may be read as terms corresponding to terminal-to-terminal communication (for example, "sidelink").
- the uplink channel, downlink channel, etc. may be read as the sidelink channel.
- the user terminal in this disclosure may be interpreted as a base station.
- the base station 10 may be configured to have the functions of the user terminal 20 described above.
- operations that are described as being performed by a base station may in some cases be performed by its upper node.
- a network that includes one or more network nodes having base stations, it is clear that various operations performed for communication with terminals may be performed by the base station, one or more network nodes other than the base station (such as, but not limited to, a Mobility Management Entity (MME) or a Serving-Gateway (S-GW)), or a combination of these.
- MME Mobility Management Entity
- S-GW Serving-Gateway
- each aspect/embodiment described in this disclosure may be used alone, in combination, or switched between depending on the implementation.
- the processing procedures, sequences, flow charts, etc. of each aspect/embodiment described in this disclosure may be rearranged as long as there is no inconsistency.
- the methods described in this disclosure present elements of various steps in an exemplary order, and are not limited to the particular order presented.
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- LTE-A LTE-Advanced
- LTE-B LTE-Beyond
- SUPER 3G IMT-Advanced
- 4th generation mobile communication system 4th generation mobile communication system
- 5G 5th generation mobile communication system
- 6G 6th generation mobile communication system
- xG x is, for example, an integer or decimal
- Future Radio Access FX
- GSM Global System for Mobile communications
- CDMA2000 Code Division Multiple Access
- UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband
- IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi
- IEEE 802.16 WiMAX (registered trademark)
- IEEE 802.20 Ultra-Wide Band (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), and other appropriate wireless communication methods, as well as next-generation systems that are expanded, modified, created
- the phrase “based on” does not mean “based only on,” unless expressly stated otherwise. In other words, the phrase “based on” means both “based only on” and “based at least on.”
- any reference to an element using a designation such as "first,” “second,” etc., used in this disclosure does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. These designations may be used in this disclosure as a convenient method of distinguishing between two or more elements. Thus, a reference to a first and second element does not imply that only two elements may be employed or that the first element must precede the second element in some way.
- determining may encompass a wide variety of actions. For example, “determining” may be considered to be judging, calculating, computing, processing, deriving, investigating, looking up, search, inquiry (e.g., looking in a table, database, or other data structure), ascertaining, etc.
- Determining may also be considered to mean “determining” receiving (e.g., receiving information), transmitting (e.g., sending information), input, output, accessing (e.g., accessing data in a memory), etc.
- judgment (decision) may be considered to mean “judging (deciding)” resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, comparing, etc.
- judgment (decision) may be considered to mean “judging (deciding)” some kind of action.
- judgment (decision) may be read as interchangeably with the actions described above.
- expect may be read as “be expected”.
- "expect(s) " ("" may be expressed, for example, as a that clause, a to infinitive, etc.) may be read as “be expected !.
- "does not expect " may be read as "be not expected ".
- "An apparatus A is not expected " may be read as "An apparatus B other than apparatus A does not expect " (for example, if apparatus A is a UE, apparatus B may be a base station).
- the "maximum transmit power" referred to in this disclosure may mean the maximum value of transmit power, may mean the nominal UE maximum transmit power, or may mean the rated UE maximum transmit power.
- connection refers to any direct or indirect connection or coupling between two or more elements, and may include the presence of one or more intermediate elements between two elements that are “connected” or “coupled” to each other.
- the coupling or connection between the elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. For example, “connected” may be read as "access.”
- a and B are different may mean “A and B are different from each other.”
- the term may also mean “A and B are each different from C.”
- Terms such as “separate” and “combined” may also be interpreted in the same way as “different.”
- timing, time, duration, time instance, any time unit e.g., slot, subslot, symbol, subframe
- period occasion, resource, etc.
