Patent Grant
12035400
This application is a National Stage application under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No. PCT/KR2020/003319, filed on Mar. 10, 2020, which claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2019-0032869, filed on Mar. 22, 2019. The disclosures of the prior applications are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
The present disclosure relates to mobile communication.
With the success in the Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) for 4th generation mobile communication, i.e., long term evolution (LTE)/LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), interest in the next-generation, i.e., 5th generation (also known as 5G) mobile communication is rising, and extensive research and development are in process.
A new radio access technology (New RAT or NR) is being researched for the 5th generation (also known as 5G) mobile communication.
A frequency band for NR may be defined as two types (FR1 and FR2) of frequency ranges. FR1 may include a range from 410 MHz to 7125 MHz. That is, FR1 may include a frequency band of 6 GHz or greater (or 5850, 5900, 5925 MHz, or the like). For the convenience of description, FR1 may refer to a “sub-6-GHz range”, FR2 may refer to an “above-6-GHz range” and may be referred to as a millimeter wave (mmWave).
A mobile device should be configured to satisfy a reference sensitivity power level (REFSENS) which is the minimum average power for each antenna port of the mobile device when receiving the downlink signal.
When a harmonics component and/or an intermodulation distortion (IMD) component occurs, there is a possibility that the REFSENS for the downlink signal may not be satisfied due to the uplink signal transmitted by the mobile device.
Accordingly, a disclosure of the specification has been made in an effort to solve the aforementioned problem.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a disclosure of this specification provides a device configured to operate in a wireless system. The device may comprise: a transceiver configured with an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)-New Radio (NR) Dual Connectivity (EN-DC). The EN-DC may be configured to use three bands. The device may comprise: a processor operably connectable to the transceiver. The processer may be configured to: control the transceiver to receive a downlink signal and control the transceiver to transmit an uplink signal via at least two bands among the three bands. A value of Maximum Sensitivity Degradation (MSD) may be applied to a reference sensitivity for receiving the downlink signal. The value of the MSD may be pre-configured for a first combination of bands 1, 40 and 78, a second combination of band 3, 40 and 78, a third combination of bands 1, 11 and 77, a fourth combination of bands 1, 11 and 78, a fifth combination of bands 8, 11 and 77 or a sixth combination of bands 8, 11 and 78.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, a disclosure of this specification provides a method performed by a device. The method may comprise: transmitting an uplink signal via at least two bands among three bands; and receiving a downlink signal. The at least two bands may be configured for an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)-New Radio (NR) Dual Connectivity (EN-DC). A value of Maximum Sensitivity Degradation (MSD) may be applied to a reference sensitivity for receiving the downlink signal. The value of the MSD may be pre-configured for a first combination of bands 1, 40 and 78, a second combination of band 3, 40 and 78, a third combination of bands 1, 11 and 77, a fourth combination of bands 1, 11 and 78, a fifth combination of bands 8, 11 and 77 or a sixth combination of bands 8, 11 and 78.
According to a disclosure of the present disclosure, the above problem of the related art is solved.
Effects obtained through specific examples of the present specification are not limited to the effects listed above. For example, there may be a variety of technical effects that a person having ordinary skill in the related art can understand or derive from this specification. Accordingly, the specific effects of the present disclosure are not limited to those explicitly described herein, but may include various effects that may be understood or derived from the technical features of the present disclosure.
Hereinafter, based on 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE), 3GPP LTE-advanced (LTE-A), 3GPP 5G (5th generation) or 3GPP New Radio (NR), the present specification will be applied. This is just an example, and the present specification may be applied to various wireless communication systems. Hereinafter, LTE includes LTE and/or LTE-A.
The technical terms used herein are used to merely describe specific embodiments and should not be construed as limiting the present specification. Further, the technical terms used herein should be, unless defined otherwise, interpreted as having meanings generally understood by those skilled in the art but not too broadly or too narrowly. Further, the technical terms used herein, which are determined not to exactly represent the spirit of the specification, should be replaced by or understood by such technical terms as being able to be exactly understood by those skilled in the art. Further, the general terms used herein should be interpreted in the context as defined in the dictionary, but not in an excessively narrowed manner.
The expression of the singular number in the present specification includes the meaning of the plural number unless the meaning of the singular number is definitely different from that of the plural number in the context. In the following description, the term ‘include’ or ‘have’ may represent the existence of a feature, a number, a step, an operation, a component, a part or the combination thereof described in the present specification, and may not exclude the existence or addition of another feature, another number, another step, another operation, another component, another part or the combination thereof.
The terms ‘first’ and ‘second’ are used for the purpose of explanation about various components, and the components are not limited to the terms ‘first’ and ‘second’. The terms ‘first’ and ‘second’ are only used to distinguish one component from another component. For example, a first component may be named as a second component without deviating from the scope of the present specification.
It will be understood that when an element or layer is referred to as being “connected to” or “coupled to” another element or layer, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or layer or intervening elements or layers may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected to” or “directly coupled to” another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layers present.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present specification will be described in greater detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present specification, for ease of understanding, the same reference numerals are used to denote the same components throughout the drawings, and repetitive description on the same components will be omitted. Detailed description on well-known arts which are determined to make the gist of the specification unclear will be omitted. The accompanying drawings are provided to merely make the spirit of the specification readily understood, but not should be intended to be limiting of the specification. It should be understood that the spirit of the specification may be expanded to its modifications, replacements or equivalents in addition to what is shown in the drawings.
