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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2010', 'Application No. 2010', 'application No. 201180030786', 'Application No. 2012157385', 'Application No. 201180030786', 'Application No. 11', 'Application No. 11798095', 'Application No. 201180030786', 'Application No. 11', 'application No. 201180030786', 'Application No. 201180030786', 'application No. 201180030786', 'Application No. 201180030786']

US Patent # 9,832,768. Mobile communication method and radio base station - Patents.com
United States Patent 9,832,768
A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes a step of transmitting, by a radio base station DeNB, a first downlink signal in a first subframe to a relay node RN, a step of transmitting, by the relay node RN, a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station UE, a step of notifying, by the relay node RN, the radio base station DeNB of information indicating "Half duplex inband Relay Node", and a step of transmitting, by the radio base station DeNB, a transmission timing of R-PDCCH and R-PDSCH in a Un subframe to the relay node RN according to the notification.
Takahashi; Hideaki (Tokyo, JP), Nagata; Satoshi (Tokyo, JP)
Nagata; Satoshi
Family ID: 1000002978909
13/805,743
PCT/JP2011/064076
WO2011/162211
US 20130176936 A1 Jul 11, 2013
Jun 21, 2010 [JP] 2010-141108
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0446 (20130101); H04B 7/15507 (20130101); H04W 36/10 (20130101); H04W 72/1289 (20130101); H04L 5/0062 (20130101); H04W 88/04 (20130101); H04W 16/26 (20130101); H04W 56/00 (20130101); H04W 84/045 (20130101); H04W 84/047 (20130101); H04L 5/16 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 36/10 (20090101); H04W 72/12 (20090101); H04B 7/155 (20060101); H04L 5/16 (20060101); H04W 56/00 (20090101); H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04W 88/04 (20090101); H04W 16/26 (20090101); H04W 84/04 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/354,310,310.2,348,468,492,496,501,278,280,281,315-319,328-338,350,254 ;455/63.1,114.2 ;375/346
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1. A mobile communication method comprising: a step of transmitting, by a radio base station, a first downlink signal in a first subframe to a relay node; a step of transmitting, by the relay node, a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station; a step of providing, by the relay node, during a relay node attach procedure, information indicating the relay node is a half duplex inband relay node; and a step of transmitting, by the radio base station, after the relay node attach procedure is completed and after the relay node sets up S1/X2 interfaces, a transmission timing of a physical downlink control channel and a physical downlink shared channel addressed to the relay node in a subframe between the relay node and the radio base station to the relay node according to the information.
2. The mobile communication method according to claim 1, wherein the physical downlink control channel includes a channel for transmitting HARQ-ACK in an uplink.
3. A mobile communication method comprising: a step of transmitting, by a radio base station, a first downlink signal in a first subframe to a relay node; a step of transmitting, by the relay node, a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station; a step of providing, by the relay node, during a relay node attach procedure, information indicating the relay node is a half duplex inband relay node; and a step of transmitting, by the radio base station, after the relay node attach procedure is completed and after the relay node sets up S1/X2 interfaces, an arrangement pattern of a reference signal for demodulation addressed to the relay node in a subframe between the relay node and the radio base station to the relay node according to the information.
4. A radio base station, which is used in a mobile communication system in which a relay node is configured to transmit a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station, comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a first downlink signal in a first subframe to the relay node; and a receiver configured to receive a notification indicating the relay node is a half duplex inband relay node, wherein when the notification indicating the relay node is a half duplex inband relay node is received from the relay node during a relay node attach procedure, the transmitter is configured to transmit, after the relay node attach procedure is completed and after the relay node sets up S1/X2 interfaces, a transmission timing of a physical downlink control channel and a physical downlink shared channel addressed to the relay node in a subframe between the relay node and the radio base station to the relay node.
5. The radio base station according to claim 4, wherein the physical downlink control channel includes a channel for transmitting HARQ-ACK in an uplink.
6. A radio base station, which is used in a mobile communication system in which a relay node is configured to transmit a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station, comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a first downlink signal in a first subframe to the relay node; and a receiver configured to receive a notification indicating the relay node is a half duplex inband relay node, wherein when the notification indicating the relay node is a half duplex inband relay node is received from the relay node during a relay node attach procedure, the transmitter is configured to transmit, after the relay node attach procedure is completed and after the relay node sets up S1/X2 interfaces, an arrangement pattern of a reference signal for demodulation addressed to the relay node.