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NRでは、送信設定指示状態(Transmission Configuration Indication state(TCI状態))に基づいて、信号及びチャネルの少なくとも一方(信号/チャネルと表現する)のUEにおける受信処理(例えば、受信、デマッピング、復調、復号の少なくとも1つ)、送信処理(例えば、送信、マッピング、プリコーディング、変調、符号化の少なくとも1つ)を制御することが検討されている。
・QCLタイプA(QCL-A):ドップラーシフト、ドップラースプレッド、平均遅延及び遅延スプレッド、
・QCLタイプB(QCL-B):ドップラーシフト及びドップラースプレッド、
・QCLタイプC(QCL-C):ドップラーシフト及び平均遅延、
・QCLタイプD(QCL-D):空間受信パラメータ。
以上のように、UEが、1つ又は複数のセル/TRPに対してUL送信を行うことが検討されている。この場合の手順として、以下のシナリオ1又はシナリオ2が考えられる。なお、本開示において、サービングセルは、サービングセル内のTRPに読み替えられてもよい。layer1/layer2(L1/L2)、DCI/Medium Access Control Control Element(MAC CE)は、互いに読み替えられてもよい。本開示において、現在のサービングセルの物理セルID(Physical Cell Identity(PCI))とは異なるPCIを、単に「異なるPCI」と記載することがある。非サービングセル、異なるPCIを有するセル、追加セルは、互いに読み替えられてもよい。
シナリオ1は、例えば、マルチTRPのセル間モビリティに対応するが、マルチTRPのセル間モビリティに対応しないシナリオであっても構わない。
(2)UEは、異なるPCIに対応するTRPのビーム測定を実行し、ビーム測定結果をサービングセルに報告する。
(3)上記の報告に基づいて、異なるPCIに対応するTRPに関連付けられた送信設定指示(Transmission Configuration Indication(TCI))状態が、サービングセルからのL1/L2シグナリングによって、アクティブ化される。
(4)UEは、異なるPCIに対応するTRP上のUE個別(dedicated)チャネルを使用して送受信する。
(5)UEは、マルチTRPの場合も含めて、常にサービングセルをカバーしている必要がある。UEは、従来システムと同様に、サービングセルからの共通チャネル(ブロードキャスト制御チャネル(BCCH:Broadcast Control Channel)、ページングチャネル(PCH:Paging Channel))などを使用する必要がある。
シナリオ2では、L1/L2セル間モビリティを適用する。L1/L2セル間モビリティでは、RRC再設定せずに、ビーム制御などの機能を用いてサービングセル変更が可能である。言い換えると、ハンドオーバーせずに、追加セルとの送受信が可能である。ハンドオーバーのためにはRRC再接続が必要になるなど、データ通信不可期間が生じるので、ハンドオーバー不要なL1/L2セル間モビリティを適用することにより、サービングセル変更の際にもデータ通信を継続することができる。シナリオ2は、例えば、Rel.18において適用されてもよい。シナリオ2では、例えば、以下の手順が行われる。
(2)UEは、異なるPCIを使用したセルのビーム測定を実行し、測定結果をサービングセルに報告する。
(3)UEは、異なるPCIを持つセルの設定(サービングセル設定)を、上位レイヤシグナリング(例えばRRC)によって受信してもよい。つまり、サービングセル変更に関する事前設定が行われてもよい。この設定は、(1)における設定とともに行われてもよいし、別々に行われてもよい。
(4)上記の報告に基づいて、異なるPCIを持つセルのTCI状態は、サービングセルの変更に従ってL1/L2シグナリングによってアクティブ化されてもよい。TCI状態のアクティブ化及びサービングセルの変更は、別々に行われてもよい。
(5)UEは、サービングセル(サービングセルの想定)を変更し、予め設定されたUE個別のチャネルとTCI状態を使用して受信/送信を開始する。
図2は、サービングセルと候補セルの関連づけの例を示す図である。SpCell#0、SCell#1、又はSCell#2は、サービングセルであるとする。なお、SpCellは、スペシャルセル(プライマリセル(PCell)及びプライマリセカンダリセル(PSCell)を含む)を意味する。SCellは、セカンダリセルを意味する。SpCell#0は、候補セル#0-1、候補セル#0-2、候補セル#0-3に関連づけられる。SCell#1は、候補セル#1-1に関連づけられる。SCell#2は、候補セル#2-1、2-2に関連づけられる。このように、サービングセルには1以上の候補セル(候補サービングセル)が関連付けられてもよい。