In the appended drawings, although a User Equipment (UE) is illustrated as an example, this is merely an example given to simplify the description of the present disclosure. Herein, a UE may mean to a wireless communication device performing communication in a communication system, such as EPS and/or 5GS, and so on. And, the UE shown in the drawing may also be referred to as a terminal, a mobile equipment (ME), a wireless communication device, a wireless communication apparatus, and so on. Additionally, the UE may be a portable device, such as a laptop computer, a mobile phone, a PDA, a smart phone, a multimedia device, and so on, or the UE may be a non-portable device, such as a personal computer (PC) or a vehicle mounted device.
Although the present disclosure has been described based on a Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS), an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), and a next generation (also known as 5th generation or 5G) mobile communication network, the present disclosure will be limited only to the aforementioned communication systems and may, therefore, be applied to all communication system and methods to which the technical scope and spirit of the present disclosure can be applied.
As used herein, “A or B” may mean “only A”, “only B”, or “both A and B”. In other words, “A or B” herein may be understood as “A and/or B”. For example, “A, B or C” herein means “only A”, “only B”, “only C”, or any combination of A, B and C (any combination of A, B and C)”.
As used herein, a slash (/) or a comma may mean “and/or”. For example, “A/B” may mean “A and/or B”. Accordingly, “A/B” may mean “only A”, “only B”, or “both A and B”. For example, “A, B, C” may mean “A, B, or C”.
As used herein, “at least one of A and B” may mean “only A”, “only B”, or “both A and B”. In addition, the expression “at least one of A or B” or “at least one of A and/or B” may be understood as “At least one of A and B”.
In addition, in this specification, “at least one of A, B and C” may mean “only A”, “only B”, “only C”, or “any combination of A, B and C”. In addition, “at least one of A, B or C” or “at least one of A, B and/or C” may mean “at least one of A, B and C”.
In addition, the parentheses used herein may mean “for example”. In detail, when “control information (PDCCH (Physical Downlink Control Channel))” is written herein, “PDCCH” may be proposed as an example of “control information”. In other words, “control information” of the present specification is not limited to “PDCCH”, and “PDDCH” may be proposed as an example of “control information”. In addition, even when “control information (i.e. PDCCH)” is written, “PDCCH” may be proposed as an example of “control information”.
The technical features individually described in one drawing in this specification may be implemented separately or at the same time.
As used herein, ‘base station’ generally refers to a fixed station that communicates with a wireless device and may be denoted by other terms such as eNB (evolved-NodeB), BTS (base transceiver system), gNB (next-generation NodeB), or access point.
As used herein, ‘user equipment (UE)’ may be an example of a wireless communication device such as stationary or mobile. Also, UE may be denoted by other terms such as device, wireless device, terminal, MS (mobile station), UT (user terminal), SS (subscriber station), MT (mobile terminal) and etc.
<Next-Generation Mobile Communication Network>
The following description of this specification may be applied to a next-generation (also known as 5th generation or 5G) mobile communication network.
Thanks to the success of long term evolution (LTE)/LTE-advanced (LTE-A) for 4G mobile communication, interest in the next generation, i.e., 5-generation (so called 5G) mobile communication has been increased and researches have been continuously conducted.
The 5G mobile telecommunications defined by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) refers to providing a data transmission rate of up to 20 Gbps and a feel transmission rate of at least 100 Mbps or more at any location. The official name is ‘IMT-2020’ and its goal is to be commercialized worldwide in 2300.
ITU proposes three usage scenarios, for example, enhanced Mobile Broad Band (eMBB) and massive machine type communication (mMTC) and ultra reliable and low latency communications (URLLC).
URLLC relates to usage scenarios that require high reliability and low latency. For example, services such as autonomous navigation, factory automation, augmented reality require high reliability and low latency (e.g., a delay time of 1 ms or less). Currently, the delay time of 4G (LTE) is statistically 21 to 43 ms (best 10%) and 33 to 75 ms (median). This is insufficient to support a service requiring a delay time of 1 ms or less. Next, an eMBB usage scenario relates to a usage scenario requiring a mobile ultra-wideband.
That is, the 5G mobile communication system aims at higher capacity than the current 4G LTE, may increase the density of mobile broadband users, and may support device to device (D2D), high stability and machine type communication (MTC). 5G research and development also aims at a lower latency time and lower battery consumption than a 4G mobile communication system to better implement the Internet of things. A new radio access technology (New RAT or NR) may be proposed for such 5G mobile communication.
As seen with reference to
Each BS (e.g., gNB 20a and eNB 20b) provides a communication service to specific geographical areas (generally, referred to as cells) 20-1, 20-2, and 20-3. The cell can be further divided into a plurality of areas (sectors).
The UE 10 generally belongs to one cell and the cell to which the UE belong is referred to as a serving cell. A BS that provides the communication service to the serving cell is referred to as a serving BS. Since the wireless communication system is a cellular system, another cell that neighbors to the serving cell is present. Another cell which neighbors to the serving cell is referred to a neighbor cell. A BS that provides the communication service to the neighbor cell is referred to as a neighbor BS. The serving cell and the neighbor cell are relatively decided based on the UE.
Hereinafter, a downlink means communication from the BS 20 to the UE 10 and an uplink means communication from the UE 10 to the BS 200. In the downlink, a transmitter may be a part of the BS 20 and a receiver may be a part of the UE 10. In the uplink, the transmitter may be a part of the UE 10 and the receiver may be a part of the BS 20.