In a mobile communication system employing an LTE (Long Term Evolution)-Advanced scheme which is the next generation of an LTE scheme, a "relay node RN" having the same function as that of a radio base station DeNB (Donor eNB) may be connected between a mobile station UE and the radio base station DeNB.
In the LTE-Advanced mobile communication system, a Uu subframe is configured to be set between the mobile station UE and the relay node RN, and a Un subframe is configured to be set between the relay node RN and the radio base station DeNB.
[NPL 1] 3GPP TS 36.300 (V10.0.0), "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Physical Channels", June, 2010
[NPL 2] 3GPP TR 36.814 (V9.0.0), "Further Advancements for E-UTRA Physical Layer Aspects", March, 2010
[NPL 3] 3GPP TS 36.331 (V9.3.0), "Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification", June, 2010
[NPL 4] 3GPP R1-084686, "Updated WF on addressing forward compatibility in Rel-8", November, 2008
However, the mobile communication system has the following problem: when a reception process (a reception process in the Un subframe), by the relay node RN, of a downlink signal from the radio base station DeNB and a transmission process (a transmission process in the Uu subframe), by the relay node RN, of a downlink signal to the mobile station UE are simultaneously performed, or when a reception process (a reception process in the Uu subframe), by the relay node RN, of an uplink signal from the mobile station UE and a transmission process (a transmission process in the Un subframe), by the relay node RN, of an uplink signal to the radio base station DeNB are simultaneously performed, a transmitted signal of the relay node RN may return to its own reception circuit, resulting in the occurrence of interference.
Therefore, the present invention has been achieved in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a mobile communication method and a radio base station, with which it is possible to reduce interference to a reception circuit of a relay node, which occurs when a transmission/reception process in a Un subframe and a transmission/reception process in a Uu subframe are simultaneously performed.
A first characteristic of the present invention is summarized in that a mobile communication method includes: a step of transmitting, by a radio base station, a first downlink signal in a first subframe to a relay node; a step of transmitting, by the relay node, a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station; a step of notifying, by the relay node, that the first subframe and the second subframe should be prevented from overlapping each other in a time direction, to the radio base station; and a step of transmitting, by the radio base station, a transmission timing of a physical downlink control channel and a physical downlink shared channel addressed to the relay node in a subframe between the relay node and the radio base station to the relay node according to the notification.
A second characteristic of the present invention is summarized in that a mobile communication method includes: a step of transmitting, by a radio base station, a first downlink signal in a first subframe to a relay node; a step of transmitting, by the relay node, a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station; a step of notifying, by the relay node, that the first subframe and the second subframe should be prevented from overlapping each other in a time direction, to the radio base station; and a step of transmitting, by the radio base station, the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one subframe between the relay node and the radio base station to the relay node according to the notification.
A third characteristic of the present invention is summarized in that a mobile communication method includes: a step of transmitting, by a radio base station, a first downlink signal in a first subframe to a relay node; a step of transmitting, by the relay node, a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station; a step of notifying, by the relay node, that the first subframe and the second subframe should be prevented from overlapping each other in a time direction, to the radio base station; and a step of transmitting, by the radio base station, an arrangement pattern of a reference signal for demodulation addressed to the relay node in a subframe between the relay node and the radio base station to the relay node according to the notification.
A fourth characteristic of the present invention is summarized in that a radio base station, which is used in a mobile communication system in which a relay node is configured to transmit a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station, includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a first downlink signal in a first subframe to the relay node, wherein, when a notification indicating that the first subframe and the second subframe should be prevented from overlapping each other in a time direction, is received from the relay node, the transmission unit is configured to transmit a transmission timing of a physical downlink control channel and a physical downlink shared channel addressed to the relay node in a subframe between the relay node and the radio base station to the relay node.
A fifth characteristic of the present invention is summarized in that a radio base station, which is used in a mobile communication system in which a relay node is configured to transmit a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station, includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a first downlink signal in a first subframe to the relay node, wherein, when a notification indicating that the first subframe and the second subframe should be prevented from overlapping each other in a time direction, is received from the relay node, the transmission unit is configured to transmit the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one subframe between the relay node and the radio base station to the relay node.
A sixth characteristic of the present invention is summarized in that a radio base station, which is used in a mobile communication system in which a relay node is configured to transmit a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station, includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a first downlink signal in a first subframe to the relay node, wherein, when a notification indicating that the first subframe and the second subframe should be prevented from overlapping each other in a time direction, is received from the relay node, the transmission unit is configured to transmit an arrangement pattern of a reference signal for demodulation addressed to the relay node in a subframe between the relay node and the radio base station to the relay node.