Rel.17のセル間モビリティのように、ServingCellConfigにおける情報が、複数の候補セルに関する情報を含んでもよい。この場合、複数の候補セルがサービングセルと同じPDCCH/PDSCH/UL等の設定を共有する必要がある。
複数の候補セルは、各セルに対応する完全な設定(例えば、ServingCellConfig)が適用され、キャリアアグリゲーション(CA)設定フレームワークを再利用して各サービングセルに関連付けられてもよい。つまり、候補セルは、サービングセルと設定情報を共有せず、別の設定が適用されてもよい。UEは、各候補セルの完全な設定が提供されるので、候補セルと適切な通信を行うことができる。
サービングセル変更指示のための暗黙的な(Implicit)又は明示的な(explicit)シグナリングについて、説明する。
態様1では、サービングセル変更指示のための暗黙的なシグナリングについて、説明する。
特定の制御リソースセット(Control Resource Set(CORESET))(例えば、CORESET#0、CH5 Type0-CSSのCORESET、CH6/CH7/CH8 CSSのCORESETの少なくとも1つ)が、サービングセルのPCIと異なるPCIのセルに関連付けられた1つ以上のTCI状態とともにMAC CEにより指示(アクティブ化)される場合(特定のCORESETに対し、サービングセルのPCIと異なるPCIのセルに関連付けられた1つ以上のTCI状態が、MAC CEによって指示/アクティブ化される場合)に、UEは、サービングセルを他のセル(セルx、異なるPCIを持つセル)に変更すると判断してもよい。つまり、このアクティブ化が、サービングセルを他のセルに変更することを暗黙的に示していてもよい。
MAC CEがPDSCHのTCI状態をアクティブ化/非アクティブ化するとき、MAC CEによってアクティブ化された全ての当該TCI状態が、サービングセルのPCIと異なるPCIを持つ同じセルxに関連付けられている場合に、UEは、サービングセルを他のセル(セルx)に変更すると判断してもよい。つまり、この関連付けが、サービングセルを他のセルへ変更することを暗黙的に示していてもよい。
MAC CEが統一TCI状態(例えばRel.17の統一TCIフレームワークに対応する)をアクティブ化/非アクティブ化し、アクティブ化された全ての統一TCI状態が、異なるPCIを持つ同じセルxに関連付けられている場合に、UEは、サービングセルを他のセル(セルx)に変更すると判断してもよい。つまり、この関連付けが、サービングセルを他のセルへ変更することを暗黙的に示していてもよい。
態様2では、サービングセル変更指示のための明示的な(explicit)シグナリングについて、説明する。態様2は、例えば上述のシナリオ2が適用される。
以下、サービングセル変更指示の例を説明する。なお、非サービングセルのアクティブ化/非アクティブ化、サービングセルの変更、サービングセルの物理セルIDとは異なる物理セルIDを持つ他のセル(非サービングセル)と送信/受信することは互いに読み替えられてもよい。
(2)BWP ID。
(3)アクティベーションに用いる非サービングセルID。非サービングセルIDは、非サービングセルに対応する(非サービングセルを識別可能な)任意の情報に置き換えられてもよい。
(3-1)PCI(直接用いられるPCI)。例えば、10ビットが使用される。
(3-2)非サービングセルの再作成インデックス(新しいID)。新しいIDは、PCIの一部に関連づけられ、UEが利用する(利用可能な)サービングセル及び非サービングセルにのみ設定されてもよい。新しいIDは、PCIよりもビット数を削減することができる。
(3-3)CSI報告設定ID(CSI-ReportConfigId)(CSI-ReportConfigが1つ又は複数の非サービングセルに対応する場合)。
(3-4)CSIリソース設定ID(CSI-ResourceConfigId)(CSI-ResourceConfigIdが1つ又は複数の非サービングセルに対応する場合)。
(3-5)各非サービングセルのアクティブ化/非アクティブ化を示すビットマップ。ビットマップのサイズ(ビット数)は、このCC上で設定された非サービングセルの数と同じであってもよい。例えば、3つの非サービングセルのうち、2番目の非サービングセルをアクティブ化する場合、「010」が設定される。
UEは、既存のMAC CEに新しい1ビットのフィールド「C」を追加したMAC CEを受信してもよい。当該フィールドは、サービングセルの変更を行うかどうかを示す。UEは、当該MAC CEを受信し、当該フィールドに基づいて、サービングセルを他のセルに変更するかを判断してもよい。
オプション2-2におけるMAC CEに対して、さらに、サービングセルインデックス/PCI/その他のID(上述のオプション2-1の新しいIDなど)を示すフィールド、ターゲットセル(変更後のサービングセル)のTCI状態/SSB/CSI-RSのフィールドを、MAC CEに含めてもよい。