Meanwhile, the wireless communication system may be generally divided into a frequency division duplex (FDD) type and a time division duplex (TDD) type. According to the FDD type, uplink transmission and downlink transmission are achieved while occupying different frequency bands. According to the TDD type, the uplink transmission and the downlink transmission are achieved at different time while occupying the same frequency band. A channel response of the TDD type is substantially reciprocal. This means that a downlink channel response and an uplink channel response are approximately the same as each other in a given frequency area. Accordingly, in the TDD based wireless communication system, the downlink channel response may be acquired from the uplink channel response. In the TDD type, since an entire frequency band is time-divided in the uplink transmission and the downlink transmission, the downlink transmission by the base station and the uplink transmission by the terminal may not be performed simultaneously. In the TDD system in which the uplink transmission and the downlink transmission are divided by the unit of a subframe, the uplink transmission and the downlink transmission are performed in different subframes.
<Carrier Aggregation>
A carrier aggregation system is now described.
A carrier aggregation system aggregates a plurality of component carriers (CCs). A meaning of an existing cell is changed according to the above carrier aggregation. According to the carrier aggregation, a cell may signify a combination of a downlink component carrier and an uplink component carrier or an independent downlink component carrier.
Further, the cell in the carrier aggregation may be classified into a primary cell, a secondary cell, and a serving cell. The primary cell signifies a cell operated in a primary frequency. The primary cell signifies a cell which UE performs an initial connection establishment procedure or a connection reestablishment procedure or a cell indicated as a primary cell in a handover procedure. The secondary cell signifies a cell operating in a secondary frequency. Once the RRC connection is established, the secondary cell is used to provide an additional radio resource.
As described above, the carrier aggregation system may support a plurality of component carriers (CCs), that is, a plurality of serving cells unlike a single carrier system.
The carrier aggregation system may support a cross-carrier scheduling. The cross-carrier scheduling is a scheduling method capable of performing resource allocation of a PDSCH transmitted through other component carrier through a PDCCH transmitted through a specific component carrier and/or resource allocation of a PUSCH transmitted through other component carrier different from a component carrier basically linked with the specific component carrier.
<Introduction of Dual Connectivity (DC)>
Recently, a scheme for simultaneously connecting UE to different base stations, for example, a macro cell base station and a small cell base station, is being studied. This is called dual connectivity (DC).
In DC, the eNodeB for the primary cell (Pcell) may be referred to as a master eNodeB (hereinafter referred to as MeNB). In addition, the eNodeB only for the secondary cell (Scell) may be referred to as a secondary eNodeB (hereinafter referred to as SeNB).
A cell group including a primary cell (Pcell) implemented by MeNB may be referred to as a master cell group (MCG) or PUCCH cell group 1. A cell group including a secondary cell (Scell) implemented by the SeNB may be referred to as a secondary cell group (SCG) or PUCCH cell group 2.
Meanwhile, among the secondary cells in the secondary cell group (SCG), a secondary cell in which the UE can transmit Uplink Control Information (UCI), or the secondary cell in which the UE can transmit a PUCCH may be referred to as a super secondary cell (Super SCell) or a primary secondary cell (Primary Scell; PScell).
Referring to
The NR-based cell is connected to a core network for existing 4G mobile communication, that is, an evolved packet core (EPC).
Referring to
The service scheme based on the architecture as illustrated in
Referring to
On the other hand, in the NR, it may be considered that the reception from the base station uses a downlink subframe, and the transmission to the base station uses an uplink subframe. This method may be applied to paired spectra and unpaired spectra. A pair of spectra means that the two carrier spectra are included for downlink and uplink operations. For example, in a pair of spectra, one carrier may include a downlink band and an uplink band that are paired with each other.
The NR supports a plurality of numerologies (e.g. a plurality of values of subcarrier spacing (SCS)) in order to support various 5G services. For example, when the SCS is 15 kHz, a wide area in traditional cellular bands is supported. When the SCS is 30 kHz/60 kHz, a dense-urban, lower-latency, and wider carrier bandwidth is supported. When the SCS is 60 kHz or greater, a bandwidth greater than 24.25 GHz is supported in order to overcome phase noise.
The LTE/LTE-A based cell operates in an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) operating band. And, the NR-based cell operates in a NR band. Here, the DC may be called as EN-DC.
The following table is an example of E-UTRA operating bands.
An NR frequency band may be defined as two types (FR1 and FR2) of frequency ranges. The frequency ranges may be changed. For example, the two types (FR1 and FR2) of frequency bands are illustrated in Table 2. For the convenience of description, among the frequency bands used in the NR system, FR1 may refer to a “sub-6-GHz range”, FR2 may refer to an “above-6-GHz range” and may be referred to as a millimeter wave (mmWave).
As described above, the frequency ranges for the NR system may be changed. For example, FR1 may include a range from 410 MHz to 7125 MHz as illustrated in Table 3. That is, FR1 may include a frequency band of 6 GHz or greater (or 5850, 5900, 5925 MHz, or the like). For example, the frequency band of 6 GHz or greater (or 5850, 5900, 5925 MHz or the like) included in FR1 may include an unlicensed band. The unlicensed band may be used for various uses, for example, for vehicular communication (e.g., autonomous driving).
<Operating Band in NR>
An operating band in NR is as follows.
Table 4 shows examples of operating bands on FR1. Operating bands shown in Table 4 is a reframing operating band that is transitioned from an operating band of LTE/LTE-A. This operating band may be referred to as FR1 operating band.