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mobile communication method and a radio base station, by which it is possible to reduce interference to a reception circuit of a relay node, which occurs when a transmission/reception process in a
Un subframe and a transmission/reception process in a Uu subframe are simultaneously performed.
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a relay node according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram illustrating operations in the mobile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a format of an information element "UE-EUTRA-Capability" in "RRC UE Capability Information" used in the mobile communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of the mobile communication system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
A mobile communication system according to a first embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIG. 1 through FIG. 5.
As illustrated in FIG. 1, the mobile communication system according to the present embodiment is an LTE-Advanced mobile communication system, and includes a mobile management node MME (Mobility Management Entity), a radio base station DeNB, a relay node RN and the like.
Furthermore, in the example of FIG. 1, a Uu subframe (a Uu radio bearer) is set between the relay node RN and a mobile station UE, and a Un subframe (a Un radio bearer) is set between the radio base station DeNB and the relay node RN.
As illustrated in FIG. 2, the radio base station DeNB includes a reception unit 11, a control unit 12, and a transmission unit 13.
The reception unit 11 is configured to receive a signal transmitted by the relay node RN.
For example, the reception unit 11 is configured to receive a notification indicating either one of "Half duplex inband Relay Node (Type 1 relay)", "Full duplex inband Relay Node (Type 1b relay)", or "Outband Relay Node (Type 1a relay)", from the relay node RN through
"RRC UE Capability Information" (for example, refer to 3GPP TR36.814).
When the notification indicating the "Half duplex inband Relay Node" is received in the reception unit 11, the control unit 12 is configured to determine a transmission timing (for example, a transmission start symbol) of R-PDCCH (Relay-Physical Downlink Control Channel) and R-PDSCH (Relay-Physical Downlink Shared Channel) in the Un subframe, the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one Un subframe, an arrangement pattern of DM-RS (Demodulation Reference Signal) addressed to the relay node RN in the Un subframe, and the like.
The transmission unit 13 is configured to transmit a signal to the relay node RN. Specifically, the transmission unit 13 is configured to transmit a first downlink signal in a first subframe scheduled in the Un subframe.
Furthermore, the transmission unit 13 is configured to transmit the transmission timing of the R-PDCCH and the R-PDSCH in the Un subframe, the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one Un subframe, the arrangement pattern of the DM-RS addressed to the relay node RN in the Un subframe, and the like, which have been determined by the control unit 12, to the relay node RN through "RRC Connection Reconfiguration".
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the relay node RN includes a reception unit 21, a control unit 22, and a transmission unit 23.
The reception unit 21 is configured to receive a signal transmitted by the radio base station DeNB and the mobile station UE.
For example, the reception unit 21 is configured to receive the transmission timing of the R-PDCCH and the R-PDSCH in the Un subframe, the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one Un subframe, the arrangement pattern of the DM-RS addressed to the relay node RN in the Un subframe, and the like through the "RRC Connection Reconfiguration".
The control unit 22 is configured to control communication in the relay node RN based on the transmission timing of the R-PDCCH and the
R-PDSCH in the Un subframe, the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one Un subframe, the arrangement pattern of the DM-RS addressed to the relay node RN in the Un subframe, and the like, which were received in the reception unit 21.
The transmission unit 23 is configured to transmit a signal to the radio base station DeNB or the mobile station UE. Specifically, the transmission unit 23 is configured to transmit a second downlink signal in a second subframe scheduled in the Uu subframe.
For example, the transmission unit 23 is configured to transmit the notification indicating either one of "Half duplex inband Relay Node (Type 1 relay)", "Full duplex inband Relay Node (Type 1b relay)", or "Outband Relay Node (Type 1a relay)" to the radio base station DeNB through the "RRC UE Capability Information" (for example, refer to 3GPP TR36.814).
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a description will be provided for an operation of the mobile communication system according to the present embodiment when an RRC connection is set between the radio base station DeNB and the relay node RN.
As illustrated in FIG. 4, in step S1001, the relay node RN transmits "RRC Connection Request" to the radio base station DeNB at the time of starting.
In step S1002, when a flag indicating the relay node RN was set in the "RRC Connection Request", the radio base station DeNB determines that the "RRC Connection Request" was transmitted from the relay node RN, and transmits "RRC Connection Setup" to the relay node RN.
In step S1003, the relay node RN transmits "RRC Connection Setup Complete" including "Attach Request" to the radio base station DeNB.
In step S1004, the radio base station DeNB transmits "Initial UE Message" including the "Attach Request" to the mobile management node MME.