図4は、サービングセルスイッチ例1を示す図である。例えば、MCG/SCGのサービングセルSpCell#0において、L1/L2シグナリングにより、候補セル#0-2にサービングセルを変更することが指示された場合、候補セル#0-2が新たなサービングセルSpCell#0となる。また、例えば、MCG/SCGのサービングセルSCell#2において、L1/L2シグナリングにより、候補セル#2-1にサービングセルを変更することが指示された場合、候補セル#2-1が新たなサービングセルSCell#2となる。
RRC/MAC CEは、セルグループ、バンド、FR、UEごとにグローバル候補セルID(cell#0,...,5)を設定することができる。UEは、サービングセルのスイッチを、当該グローバル候補セルIDにより指示されてもよい。
RRC/MAC CEは、セルグループ、バンド、FR、UEごとにグローバル候補セルID(cell#0-1、#0-1,...,2-2)を設定することができる。UEは、サービングセルの切り替えを、当該グローバル候補セルIDにより指示されてもよい。
複数のTRPを利用する場合にはUEと各TRP間との距離がそれぞれ異なるケースも生じる。複数のTRPは、同じセル(例えば、サービングセル)に含まれてもよい。あるいは、複数のTRPのうち、あるTRPがサービングセルに相当し、他のTRPが非サービングセルに相当してもよい。この場合、各TRPとUE間の距離が異なることも想定される。
将来の無線通信システムでは、インターセルモビリティにおいて、サービングセル(又は、サービングセルのTRP)と非サービングセル/追加セル(又は、非サービングセル/追加セルのTRP)に対して、タイミングアドバンスに基づいてUL送信を制御することも想定される。あるいは、将来の無線通信システムでは、あるセル(又はCC)に対応する1以上のTRP(例えば、異なるPCIを有する複数のTRP)に対して異なるTAG(又は、TAG-ID)が設定されるケースが想定される。あるいは、あるセルに対応する異なるTRPが共通のTAGをシェアするケースも想定される。
図11は、L1L2-triggered mobility(LTM)の概要を示す図である。LTM、L1/L2セル間モビリティは、互いに読み替えられてもよい。
ULタイムアライメントを維持/メンテナンス(Maintenance of Uplink Time Alignment)するために、タイムアライメントタイマ(例えば、timeAlignmentTimer)等のパラメータが設定されてもよい。タイムアライメントタイマ(TAG毎)は、MACエンティティが、関連するTAGに属するサービングセルがULタイムアライメントされているとみなす時間を制御してもよい。
タイムアライメントタイマがPTAGと関連づけられている場合、
・全てのサービングセルの全てのHARQバッファをフラッシュする。
・もし設定されている場合、全てのサービングセルに対してPUCCHをリリースするようにRRCに通知する。
・もし設定されている場合、SRSをリリースするようにRRCに通知する。
・設定されたDL割当てと設定されたUL割当てを全てクリアする。
・セミパーシステントCSI報告用のPUSCHリソースをクリアする。
・ランニング中のタイムアライメントタイマを全て満了させる。
・全てのTAGのNTAを維持する。
タイムアライメントタイマがSTAGと関連づけられている場合、当該TAGに属する全てのサービングセルに対して、
・全てのHARQバッファをフラッシュする。
・もし設定されている場合、PUCCHをリリースするようにRRCに通知する。
・もし設定されている場合、SRSをリリースするようにRRCに通知する。
・設定されたDLの割当てとULの割当てを全てクリアする。
・セミパーシステントCSI報告用のPUSCHリソースをクリアする。
・当該TAGのNTAを維持する。
Rel.17までは、サービングセルに対するRAR/MAC CEによりTACが含まれる場合のTACの適用/タイムアライメントタイマの開始/再開が規定されている。一方で、Rel.18以降(例えば、LTM)において、候補セルに対するRARをサービングセルで受信することが想定される。この場合、どのセルのTAGに対してタイマを開始又は再開(リスタート)させるかが問題となる。また、どのセルのTAGに対してTACを適用するかが問題となる。
本開示において、「A/B」及び「A及びBの少なくとも一方」は、互いに読み替えられてもよい。また、本開示において、「A/B/C」は、「A、B及びCの少なくとも1つ」を意味してもよい。
<第1の実施形態>
第1の実施形態は、候補セルが設定/サポートされる場合のタイムアライメントタイマの開始/再開(リスタート)に関する。