Table 5 shows examples of operating bands on FR2. The following table shows operating bands defined on a high frequency. This operating band is referred to as FR2 operating band.
Meanwhile, when the operating band shown in the above table is used, a channel bandwidth is used as shown in the following table.
In the above table, SCS indicates a subcarrier spacing. In the above table, NRB indicates the number of RBs.
Meanwhile, when the operating band shown in the above table is used, a channel bandwidth is used as shown in the following table.
As shown in
A transmission time interval (TTI) shown in
<Support of Various Numerologies>
In the next generation system, with development of wireless communication technologies, a plurality of numerologies may be provided to a UE.
The numerologies may be defined by a length of cycle prefix (CP) and a subcarrier spacing. One cell may provide a plurality of numerology to a UE. When an index of a numerology is represented by a subcarrier spacing and a corresponding CP length may be expressed as shown in the following table.
In the case of a normal CP, when an index of a numerology is expressed by μ, the number of OLDM symbols per slot Nslotsymb, the number of slots per frame Nframe,μslot, and the number of slots per subframe Nsubframe,μslot are expressed as shown in the following table.
In the case of an extended CP, when an index of a numerology is represented by μ, the number of OLDM symbols per slot Nslotsymb, the number of slots per frame Nframe,μslot, and the number of slots per subframe Nsubframe,μslot are expressed as shown in the following table.
Meanwhile, in the next-generation mobile communication, each symbol may be used for downlink or uplink, as shown in the following table. In the following table, uplink is indicated by U, and downlink is indicated by D. In the following table, X indicates a symbol that can be flexibly used for uplink or downlink.
<Maximum Output Power>
Power class 1, 2, 3, and 4 are specified based on UE types as follows:
1. UE Maximum Output Power for Power Class 1
The following requirements define the maximum output power radiated by the UE for any transmission bandwidth within the channel bandwidth for non-CA configuration, unless otherwise stated. The period of measurement shall be at least one sub frame (1 ms). The requirement is verified with the test metric of effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) (Link=Beam peak search grids, Meas=Link angle).
Below table shows UE minimum peak EIRP for power class 1.
The maximum output power values for total radiated power (TRP) and EIRP are found in below table. The maximum allowed EIRP is derived from regulatory requirements. The requirements are verified with the test metrics of TRP (Link=TX beam peak direction) in beam locked mode and EIRP (Link=TX beam peak direction, Meas=Link angle).
Below table shows UE maximum output power limits for power class 1.
The minimum EIRP at the 85th percentile of the distribution of radiated power measured over the full sphere around the UE is defined as the spherical coverage requirement and is found in below table. The requirement is verified with the test metric of EIRP (Link=Beam peak search grids, Meas=Link angle).
Below table shows UE spherical coverage for power class 1.
2. UE Maximum Output Power for Power Class 2
The following requirements define the maximum output power radiated by the UE for any transmission bandwidth within the channel bandwidth for non-CA configuration, unless otherwise stated. The period of measurement shall be at least one sub frame (1 ms). The requirement is verified with the test metric of EIRP (Link=Beam peak search grids, Meas=Link angle).
Below table shows UE minimum peak EIRP for power class 2.
The maximum output power values for TRP and EIRP are found in below table. The maximum allowed EIRP is derived from regulatory requirements [8]. The requirements are verified with the test metrics of TRP (Link=TX beam peak direction) in beam locked mode and EIRP (Link=TX beam peak direction, Meas=Link angle).
Below table shows UE maximum output power limits for power class 2.
The minimum EIRP at the 60th percentile of the distribution of radiated power measured over the full sphere around the UE is defined as the spherical coverage requirement and is found in below table. The requirement is verified with the test metric of EIRP (Link=Beam peak search grids, Meas=Link angle).
Below table shows UE spherical coverage for power class 2.
3. UE Maximum Output Power for Power Class 3
The following requirements define the maximum output power radiated by the UE for any transmission bandwidth within the channel bandwidth for non-CA configuration, unless otherwise stated. The period of measurement shall be at least one sub frame (1 ms). The requirement is verified with the test metric of total component of EIRP (Link=Beam peak search grids, Meas=Link angle). The requirement for the UE which supports a single FR2 band is specified in below table. The requirement for the UE which supports multiple FR2 bands is specified in both below tables.
Below table shows UE minimum peak EIRP for power class 3.
The maximum output power values for TRP and EIRP are found on the below table. The max allowed EIRP is derived from regulatory requirements [8]. The requirements are verified with the test metrics of TRP (Link=TX beam peak direction) in beam locked mode and the total component of EIRP (Link=TX beam peak direction, Meas=Link angle).
Below table shows UE maximum output power limits for power class 3
The minimum EIRP at the 50th percentile of the distribution of radiated power measured over the full sphere around the UE is defined as the spherical coverage requirement and is found in below table. The requirement is verified with the test metric of the total component of EIRP (Link=Beam peak search grids, Meas=Link angle). The requirement for the UE which supports a single FR2 band is specified in the below table. The requirement for the UE which supports multiple FR2 bands is specified in both below tables.
Below table shows UE spherical coverage for power class 3.
For the UEs that support multiple FR2 bands, minimum requirement for peak EIRP and EIRP spherical coverage in above tables shall be decreased per band, respectively, by the peak EIRP relaxation parameter ΔMBP,n and EIRP spherical coverage relaxation parameter ΔMBS,n. For each combination of supported bands ΔMBP,n and ΔMBS,n apply to each supported band n, such that the total relaxations, ΣMBP and ΣMBS, across all supported bands shall not exceed the total value indicated in the below table.