After an "Authentication/Security process" is completed between the relay node RN and the mobile management node MME in step S1005, the mobile management node MME transmits "Initial Context Setup Request" including "Attach Accept" to the radio base station DeNB in step S1006.
When the mobile management node MME is notified of information, which indicates that a node having transmitted the "Attach Request" is the relay node RN, from a subscriber information management node HSS (Home Subscriber Server), the mobile management node MME transmits "Initial Context Setup Request" including information for identifying the relay node RN.
In step S1007, the radio base station DeNB transmits "RRC UE Capability Enquiry" to the relay node RN.
In step S1008, the relay node RN transmits "RRC UE Capability Information" to the radio base station DeNB.
For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the relay node RN transmits the notification indicating the "Half duplex inband Relay Node" to the radio base station DeNB through an information element "UE-EUTRA-Capability" in the "RRC UE Capability Information".
In step S1009, the radio base station DeNB transmits "RN(UE) Capability Info Indication" to the mobile management node MME.
The radio base station DeNB transmits "Security Mode Command" to the relay node RN in step S1010, and transmits "RRC Connection Reconfiguration" including the "Attach Accept" to the relay node RN in step S1011.
Furthermore, it is possible for the radio base station DeNB to transmit setting information of the Un subframe, the transmission timing of the R-PDCCH and the R-PDSCH in the Un subframe, the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one Un subframe, the arrangement pattern of the DM-RS addressed to the relay node RN in the Un subframe, and the like to the relay node RN through the "RRC Connection Reconfiguration".
The relay node RN transmits "Security Mode Complete" to the radio base station DeNB in step S1012, and transmits "RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete" to the radio base station DeNB in step S1013.
In step S1014, the radio base station DeNB transmits "Initial Context Setup Response" to the mobile management node MME.
In step S1015, the relay node RN starts a reception process of a downlink signal on the Un subframe.
In step S1016, the relay node RN transmits "Attach Complete" to the mobile management node MME.
The relay node RN downloads "Node Configuration" from an O&M (Operation & Maintenance) server through the mobile management node MME in step S1017, and S1/X2 interfaces are established between the relay node RN and the mobile management node MME in step S1018.
In accordance with the mobile communication system according to the present embodiment, it is possible for the relay node RN to control communication in the relay node RN, based on the transmission timing of the R-PDCCH and the R-PDSCH in the Un subframe, the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one Un subframe, the arrangement pattern of the DM-RS addressed to the relay node RN in the Un subframe, and the like, which were received from the radio base station DeNB, so that it is possible to suitably reduce interference to the reception circuit of the relay node which occurs when the transmission/reception process in the Un subframe and the transmission/reception process in the Uu subframe are simultaneously performed.
With reference to FIG. 6, a mobile communication system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described while focusing on the difference from the mobile communication system according to the above-mentioned first embodiment.
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 6, a description will be provided for an operation of the mobile communication system according to the present embodiment when an RRC connection is set between the radio base station DeNB and the relay node RN.
As illustrated in FIG. 6, operations in step S2001 to S2014 are equal to the operations in step S1001 to S1014 illustrated in FIG. 4.
In step S2011, the radio base station DeNB transmits "RRC Connection Reconfiguration" including "Attach Accept".
Furthermore, differently from the mobile communication system according to the above-mentioned first embodiment, the radio base station DeNB does not transmit the setting information of the Un subframe, the transmission timing of the R-PDCCH and the R-PDSCH in the Un subframe, the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one Un subframe, the arrangement pattern of the DM-RS addressed to the relay node RN in the Un subframe, and the like to the relay node RN through the "RRC Connection Reconfiguration".
The relay node RN transmits the "Security Mode Complete" to the radio base station DeNB in step S2012, and transmits the "RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete" to the radio base station DeNB in step S2013.
In step S2014, the radio base station DeNB transmits "Initial Context Setup Response" to the mobile management node MME.
In step S2015, the relay node RN transmits the "Attach Complete" to the mobile management node MME.
The relay node RN downloads "Node Configuration" from an O&M server through the mobile management node MME in step S2016, and S1/X2 interfaces are established between the relay node RN and the mobile management node MME in step S2017.
In step S2018, the radio base station DeNB transmits the setting information of the Un subframe, the transmission timing of the R-PDCCH and the R-PDSCH in the Un subframe, the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one Un subframe, the arrangement pattern of the DM-RS addressed to the relay node RN in the Un subframe, and the like to the relay node RN through "RRC Un Subframe Configuration", which is a new RRC message, or the "RRC Connection Reconfiguration".