UEは、対応する候補セルインデックスに関連付けられた所定タイマを開始/再開(リスタート)してもよい。例えば、UEは、候補セル#1に対してPRACHを送信し、当該PRACHの応答信号(RAR)を受信する場合、当該候補セル#1に関連づけられた所定タイマを開始/再開してもよい。当該RARには、例えば、候補セル#1用のTACが含まれていてもよい。
UEは、対応する候補セルインデックスに関連付けられた所定タイマを開始/再開(リスタート)しなくてもよい。当該候補セルは、現在のサービングセルでない候補セルを指す。
UEは、所定タイマ(又は、いかなる所定タイマ)を開始/再開(リスタート)しなくてもよい。当該候補セルは、現在のサービングセルでない候補セルを指す。
UEは、対応する候補セルインデックスに関連付けられた所定タイマを開始/再開(リスタート)してもよい。例えば、UEは、セル切り替えコマンド用のMAC CEを現在のサービングセルで受信し、候補セル#1への切り替えが指示される場合、当該候補セル#1に関連づけられた所定タイマを開始/再開してもよい。当該セル切り替え用のMAC CEには、例えば、候補セル#1用のTACが含まれていてもよい。
UEは、対応する候補セルインデックスに関連付けられた所定タイマを開始/再開(リスタート)しなくてもよい。当該候補セルは、現在のサービングセルでない候補セルを指す。
UEは、所定タイマ(又は、いかなる所定タイマ)を開始/再開(リスタート)しなくてもよい。当該候補セルは、現在のサービングセルでない候補セルを指す。
UEは、サービングセルのTAGに対する所定タイマを開始/再開(リスタート)してもよい。サービングセルのTAGは、例えば、PTAGであってもよい。
UEは、候補セルの全て又はセットに対する所定タイマを開始/再開(リスタート)してもよい。当該候補セルには、現在のサービングセルが含まれなくてもよい。
UEは、候補セルの全て又はセットに対する所定タイマを開始/再開(リスタート)しなくてもよい。当該候補セルには、現在のサービングセルが含まれなくてもよい。
UEは、所定タイマ(又は、いかなる所定タイマ)を開始/再開(リスタート)しなくてもよい。当該候補セルは、現在のサービングセルでない候補セルを指す。
UEは、候補セルの全て又はセットに対する所定タイマを開始/再開(リスタート)してもよい。当該候補セルには、現在のサービングセルが含まれなくてもよい。
UEは、候補セルの全て又はセットに対する所定タイマを開始/再開(リスタート)しなくてもよい。当該候補セルには、現在のサービングセルが含まれなくてもよい。
UEは、所定タイマ(又は、いかなる所定タイマ)を開始/再開(リスタート)しなくてもよい。当該候補セルは、現在のサービングセルでない候補セルを指す。
UEは、サービングセルのTAGに対する所定タイマを開始/再開(リスタート)してもよい。サービングセルのTAGは、例えば、PTAGであってもよい。
UEは、サービングセルのTAGに対する所定タイマを開始/再開(リスタート)してもよい。
UEは、所定タイマ(又は、いかなる所定タイマ)を開始/再開(リスタート)しなくてもよい。当該候補セルは、現在のサービングセルでない候補セルを指す。
第2の実施形態は、サービングセル/候補セルに対応する所定タイマが満了(例えば、expire)した場合のUE動作に関する。
サービングセル(例えば、現在のサービングセル)に関連する所定タイマ(例えば、タイムアライメントタイマ)が満了した場合、以下のオプション2A-1~オプション2A-6の少なくとも一つが適用されてもよい。
UEは、所定のPTAG動作を適用してもよい。
満了した所定タイマがPTAGと関連づけられている場合、
・全てのサービングセルの全てのHARQバッファをフラッシュする。
・もし設定されている場合、全てのサービングセルに対してPUCCHをリリースするようにRRCに通知する。
・もし設定されている場合、SRSをリリースするようにRRCに通知する。
・設定されたDL割当てと設定されたUL割当てを全てクリアする。
・セミパーシステントCSI報告用のPUSCHリソースをクリアする。
・ランニング中のタイムアライメントタイマを全て満了させる。
・全てのTAGのNTAを維持する。
UE(又は、MACエンティティ)は、所定のPTAG動作に加えて、RRCに、候補設定(candidate config)/候補セルの設定をリリース/再設定するように通知してもよい(設定されている場合)。
UEは、所定のPTAG動作に加えて、候補セルに関連づけられた全てのTAGのNTAを維持してもよい。
UEは、所定のPTAG動作に加えて、サービングセル(例えば、現在のサービングセル)でない候補セルに関連付けられたすべてのTAGのNTAをクリア/リセットしてもよい。
UEは、所定のSTAG動作を適用してもよい。
満了した所定タイマがSTAGと関連づけられている場合、当該TAGに属する全てのサービングセルに対して、
・全てのHARQバッファをフラッシュする。
・もし設定されている場合、PUCCHをリリースするようにRRCに通知する。