Below table shows UE multi-band relaxation factors for power class 3.
4. UE Maximum Output Power for Power Class 4
The following requirements define the maximum output power radiated by the UE for any transmission bandwidth within the channel bandwidth for non-CA configuration, unless otherwise stated. The period of measurement shall be at least one sub frame (1 ms). The requirement is verified with the test metric of EIRP (Link=Beam peak search grids, Meas=Link angle).
Below table shows UE minimum peak EIRP for power class 4.
The maximum output power values for TRP and EIRP are found in the below table. The maximum allowed EIRP is derived from regulatory requirements [8]. The requirements are verified with the test metrics of TRP (Link=TX beam peak direction) in beam locked mode and EIRP (Link=TX beam peak direction, Meas=Link angle).
Below table shows UE maximum output power limits for power class 4.
The minimum EIRP at the 20th percentile of the distribution of radiated power measured over the full sphere around the UE is defined as the spherical coverage requirement and is found in the below table. The requirement is verified with the test metric of EIRP (Link=Beam peak search grids, Meas=Link angle).
Below table shows UE spherical coverage for power class 4.
<Types of CA>
On the other hand, carrier aggregation can also be classified into inter-band CA and intra-band CA. The inter-band CA is a method of aggregating and using each CC existing in different operating bands, and the intra-band CA is a method of aggregating and using each CC in the same operating band. In addition, the CA technology is more specifically, intra-band contiguous CA, intra-band non-contiguous CA and inter-band discontinuity. Non-Contiguous) CA.
The CA may be split into the intra-band contiguous CA shown in
The inter-band carrier aggregation may be separated into inter-band CA between carriers of a low band and a high band having different RF characteristics of inter-band CA as shown in
For inter-band carrier aggregation, a carrier aggregation configuration is a combination of operating bands, each supporting a carrier aggregation bandwidth class.
In
Referring to
As shown in
The terminal should be configured to satisfy a reference sensitivity power level (REFSENS) which is the minimum average power for each antenna port of the terminal when receiving the downlink signal.
When the harmonics component and/or IMD component occur as shown in the example of
For example, the REF SENS may be set such that the downlink signal throughput of the terminal is 95% or more of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channel. When the harmonics component and/or IMD component occur, there is a possibility that the downlink signal throughput is reduced to 95% or less of the maximum throughput.
<Disclosure of the Present Disclosure>
Therefore, it is determined whether the harmonics component and the IMD component of the terminal occur, and when the harmonics component and/or IMD component occur, the maximum sensitivity degradation (MSD) value is defined for the corresponding frequency band, so relaxation for REFSENS in the reception band may be allowed in the reception band due to its own transmission signal. Here, the MSD may mean the maximum allowed reduction of the REF SENS. When the MSD is defined for a specific operating band of the terminal where the CA or DC is configured, the REFSENS of the corresponding operating band may be relaxed by the amount of the defined MSD.
The disclosure of the present specification provides results of analysis about self-interference in a terminal configured with NR EN-DC and amount of relaxation to sensitivity.
The EN-DC may be a band combination of LTE (xDL/1UL) band and an inter/intra-NR (2DL/1UL) band.
I. Summary of Self-Interference Analysis
Below table summarizes the EN-DC band combinations with self-interference problems for 3DL/2UL EN-DC operation.
Below table shows summary of Self-interference analysis for LTE 1 band & NR 2 bands DL and 2 bands UL EN-DC operation.
The reference sensitivity requirement is relaxed by an amount of the Maximum Sensitivity Degradation (MSD).
Based on the above table, the present disclosure provides MSD analysis results to support EN-DC operation by dual transmission. MSD analysis for EN-DC LTE (x bands/1UL, x=1,2,3,4)+NR (2 bands/1UL) band combinations
It may be considered to use shared antenna RF architectures for NSA UE in sub-6 GHz as LTE system. Also, it may be considered to use shared antenna RF architecture for general NSA DC UE to derive MSD levels.
For the MSD analysis of these 3DL/2UL EN-DC NR UE, it is assumed that the parameters and attenuation levels based on current UE RF FE components as shown in below tables.
Below table shows the RF component isolation parameters (e.g., UE RF Front-end component parameters) to derive MSD level at sub-6 GHz.
Below table shows the isolation levels according to the RF component (e.g., UE RF Front-end component isolation parameters).
Based on these assumptions, the present disclosure proposes the MSD levels as below. Below table shows a proposed MSD test configuration and results by IMD problems
II. MSD Analysis for EN-DC LTE (2 Bands/1UL)+NR (1 Bands/1UL) Band Combinations
Below table show IMD problems cases in LTE (2DL/1UL)+NR (1DL/1UL) DC band combinations.
Below table show the RF component isolation parameters (e.g., UE RF Front-end component parameters) to derive MSD level at sub-6 GHz.
Below table shows the isolation levels according to the RF component (e.g., UE RF Front-end component isolation parameters).
Based on these assumptions, the present disclosure proposes the MSD levels as below.
Below table shows proposed MSD test configuration and results by IMD problems.
Accordingly, the present disclosure proposes the required MSD levels based on shared antenna RF architectures to support NSA DC operation in sub-6 GHz. Based on the analysis in session 2, we proposed as below
Proposal: The proposed MSD test configuration and MSD levels should be considered to specify the MSD requirements in related TR and TS for EN-DC band combinations.