In step S2019, the relay node RN transmits "RRC Un Subframe Configuration Complete", which is a new RRC message, or the "RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete" to the radio base station DeNB.
In step S2020, the relay node RN starts a reception process of a downlink signal on the Un subframe.
The above-mentioned characteristics of this embodiment may be expressed as follows.
A first characteristic of the present embodiment is summarized in that a mobile communication method includes: a step of transmitting, by a radio base station DeNB, a first downlink signal in a first subframe to a relay node RN; a step of transmitting, by the relay node RN, a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station UE; a step of notifying, by the relay node RN, the radio base station DeNB of information indicating "Half duplex inband Relay Node" (it prevents the first subframe and the second subframe from overlapping each other in a time direction); and a step of transmitting, by the radio base station DeNB, a transmission timing of R-PDCCH (a physical downlink control channel addressed to the relay node RN) and R-PDSCH (a physical downlink shared channel addressed to the relay node RN) in a Un subframe (a subframe between the radio base station DeNB and the relay node RN) to the relay node RN according to the notification.
In the first characteristic of the present embodiment, the R-PDCCH may include a channel for transmitting HARQ-ACK in an uplink.
A second characteristic of the present embodiment is summarized in that a mobile communication method includes: a step of transmitting, by a radio base station DeNB, a first downlink signal in a first subframe to a relay node RN; a step of transmitting, by the relay node RN, a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station UE; a step of notifying, by the relay node RN, the radio base station DeNB of information indicating "Half duplex inband Relay Node"; and a step of transmitting, by the radio base station DeNB, the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one Un subframe to the relay node RN according to the notification.
A third characteristic of the present embodiment is summarized in that a mobile communication method includes: a step of transmitting, by a radio base station DeNB, a first downlink signal in a first subframe to a relay node RN; a step of transmitting, by the relay node RN, a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station UE; a step of notifying, by the relay node RN, the radio base station DeNB of information indicating "Half duplex inband Relay Node"; and a step of transmitting, by the radio base station DeNB, an arrangement pattern of DM-RS (a reference signal for demodulation) addressed to the relay node RN in a Un subframe to the relay node RN according to the notification.
A fourth characteristic of the present embodiment is summarized in that a radio base station DeNB, which is used in a mobile communication system in which a relay node RN is configured to transmit a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station UE, includes: a transmission unit 13 which is configured to transmit a first downlink signal in a first subframe to the relay node RN, wherein, when a notification indicating "Half duplex inband Relay Node" is received from the relay node RN, the transmission unit 13 is configured to transmit a transmission timing of R-PDCCH and R-PDSCH in a Un subframe to the relay node RN.
In the fourth characteristic of the present embodiment, the R-PDCCH may include a channel for transmitting HARQ-ACK in an uplink.
A fifth characteristic of the present embodiment is summarized in that a radio base station DeNB, which is used in a mobile communication system in which a relay node RN is configured to transmit a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station UE, includes: a transmission unit 13 which is configured to transmit a first downlink signal in a first subframe to the relay node RN, wherein, when a notification indicating "Half duplex inband Relay Node" is received from the relay node RN, the transmission unit 13 is configured to transmit the number of OFDM symbols receivable in one Un subframe to the relay node RN.
A sixth characteristic of the present embodiment is summarized in that a radio base station DeNB, which is used in a mobile communication system in which a relay node RN is configured to transmit a second downlink signal in a second subframe to a mobile station UE, includes: a transmission unit 13 which is configured to transmit a first downlink signal in a first subframe to the relay node RN, wherein, when a notification indicating "Half duplex inband Relay Node" is received from the relay node RN, the transmission unit 13 is configured to transmit an arrangement pattern of DM-RS addressed to the relay node RN in a Un subframe to the relay node RN.
Note that the operation of the mobile management node MME, the radio base station DeNB, the relay node RN, or the mobile station UE may be performed by hardware, a software module performed by a processor, or a combination thereof.
The storage medium is connected to the processor so that the processor can write and read information into and from the storage medium. Such a storage medium may also be accumulated in the processor. Such a storage medium and processor may be arranged in an ASIC. The ASIC may be arranged in the mobile management node MME, the radio base station DeNB, the relay node RN, or the mobile station UE. Furthermore, such a storage medium and processor may be arranged in the mobile management node MME, the radio base station DeNB, the relay node RN, or the mobile station UE as discrete components.
11, 21 . . . Reception unit
12, 22 . . . Control unit
13, 23 . . . Transmission unit
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