・もし設定されている場合、SRSをリリースするようにRRCに通知する。
・設定されたDLの割当てとULの割当てを全てクリアする。
・セミパーシステントCSI報告用のPUSCHリソースをクリアする。
・当該TAGのNTAを維持する。
UE(又は、MACエンティティ)は、所定のPTAG動作に加えて、RRCに、候補設定(candidate config)/候補セルの設定をリリース/再設定するように通知してもよい(設定されている場合)。
候補セル(例えば、現在のサービングセルでない候補セル)に関連する所定タイマ(例えば、タイムアライメントタイマ)が満了した場合、以下のオプション2B-1~オプション2B-12の少なくとも一つが適用されてもよい。
UEは、所定タイマが満了した候補セルのTAGに対して、上記所定のPTAG動作/所定のSTAG動作を適用してもよい。所定のPTAG動作/所定のSTAG動作は、既存システム(例えば、Rel.17以前)にサポートされているUE動作であってもよい。あるいは、既存システムにおけるUE動作において、サービングセルを、サービングセルを含む候補セルと読み替えて適用されてもよい。
UEは、候補セルの所定タイマが満了した場合、何も行わない(又は、当該所定タイマ満了に伴う特定の動作は行わない)ように制御してもよい。
UEは、所定タイマが満了した候補セルに対してUEベースTAメジャメント(もし、上位レイヤで設定されている場合)をトリガしてもよい。
UEは、所定タイマが満了した候補セルに対するTA取得をネットワーク/基地局に要求してもよい。TA取得の要求は、上り制御情報(例えば、UCI)/MAC CEを利用して行われてもよい。
UEは、全ての候補セル又は一部の候補セルのTAGに対して、上記所定のPTAG動作/所定のSTAG動作を適用してもよい。所定のPTAG動作/所定のSTAG動作は、既存システム(例えば、Rel.17以前)にサポートされているUE動作であってもよい。あるいは、既存システムにおけるUE動作において、サービングセルを、サービングセルを含む候補セルと読み替えて適用されてもよい。
UEは、候補セルの所定タイマが満了した場合、何も行わない(又は、当該所定タイマ満了に伴う特定の動作は行わない)ように制御してもよい。
UEは、全ての候補セル又は一部の候補セルに対してUEベースTAメジャメントをトリガしてもよい。UEベースTAメジャメントをトリガする候補セルは、当該UEベースTAメジャメントがRRCにより設定されている候補セルに限定されてもよい。
UEは、全ての候補セル又は一部の候補セルに対するTA取得をネットワーク/基地局に要求してもよい。TA取得の要求は、上り制御情報(例えば、UCI)/MAC CEを利用して行われてもよい。TA取得を行う候補セル(例えば、一部の候補セル)は、ネットワークにより決定/設定されてもよいし、UEが自律的に判断/決定してもよい。
UEは、所定タイマが満了した候補セルのセットのTAG又は一部の候補セルのTAGに対して、上記所定のPTAG動作/所定のSTAG動作を適用してもよい。所定のPTAG動作/所定のSTAG動作は、既存システム(例えば、Rel.17以前)にサポートされているUE動作であってもよい。あるいは、既存システムにおけるUE動作において、サービングセルを、サービングセルを含む候補セルと読み替えて適用されてもよい。
UEは、候補セルの所定タイマが満了した場合、何も行わない(又は、当該所定タイマ満了に伴う特定の動作は行わない)ように制御してもよい。
UEは、候補セルのセット又は一部の候補セルに対してUEベースTAメジャメントをトリガしてもよい。UEベースTAメジャメントをトリガする候補セルは、当該UEベースTAメジャメントがRRCにより設定されている候補セルに限定されてもよい。あるセットに含まれる1以上の候補セルについて、UEベースTAメジャメントの設定(例えば、RRCによる設定有無)が共通に行われてもよいし、別々に行われてもよい。
UEは、所定タイマが満了した候補セルのセットに対するTA取得、又は一部の候補セルに対するTA取得をネットワーク/基地局に要求してもよい。TA取得の要求は、上り制御情報(例えば、UCI)/MAC CEを利用して行われてもよい。TA取得を行う候補セル(例えば、一部の候補セル)は、ネットワークにより決定/設定されてもよいし、UEが自律的に判断/決定してもよい。
第3の実施形態は、候補セルに対するタイミングアドバンスコマンド(例えば、TAC)の適用に関する。
UEは、TACを維持してもよい。つまり、UEは、PTAGに対してTACを適用しないように制御してもよい。
UEは、何も行わない(又は、候補セルに対するRAR/任意のMAC CEをサービングセルで受信しても、当該受信に伴う特定の動作は行わない)ように制御してもよい。
UEは、PTAGに対してTACを適用してもよい。また、UEは、新規のターゲットセル(又は、切り替え候補となる候補セル)が、セル切り替え後にPTAGに関連づけられると想定/期待してもよい。