III. Proposals for MSD Values by the Analysis
III-1. Proposed MSD Level for DC_1A_n40A-n78A
There are IMD4 & IMD5 products produced by Band 1 and n40 that impact the reference sensitivity of NR n78. For example, as shown in
In addition, there is IMD4 product produced by Band 1 and n78 that impact the reference sensitivity of Band n40. The required MSD are shown in the following table. For example, as shown in
Below table shows MSD exception for Scell due to dual uplink operation for EN-DC_1A_n40A-n78A.
III-2. Proposed MSD Level for DC_3_n1-n79
There is IMD5 products produced by Band 3 and n1 that impact the reference sensitivity of NR n79.
In addition, there is IMD5 product produced by Band 3 and n79 that impact the reference sensitivity of NR Band n1. The required MSD are shown in the following table.
Below table shows MSD exception for Scell due to dual uplink operation for EN-DC_3A_n1A-n79A.
III-3. Proposed MSD Level for DC_3_n40-n78
There is IMD5 products produced by Band 3 and n40 that impact the reference sensitivity of NR band n78. For example, as shown in
In addition, there is IMD5 product produced by Band 3 and n78 that impact the reference sensitivity of NR Band n40. The required MSD are shown in the following table. For example, as shown in
Below table shows a MSD exception for Scell due to dual uplink operation for EN-DC_3A_n40A-n78A.
III-4. Proposed MSD Level for DC_66_n25-n41
There is IMD4 products produced by Band 66 and n41 that impact the reference sensitivity of NR band n25. The required MSD is shown in the following table.
Below table shows a MSD exception for Scell due to dual uplink operation for EN-DC_66A_n25A-n41A.
III-5. Proposed MSD Level for DC_1-11_n77
As shown in
Also, as shown in
As mentioned above, IMD2 of B1 and n77 to Band 11 Rx and IMD2 of B11 and n77 to Band 1 Rx need to be addressed for REFSENS relaxation. The following values are proposed:
Below table shows reference sensitivity exceptions due to dual uplink operation for EN-DC in NR FR1 (three bands).
III-6. Proposed MSD Level for DC_1-11_n78
As shown in
Also, as shown in
As mentioned above, IMD2 of B1 and n78 to Band 11 Rx and IMD2 of B11 and n78 to Band 1 Rx need to be addressed for REFSENS relaxation. The following values are proposed:
Below table shows reference sensitivity exceptions due to dual uplink operation for EN-DC in NR FR1 (three bands).
III-7. Proposed MSD Level for DC_8-11_n77
As shown in
Also, as shown in
As mentioned above, IMD3 of B8 and n77 to Band 11 Rx and IMD3 of B11 and n77 to Band 8 Rx need to be addressed for REFSENS relaxation. The following values are proposed:
Below table show reference sensitivity exceptions due to dual uplink operation for EN-DC in NR FR1 (three bands).
III-8. Proposed MSD Level for DC_8-11_n78
As shown in
Also, as shown in
As mentioned above, IMD3 of B11 and n78 to Band 8 Rx need to be addressed for REFSENS relaxation. The following values are proposed:
Below table shows reference sensitivity exceptions due to dual uplink operation for EN-DC in NR FR1 (three bands).
<Embodiment of the Present Disclosure>
The disclosure of this specification provides a device configured to operate in a wireless system. The device may comprise: a transceiver configured with an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)-New Radio (NR) Dual Connectivity (EN-DC). The EN-DC may be configured to use three bands. The device may comprise: a processor operably connectable to the transceiver. The processer may be configured to: control the transceiver to receive a downlink signal and control the transceiver to transmit an uplink signal via at least two bands among the three bands. A value of Maximum Sensitivity Degradation (MSD) may be applied to a reference sensitivity for receiving the downlink signal. The value of the MSD may be pre-configured for a first combination of bands 1, 40 and 78, a second combination of band 3, 40 and 78, a third combination of bands 1, 11 and 77, a fourth combination of bands 1, 11 and 78, a fifth combination of bands 8, 11 and 77 or a sixth combination of bands 8, 11 and 78.
The value of the MSD may be 9.8 dB for band 78 based on the first combination of bands 1, 40 and 78.
The value of the MSD may be 10.6 dB for band 40 based on the first combination of bands 1, 40 and 78.
The value of the MSD may be 4.8 dB for band 78 based on the second combination of band 3, 40 and 78.
The value of the MSD may be 4.4 dB for band 40 based on the second combination of band 3, 40 and 78.
The value of the MSD may be 31.4 dB for band 11 based on the third combination of bands 1, 11 and 77.
The value of the MSD may be 30.8 dB for band 1 based on the third combination of bands 1, 11 and 77.
The value of the MSD may be 31.4 dB for band 11 based on the fourth combination of bands 1, 11 and 78.
The value of the MSD may be 30.8 dB for band 1 based on the fourth combination of bands 1, 11 and 78.
The value of the MSD may be 18.8 dB for band 11 based on the fifth combination of bands 8, 11 and 77.
The value of the MSD may be 18.2 dB for band 8 based on the fifth combination of bands 8, 11 and 77.
The value of the MSD may be 18.8 dB for band 11 based on the sixth combination of bands 8, 11 and 78.
The value of the MSD may be 18.2 dB for band 8 based on the sixth combination of bands 8, 11 and 78.
For the first combination of bands 1, 40 and 78, the band 1 may be used for the E-UTRA and the bands 40 and 78 may be used for the NR.