UEは、TACを維持してもよい。つまり、UEは、PTAGに対してTACを適用しないように制御してもよい。
UEは、何も行わない(又は、候補セルに対するRAR/任意のMAC CEをサービングセルで受信しても、当該受信に伴う特定の動作は行わない)ように制御してもよい。
UEは、同じTAを有する1以上の候補セルに対してTACを適用してもよい。
UEは、PTAGに対してTACを適用してもよい。また、UEは、新規のターゲットセル(又は、切り替え候補となる候補セル)が、セル切り替え後にPTAGに関連づけられると想定/期待してもよい。
UEは、同じTAを有する1以上の候補セルに対してTACを適用してもよい。
UEは、TACを維持してもよい。つまり、UEは、PTAGに対してTACを適用しないように制御してもよい。
UEは、何も行わない(又は、候補セルに対するRAR/任意のMAC CEをサービングセルで受信しても、当該受信に伴う特定の動作は行わない)ように制御してもよい。
UEは、当該TAG(例えば、サービングセルに設定されるTAG)に対してTACを適用してもよい。
UEは、PTAGに対してTACを適用してもよい。また、UEは、新規のターゲットセル(又は、切り替え候補となる候補セル)が、セル切り替え後にPTAGに関連づけられると想定/期待してもよい。
UEは、当該TAG(例えば、サービングセルに設定されるTAG)に対してTACを適用してもよい。
UEは、TACを維持してもよい。つまり、UEは、PTAGに対してTACを適用しないように制御してもよい。
UEは、対応するTAGに対してTACを適用してもよい。RAR/任意のMAC CEは、TAG ID/候補セルインデックスを含んでいてもよい。RAR/任意のMAC CEに候補セルインデックスとTAG IDの一方のみ(例えば、候補セルインデックスのみ)が含まれる場合、候補セルインデックスとTAG ID間の関連づけが仕様で定義されてもよいし、基地局からUEに設定/指示されてもよい。
UEは、何も行わない(又は、候補セルに対するRAR/任意のMAC CEをサービングセルで受信しても、当該受信に伴う特定の動作は行わない)ように制御してもよい。
UEは、PTAGに対してTACを適用してもよい。また、UEは、新規のターゲットセル(又は、切り替え候補となる候補セル)が、セル切り替え後にPTAGに関連づけられると想定/期待してもよい。
UEは、対応するTAGに対してTACを適用してもよい。セル切り替えコマンド用のMAC CEは、TAG ID/候補セルインデックスを含んでいてもよい。セル切り替えコマンド用のMAC CEに候補セルインデックスとTAG IDの一方のみ(例えば、候補セルインデックスのみ)が含まれる場合、候補セルインデックスとTAG ID間の関連づけが仕様で定義されてもよいし、基地局からUEに設定/指示されてもよい。
[UEへの情報の通知]
上述の実施形態における(ネットワーク(Network(NW))(例えば、基地局(Base Station(BS)))から)UEへの任意の情報の通知(言い換えると、UEにおけるBSからの任意の情報の受信)は、物理レイヤシグナリング(例えば、DCI)、上位レイヤシグナリング(例えば、RRCシグナリング、MAC CE)、特定の信号/チャネル(例えば、PDCCH、PDSCH、参照信号)、又はこれらの組み合わせを用いて行われてもよい。
上述の実施形態におけるUEから(NWへ)の任意の情報の通知(言い換えると、UEにおけるBSへの任意の情報の送信/報告)は、物理レイヤシグナリング(例えば、UCI)、上位レイヤシグナリング(例えば、RRCシグナリング、MAC CE)、特定の信号/チャネル(例えば、PUCCH、PUSCH、PRACH、参照信号)、又はこれらの組み合わせを用いて行われてもよい。
上述の実施形態の少なくとも1つは、特定の条件を満たす場合に適用されてもよい。当該特定の条件は、規格において規定されてもよいし、上位レイヤシグナリング/物理レイヤシグナリングを用いてUE/BSに通知されてもよい。
・上記実施形態の少なくとも1つについての特定の処理/動作/制御/情報(例えば、UEベースTAメジャメント)をサポートすること。
・上記実施形態の各オプション(又は、各代替案)の少なくとも一つ又はオプションの組み合わせについての特定の処理/動作/制御/情報をサポートすること。
本開示の一実施形態に関して、以下の発明を付記する。
[付記1]
1以上の候補セルの設定に関する設定情報と、前記1以上の候補セルに関連する所定タイマに関する情報と、を受信する受信部と、ある候補セルに対応するタイミングアドバンスコマンドが指示された場合、前記1以上の候補セルに関連するタイマに関する情報に基づいて、前記ある候補セル、他の候補セル及びサービングセルの少なくとも一つに対する所定タイマの開始又は再開を制御する制御部と、を有する端末。
[付記2]
前記所定タイマは、各候補セルに対して別々に設定される、又は複数の候補セルに対して共通に設定される付記1に記載の端末。
[付記3]
前記候補セルに関連する所定タイマが満了した場合、前記制御部は、前記所定タイマが満了した候補セルに対するタイミングアドバンスの取得動作を行う付記1又は付記2に記載の端末。
[付記4]
前記制御部は、前記タイミングアドバンスコマンドを含むセル切り替えコマンドを受信した場合、プライマリタイミングアドバンスグループに対して前記タイミングアドバンスコマンドを適用する付記1から付記3のいずれかに記載の端末。
以下、本開示の一実施形態に係る無線通信システムの構成について説明する。この無線通信システムでは、本開示の上記各実施形態に係る無線通信方法のいずれか又はこれらの組み合わせを用いて通信が行われる。
図20は、一実施形態に係る基地局の構成の一例を示す図である。基地局10は、制御部110、送受信部120、送受信アンテナ130及び伝送路インターフェース(transmission line interface)140を備えている。なお、制御部110、送受信部120及び送受信アンテナ130及び伝送路インターフェース140は、それぞれ1つ以上が備えられてもよい。
図21は、一実施形態に係るユーザ端末の構成の一例を示す図である。ユーザ端末20は、制御部210、送受信部220及び送受信アンテナ230を備えている。なお、制御部210、送受信部220及び送受信アンテナ230は、それぞれ1つ以上が備えられてもよい。
なお、上記実施形態の説明に用いたブロック図は、機能単位のブロックを示している。これらの機能ブロック(構成部)は、ハードウェア及びソフトウェアの少なくとも一方の任意の組み合わせによって実現される。また、各機能ブロックの実現方法は特に限定されない。すなわち、各機能ブロックは、物理的又は論理的に結合した1つの装置を用いて実現されてもよいし、物理的又は論理的に分離した2つ以上の装置を直接的又は間接的に(例えば、有線、無線などを用いて)接続し、これら複数の装置を用いて実現されてもよい。機能ブロックは、上記1つの装置又は上記複数の装置にソフトウェアを組み合わせて実現されてもよい。
なお、本開示において説明した用語及び本開示の理解に必要な用語については、同一の又は類似する意味を有する用語と置き換えてもよい。例えば、チャネル、シンボル及び信号(シグナル又はシグナリング)は、互いに読み替えられてもよい。また、信号はメッセージであってもよい。参照信号(reference signal)は、RSと略称することもでき、適用される標準によってパイロット(Pilot)、パイロット信号などと呼ばれてもよい。また、コンポーネントキャリア(Component Carrier(CC))は、セル、周波数キャリア、キャリア周波数などと呼ばれてもよい。
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- 1以上の候補セルの設定に関する設定情報と、前記1以上の候補セルに関連する所定タイマに関する情報と、を受信する受信部と、
ある候補セルに対応するタイミングアドバンスコマンドが指示された場合、前記1以上の候補セルに関連するタイマに関する情報に基づいて、前記ある候補セル、他の候補セル及びサービングセルの少なくとも一つに対する所定タイマの開始又は再開を制御する制御部と、を有する端末。 - 前記所定タイマは、各候補セルに対して別々に設定される、又は複数の候補セルに対して共通に設定される請求項1に記載の端末。
- 前記候補セルに関連する所定タイマが満了した場合、前記制御部は、前記所定タイマが満了した候補セルに対するタイミングアドバンスの取得動作を行う請求項1に記載の端末。
- 前記制御部は、前記タイミングアドバンスコマンドを含むセル切り替えコマンドを受信した場合、プライマリタイミングアドバンスグループに対して前記タイミングアドバンスコマンドを適用する請求項1に記載の端末。
- 1以上の候補セルの設定に関する設定情報と、前記1以上の候補セルに関連する所定タイマに関する情報と、を受信するステップと、
ある候補セルに対応するタイミングアドバンスコマンドが指示された場合、前記1以上の候補セルに関連するタイマに関する情報に基づいて、前記ある候補セル、他の候補セル及びサービングセルの少なくとも一つに対する所定タイマの開始又は再開を制御するステップと、を有する端末の無線通信方法。 - 1以上の候補セルの設定に関する設定情報と、前記1以上の候補セルに関連する所定タイマに関する情報と、を送信する送信部と、
ある候補セルに対応するタイミングアドバンスコマンドを指示する場合、前記1以上の候補セルに関連するタイマに関する情報に基づいて、前記ある候補セル、他の候補セル及びサービングセルの少なくとも一つに対する所定タイマの開始又は再開を指示する制御部と、を有する基地局。
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