For the second combination of band 3, 40 and 78, the band 3 may be used for the E-UTRA and the bands 40 and 78 may be used for the NR.
For the third combination of bands 1, 11 and 77, the bands 1 and 11 may be used for the E-UTRA and the band 77 may be used for the NR.
For the fourth combination of bands 1, 11 and 78, the bands 1 and 11 may be used for the E-UTRA and the band 78 is used for the NR.
For the fifth combination of bands 8, 11 and 77, the bands 8 and 11 may be used for the E-UTRA and the band 77 may be used for the NR.
For the sixth combination of bands 8, 11 and 78, the bands 8 and 11 may be used for the E-UTRA and the band 78 may be used for the NR.
<Communication System to which the Disclosure of this Specification is to be Applied>
While not limited to thereto, the various descriptions, functions, procedures, suggestions, methods, and/or operational flowcharts of the present specification disclosed herein may be applied to in various fields requiring wireless communication/connection (e.g., 5G) between devices.
Hereinafter, a communication system to which the present specification can be applied is described in more detail with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals in the following drawings/descriptions may illustrate the same or corresponding hardware blocks, software blocks, or functional blocks unless otherwise indicated.
Referring to
The wireless device 100 includes a processor 120, a memory 130, and a transceiver 110. Likewise, the base station 200 includes a processor 220, a memory 230, and a transceiver 210. The processors 120 and 220, the memories 130 and 230, and the transceivers 110 and 210 may be implemented as separate chips, or at least two or more blocks/functions may be implemented through one chip.
Each of the transceivers 110 and 210 includes a transmitter and a receiver. When a particular operation is performed, either or both of the transmitter and the receiver may operate. Each of the transceivers 110 and 210 may include one or more antennas for transmitting and/or receiving a radio signal. In addition, each of the transceivers 110 and 210 may include an amplifier configured for amplifying a Rx signal and/or a Tx signal, and a band pass filter for transmitting a signal to a particular frequency band.
Each of the processors 120 and 220 may implement functions, procedures, and/or methods proposed in this specification. Each of the processors 120 and 220 may include an encoder and a decoder. For example, each of the processors 120 and 230 may perform operations described above. Each of the processors 120 and 220 may include an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a different chipset, a logic circuit, a data processing device, and/or a converter which converts a base band signal and a radio signal into each other.
Each of the memories 130 and 230 may include a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a flash memory, a memory card, a storage medium, and/or any other storage device.
In particular,
A wireless device includes a memory 130, a processor 120, a transceiver 110, a power management module 1091, a battery 1092, a display 1041, an input unit 1053, a speaker 1042, a microphone 1052, a subscriber identification module (SIM) card, and one or more antennas.
The processor 120 may be configured to implement the proposed functions, procedures, and/or methods described in the present specification. Layers of a radio interface protocol may be implemented in the processor 120. The processor 120 may include application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), other chipsets, logic circuits, and/or data processing units. The processor 120 may be an application processor (AP). The processor 120 may include at least one of a digital signal processor (DSP), a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPS), and a modulator and demodulator (modem). An example of the processor 120 may include an SNAPDRAGON™ series processor manufactured by Qualcomm®, an EXYNOS™ series processor manufactured by Samsung®, an A series processor manufactured by Apple®, a HELIO™ series processor manufactured by MediaTek®, an ATOM™ series processor manufactured by INTEL®, or a corresponding next-generation processor.
The power management module 1091 manages power for the processor 120 and/or the transceiver 110. The battery 1092 supplies power to the power management module 1091. The display 1041 outputs a result processed by the processor 120. The input unit 1053 receives an input to be used by the processor 120. The input unit 1053 may be displayed on the display 1041. The SIM card is an integrated circuit used to safely store an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) used to identify and authenticate a subscriber and a key related thereto in a portable phone and a portable phone device such as a computer. Contacts information may be stored in many SIM cards.
The memory 130 is operatively coupled to the processor 120, and stores a variety of information for operating the processor 120. The memory 130 may include a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a flash memory, a memory card, a storage medium, and/or other equivalent storage devices. When the embodiment is implemented in software, the techniques explained in the present specification can be implemented with a module (i.e., procedure, function, etc.) for performing the functions explained in the present specification. The module may be stored in the memory 130 and may be performed by the processor 120. The memory 130 may be implemented inside the processor 120. Alternatively, the memory 130 may be implemented outside the processor 120, and may be coupled to the processor 120 in a communicable manner by using various well-known means.
The transceiver 110 is operatively coupled to the processor 120, and transmits and/or receives a radio signal. The transceiver 110 includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transceiver 110 may include a baseband signal for processing a radio frequency signal. The transceiver controls one or more antennas to transmit and/or receive a radio signal. In order to initiate communication, the processor 120 transfers command information to the transceiver 110, for example, to transmit a radio signal constituting voice communication data. The antenna serves to transmit and receive a radio signal. When the radio signal is received, the transceiver 110 may transfer a signal to be processed by the processor 120, and may convert the signal into a baseband signal. The processed signal may be converted into audible or readable information which is output through the speaker 1042.
The speaker 1042 outputs a result related to a sound processed by the processor 120. The microphone 1052 receives a sound-related input to be used by the processor 120.
A user presses (or touches) a button of the input unit 1053 or drives voice (activates voice) by using the microphone 1052 to input command information such as a phone number or the like. The processor 120 receives the command information, and performs a proper function such as calling the phone number or the like. Operational data may be extracted from the SIM card or the memory 130. In addition, the processor 120 may display command information or operational information on the display 1041 for user's recognition and convenience.
Referring to
The DFT unit 111 performs DFT on input symbols to output complex-valued symbols. For example, if Ntx symbols are input (here, Ntx is a natural number), a DFT size may be Ntx. The DFT unit 1111 may be called a transform precoder. The subcarrier mapper 1112 maps the complex-valued symbols to subcarriers of a frequency domain. The complex-valued symbols may be mapped to resource elements corresponding to a resource block allocated for data transmission. The subcarrier mapper 1112 may be called a resource element mapper. The IFFT unit 113 may perform IFFT on input symbols to output a baseband signal for data, which is a time-domain signal. The CP inserter 1114 copies a rear portion of the baseband signal for data and inserts the copied portion into a front part of the baseband signal. The CP insertion prevents Inter-Symbol Interference (ISI) and Inter-Carrier Interference (ICI), and therefore, orthogonality may be maintained even in multi-path channels.
Meanwhile, the receiver 112 includes a wireless receiver 1121, a CP remover 1122, an FFT unit 1123, and an equalizer 1124, and so on. The wireless receiver 1121, the CP remover 1122, and the FFT unit 1123 of the receiver 112 performs functions inverse to functions of the wireless transmitter 1115, the CP inserter 1114, and the IFFT unit 113 of the transmitter 111. The receiver 112 may further include a demodulator.
Referring to
The plurality of circuitries may be configured to implement the proposed functions, procedures, and/or methods described in the present specification.
The processor 120 may include application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), other chipsets, logic circuits, and/or data processing units. The processor 120 may be an application processor (AP). The processor 120 may include at least one of a digital signal processor (DSP), a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPS), and a modulator and demodulator (modem). An example of the processor 120 may include an SNAPDRAGON™ series processor manufactured by Qualcomm®, an EXYNOS™ series processor manufactured by Samsung®, an A series processor manufactured by Apple®, a HELIO™ series processor manufactured by MediaTek®, an ATOM™ series processor manufactured by INTEL®, or a corresponding next-generation processor.
Hereinafter, a communication system to which the present specification can be applied is described in more detail with reference to the drawings. The same reference numerals in the following drawings/descriptions may illustrate the same or corresponding hardware blocks, software blocks, or functional blocks unless otherwise indicated.
Referring to
Although not limited thereto, the wireless device may include a robot 100a, a vehicle 100b-1, 100b-2, an eXtended Reality (XR) device 100c, a hand-held device 100d, a home appliance 100e, an Internet of Thing (IoT) device 100f, and the AI device/server 400. For example, the vehicle may include a vehicle having a wireless communication function, an autonomous vehicle, a vehicle capable of performing inter-vehicle communication, and the like.
Here, the vehicle may include an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (e.g., a drone). XR device may include AR (Augmented Reality)/VR (Virtual Reality)/MR (Mixed Reality) device. XR device may be implemented in the form of Head-Mounted Device (HMD), Head-Up Display (HUD), television, smartphone, a computer, a wearable device, a home appliance, a digital signage, a vehicle, a robot, and the like.
The mobile device may include a smartphone, a smart pad, a wearable device (e.g., smart watch, smart glasses), and a computer (e.g., a laptop, etc.). The home appliance may include a TV, a refrigerator, a washing machine, and the like. IoT devices may include sensors, smart meters, and the like. For example, the base station and the network may be implemented as a wireless device, and the specific wireless device 200a may operate as a base station/network node to other wireless devices.
The wireless devices 100a to 100f may be connected to the network 300 through the base station 200. AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology may be applied to the wireless devices 100a to 100f, and the wireless devices 100a to 100f may be connected to the AI server 400 through the network 300.
The network 300 may be configured using a 3G network, a 4G (e.g. LTE) network, a 5G (e.g. NR) network, or the like. The wireless devices 100a-100f may communicate with each other via the base station 200/network 300, but may also communicate directly (e.g. sidelink communication) without passing through the base station/network. For example, the vehicles 100b-1 and 100b-2 may perform direct communication (e.g. vehicle to vehicle (V2V)/vehicle to everything (V2X) communication). In addition, the IoT device (e.g. sensor) may directly communicate with another IoT device (e.g. sensor) or another wireless device 100a to 100f.
A wireless communication/connection 150a, 150b, 150c may be performed between the wireless devices 100a-100f/base station 200 and base station 200/base station 200. Here, the wireless communication/connection is implemented based on various wireless connections (e.g., 5G NR) such as uplink/downlink communication 150a, sidelink communication 150b (or D2D communication), inter-base station communication 150c (e.g. relay, integrated access backhaul), and the like.
The wireless device and the base station/wireless device, the base station, and the base station may transmit/receive radio signals to each other through the wireless communication/connections 150a, 150b, and 150c. For example, wireless communications/connections 150a, 150b, 150c may transmit/receive signals over various physical channels. To this end, based on various proposals of the present specification, At least some of various configuration information setting processes for transmitting/receiving a wireless signal, various signal processing processes (e.g., channel encoding/decoding, modulation/demodulation, resource mapping/demapping, etc.) may be performed.
Claims in the present description can be combined in a various way. For instance, technical features in method claims of the present description can be combined to be implemented or performed in an apparatus, and technical features in apparatus claims can be combined to be implemented or performed in a method. Further, technical features in method claim(s) and apparatus claim(s) can be combined to be implemented or performed in an apparatus. Further, technical features in method claim(s) and apparatus claim(s) can be combined to be implemented or performed in a method.
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